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Air Crash Investigation Special Report
A look at some of the most catastrophic aviation incidents in history that have led to safer systems being developed.
S6, EP6 "Reckless Approaches"
A crew argues with no runway in sight; a captain ignores a critical signal; an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.
S6, EP2 "Fight to the Finish"
Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage.
S6, EP5 "Training Ignored"
Investigators hunt for answers when the pilots of three aircraft skip protocols, ignore their training and crash.
S6, EP1 "Pitch Problems"
Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped . A rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky. And, investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.
S6, EP6 "Reckless Approaches"
A crew argues with no runway in sight; a captain ignores a critical signal; an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.
S6, EP5 "Training Ignored"
Investigators hunt for answers when the pilots of three aircraft skip protocols, ignore their training and crash.
S6, EP4 "Landing Hazards"
Martinair 495 crashes on a rain-soaked runway in Portugal, showing how weather can doom a landing; American 1572 hits a storm and loses both engines amid a tower shutdown; crosswinds challenge an Air France crew already halfway down the runway.
