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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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S3, EP2 "Mayday Munich"

A plane with members of the Manchester United football team crashes while heading home from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.

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S4, EP8 "Focused on Failure"

On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 are preoccupied with a landing gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon; it runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area.

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S21, EP1 "Scratching the Surface"

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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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: Brad Borbridge, Clinton Lee Pontes, Courtenay Stevens, Dwight Ireland, Jim Annan, Jimi Shlag, Joel Rinzler, Jonathan Aris, Kris Saric, Luke Marty, Neil Girvan, Richard Tse, Ryan Hollyman, Stephen Sparks, Tyler McMaster
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
21 seasons available on demand
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