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A Boeing 737 is rocked by a midair explosion that challenges its pilots and nearly ejects a passenger out of a blown-out window.

A Boeing 737 is rocked by a midair explosion that challenges its pilots and nearly ejects a passenger out of a blown-out window.

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"Time Critical"

In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions.

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S11, EP2 "Killer Attitude"

The pairing of a domineering pilot and an inexperienced first officer has deadly consequences in northern Minnesota.

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S12, EP9 "Deadly Go Round"

When an A300 stalls and crashes just before landing in Japan, fears arise about the plane's complex automated systems.

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S4, EP10 "Death of the President"

Polish Air Force Flight 101, carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczynski, his wife Maria Kaczynska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility.

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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: Bill Lake, Conrad Coates, Damir Andrei, Daniel Falk, Denis Akiyama, Jim Annan, Jonathan Aris, Kordo Doski, Michael Copeman, Peter Pasyk, Riel Paley, Samy Osman, Shauna Bradley, Steven Gallagher, Vincent Bellon
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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