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Facing a cascade of failures and a fire on board, a turboprop is just seconds from landing when it flips over and crashes.

Facing a cascade of failures and a fire on board, a turboprop is just seconds from landing when it flips over and crashes.

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S13, EP4 "Borderline Tactics"

When a DC-8 cargo jet crashes on approach to a U.S. naval base in Guantánamo, investigators wonder if Cuba played a role.

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S16, EP9 "Seconds From Touchdown"

Facing a cascade of failures and a fire on board, a turboprop is just seconds from landing when it flips over and crashes.

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S4, EP6 "Grand Canyon"

United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collide midair over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft in 1956.

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S4, EP13 "Vanished"

On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447 stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 228 people on board.

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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.

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, Courtenay Stevens, Damir Andrei, Darryl Flatman, Frank Nakashima, Hannah Cheesman, Jeff Sinasac, Jonathan Aris, Kevin Bundy, Kordo Doski, Noah Davis, Oliver Dawson, Rowan Vickers, Sarah Slywchuk, Thom Marriott
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
22 seasons available on demand
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