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After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.

After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.

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S18, EP7 "Unlocking Disaster"

A 747's cargo door opens at 23,000 feet, causing an explosive decompression that ejects nine passengers from the plane.

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S18, EP12 "Flying on Empty"

When Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic, its pilots desperately try to keep their Airbus A330 in the air until they reach land.

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S2, EP3 "Cruel Skies"

The U.S. Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Miss.; the importance of accurate weather forecasting to the aviation industry.

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S5, EP3 "Lost in Translation"

On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zürich, Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing all 10 people on board.

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S24, EP5 "Eleven Deadly Seconds"

Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.

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S24, EP4 "Without Warning"

Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.

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S24, EP3 "Deadly Departure"

After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.

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S24, EP2 "Disaster At Dutch Harbor"

While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.

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: Bill Lake, Brad Borbridge, Daniel Giverin, Eric Craig, Jon De Leon, Jonathan Aris, Kris Saric, Patrick Galligan, Richard Tse, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Rowan Vickers, Sean Baek, Stephen Sparks, Thom Marriott, Thomas Hauff
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
15 seasons available on demand
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