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A look at some of the most catastrophic aviation incidents in history that have led to safer systems being developed.
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.
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, 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, 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.
S6, EP3 "Bad Data"
A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base-the costliest aviation disaster ever; bad data misleads a charter flight into a Portuguese mountain and conflicting alarms send a cutting-edge jetliner plunging into the Atlantic.
