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Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.

Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.

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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: Curtis Caravaggio, Damir Andrei, Darryl Flatman, Denis Akiyama, Jim Annan, Jonathan Aris, Martin Sims, Merle Newell, Michael Goldlist, Oliver Dawson, Roger Doche, Samy Osman, Toby Proctor, Tre Smith, Tufford Kennedy
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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