
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.

Mystery surrounds two 737 crashes until USAir Flight 427's near miss gives investigators the information to solve the case.

A stalled engine causes China Airlines Flight 006 to go into a deadly spin before crew members were able to regain control.

A 1986 midair crash between Aeroméxico Flight 498 and Piper Archer N4891F near Los Angeles results in the creation of a collision-avoidance system.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34 others are killed in 1996 when their Air Force 737 crashes on a mountain in Croatia.