
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.

In August 2005, Air France Flight 358 skidded off the runway in Toronto, trapping more than 300 passengers on the plane.

British Airways Flight 9 falls toward the ocean when all four engines mysteriously fail, and then restart.

When fire erupted aboard Air Canada Flight 797, the pilot made an emergency landing; flames engulfed the plane when the doors opened, killing half of the passengers.

Korean Airlines Flight 801 overshoots a runway during the final approach for a night landing and crashes into a hillside on Aug. 6, 1997.