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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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S18, EP6 "Who's In Control"

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

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S12, EP6 "Deadly Space"

In the skies above the Mojave Desert, the VSS Enterprise accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots; the aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.

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S6, EP4 "Out of Control"

A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.

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S4, EP11 "Subtle Incapacitation"

The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.

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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: Brad Borbridge, Clinton Lee Pontes, Craig Eldridge, Damir Andrei, Dom Fiore, Hannah Cheesman, Jamie Spilchuk, Jeanie Calleja, Jimi Shlag, Jonathan Aris, Michael Goldlist, Oliver Dawson, Richard Tse, Shauna Bradley, Tufford Kennedy
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
23 seasons available on demand
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