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A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

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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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S14, EP5 "Explosive Clues"

A look at three commercial planes that became targets over the Sinai Desert, the Sea of Japan and Ukraine.

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S10, EP2 "The Pentagon Attack"

The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

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S4, EP5 "Blind Landing"

TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board.

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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: Bill Lake, Brad Borbridge, Brandon Coffey, Caden Douglas, Damir Andrei, Darryl Flatman, Frank Nakashima, Jonathan Aris, Kevin Bundy, Peter Nelson, Rowan Vickers, Ryan Hollyman, Shauna Bradley, Stephen Sparks, Tre Smith
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
19 seasons available on demand
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