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Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

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S21, EP4 "Sight Unseen"

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

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S9, EP2 "Terror in San Francisco"

The 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco shocks the nation.

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S20, EP15 "Mountain Impact"

Following three horrifying crashes, investigators uncover fatal flaws in the very operations designed to prevent aircraft from flying into mountains.

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S13, EP9 "Soccer Tragedy"

A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashes just ten miles from the airport in 2016.

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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 t.

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, Craig Eldridge, David Guthrie, Dom Fiore, Jack Grinhaus, Jean-Michel Le Gal, Jonathan Aris, Kevin Bundy, Oliver Dawson, Patrick Galligan, Peter Nelson, Ryan Hollyman, Sarah Slywchuk, Thom Marriott, Tre Smith
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
19 seasons available on demand
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