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A commuter turboprop crashes onto hilly terrain in New Zealand; the search for answers inevitably leads to the cockpit.

A commuter turboprop crashes onto hilly terrain in New Zealand; the search for answers inevitably leads to the cockpit.

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S22, EP8 "Poor Piloting"

The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.

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S20, EP30 "Northern Extremes"

Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.

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S5, EP10 "Terror in Paradise"

On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashed shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot.

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S6, EP5 "Attack Over Baghdad"

A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.

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S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"

Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind t.

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: Brad Borbridge, Darryl Flatman, Dom Fiore, Frank Nakashima, Hannah Cheesman, Jean-Michel Le Gal, Jimi Shlag, Jon De Leon, Jonathan Aris, Marc Devigne, Patrick Galligan, Sarah Slywchuk, Shauna Bradley, Stephen Sparks, Tufford Kennedy
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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