
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.

The crew of DHL Flight OO-LL must land the plane using only the engines to control the craft when a left wing explodes causing the plane to lose hydraulic pressure.

JAL Flight 123's steering system stops working 12 minutes after takeoff, causing the plane to crash into the side of a mountain and kill 520 people in 1985.

A FedEx flight out of Memphis descended into chaos when a surprise attack by a disgruntled employee threatened the lives of all on board.

On December 11, 1994, a terrorist bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, yet only one passenger dies.