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The roof of an Aloha Airlines 737 tears off the plane at 24,000 feet in the sky.

The roof of an Aloha Airlines 737 tears off the plane at 24,000 feet in the sky.

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S2, EP8 "System Breakdown"

Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

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S5, EP4 "Tragedy on the Potomac"

On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.

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S12, EP7 "Free Fall"

A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again.

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"Sabotage"

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

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S21, EP6 "Falling Fast"

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

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S21, EP5 "Operation Babylift"

A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.

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S21, EP4 "Sight Unseen"

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
Starring: Brandon Coffey, Edgar George, Jack Grinhaus, James Chung, Jeanie Calleja, Jim Annan, Joey Belfiore, Jonathan Aris, Michael Reventar, Peter Pasyk, Rowan Vickers, Samy Osman, Tim Funnel, Tre Smith, Vincent Bellon
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
17 seasons available on demand
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