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With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming passenger train, resulting in tragedy.

With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming passenger train, resulting in tragedy.

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S10, EP9 "Deadly Solution"

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.

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S16, EP1 "North Sea Nightmare"

A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.

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S4, EP4 "Pushed to the Limit"

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.

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S14, EP3 "Hero Pilots"

Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.

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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: Courtenay Stevens, Daniel Giverin, Dom Fiore, Eric Craig, Hannah Cheesman, Jean-Michel Le Gal, Jimi Shlag, Johnathan Sousa, Jonathan Aris, Noah Davis, Peter Nelson, Ryan Hollyman, Sean Baek, Steven Gallagher, Thom Marriott
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
23 seasons available on demand
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