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Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.

Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.

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S7, EP1 "Miracle Escape"

Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.

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S13, EP1 "Deadly Descent"

When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea.

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S10, EP4 "Deadly Detail"

After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.

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S6, EP3 "Fight for Your Life"

Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.

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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: Caden Douglas, Courtenay Stevens, Curtis Caravaggio, Daniel Kash, Edsson Morales, Godfrey Giocada, Jason Faulkner, Jeanie Calleja, Jim Annan, Jonathan Aris, Martin Sims, Nicola Corriea-Damude, Samy Osman, Stephen Sparks, Tim Funnel
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
18 seasons available on demand
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