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Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.

Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.

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S9, EP3 "Pilot vs. Plane (Air France Flight 296)"

Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport.

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S9, EP4 "Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493/Skywest Airlines Flight 5569)"

An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.

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S9, EP5 "Objetivo destruido"

During the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it violates Soviet airspace.

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S9, EP6 "Cold Case"

Two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York prompt an investigation which determines that the source of the crashes was due to a design flaw on the wings of the planes, both Fokker F28s.

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S25, EP11 "No Exit"

Following a catastrophic runway collision at LAX, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.

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S25, EP10 "Fatal Test Flight"

On Dec. 22, 1996, Airborne Express Flight 827 crashes into mountainous terrain near Narrows, Va., during a functional evaluation flight, killing all six occupants; the investigation finds that the pilots made improper flight control inputs.

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S25, EP9 "Collision Catastrophe"

Two planes collide in the sky above southern Germany and numerous people on the ground witness the disaster; based on the wreckage, it is clear that the planes collided in the air; the researchers encounter a mystery.

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S25, EP7 "Deadly Climb"

In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented; accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Starring: Andrew Sabiston, Chris Farquhar, Daniel Kash, Dylan Ramsey, Gordon Harper, Jeff Miller, John Muggleton, John Rowe, Leo Vernik, Michelle Arvizu, Nobuya Shimamoto, Robert Moloney, Ron Kennell, Shane Marriott, Sunday Muse
Original Air Date: Sep 3, 2003
Genres: DocuseriesTV Series
Rating: TVG
Playback: HD
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