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

Original Air Date: Mar 12, 2023

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

Original Air Date: Mar 12, 2023

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Smithsonian Channel • Thu May 28, 1:00am UTC • 1h

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S3, EP3 "I'm the Problem"

Moments before Pacific Southwest Flight 1771 crashes on a cattle ranch in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.

Smithsonian Channel • Thu May 28, 2:00am UTC • 1h

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S16, EP3 "Tragic Takeoff"

When a twin-engine jet careens off the runway in Kentucky, investigators must determine why the plane failed to take off.

Smithsonian Channel • Thu May 28, 3:00am UTC • 1h

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S7, EP5 "Hidden Danger"

In 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board.

Smithsonian Channel • Thu May 28, 4:00am UTC • 1h

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S10, EP7 "Murder in the Skies"

When Germanwings Flight 9525 crashes in the French Alps, investigators discover shocking truths about the co-pilot's mental health.

Smithsonian Channel • Aired Sat May 23, 2:00am UTC • 1h

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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, Caden Douglas, Christian Lloyd, Damir Andrei, Dom Fiore, Eric Craig, Jeff Sinasac, Joanne Boland, Jonathan Aris, Kris Saric, Luke Marty, Patrick Galligan, Peter Nelson, Sarah Slywchuk, Stephen Sparks
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
20 seasons available on demand
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