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Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

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S7, EP7 "Out of Sight"

In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.

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S1, EP10 "Phantom Strike"

In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.

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S18, EP22 "Ripped Apart"

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

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S11, EP3 "Deadly Myth"

The crash of a commuter flight to Detroit leads investigators to a cause the industry has known about for years.

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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 it.

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: Andrew Gillies, Brad Borbridge, Clinton Lee Pontes, Darryl Flatman, David Guthrie, Jonathan Aris, Kris Saric, Marc Devigne, Patrick Galligan, Peter Nelson, Ryan Hollyman, Sean Baek, Shauna Bradley, Thom Marriott, Tre Smith
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
21 seasons available on demand
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