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In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions.

In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions.

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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: Daniel Giverin, David Storch, Godfrey Giocada, James Madge, Jason Faulkner, Jim Annan, Joel Rinzler, Jonathan Aris, Jonathan Shatzky, Samy Osman, Shauna Bradley, Thomas Hauff, Tim Funnel, Tre Smith, Von Flores
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
18 seasons available on demand
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