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An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

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S4, EP11 "Subtle Incapacitation"

The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.

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S1, EP9 "Fatal Distraction"

Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.

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S12, EP8 "Deadly Inclination"

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

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S14, EP2 "Fatal Friction"

Human flaws cause three plane crashes in England, Colorado and Minnesota.

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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, Craig Eldridge, Darryl Flatman, David Guthrie, Harry Judge, James Chung, Jim Annan, Jimi Shlag, Jonathan Aris, Michael Goldlist, Samy Osman, Shauna Bradley, Tim Funnel, Tre Smith, Tufford Kennedy
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
18 seasons available on demand
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