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A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

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S20, EP19 "Maintenance Mistakes"

A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

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S21, EP6 "Falling Fast"

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

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S21, EP5 "Operation Babylift"

A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.

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S21, EP4 "Sight Unseen"

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S21, EP3 "Blown Apart"

Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.

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: Bruce Beaton, Eric Craig, Jason Faulkner, Jean-Michel Le Gal, Jim Annan, Jonathan Aris, Michael Coady, Oliver Dawson, Peter Nelson, Peter Pasyk, Roger Doche, Rowan Vickers, Samy Osman, Stuart Clow, Tre Smith
Original Air Date: May 15, 2011
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TV14
Playback: HD
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