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Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
S8, EP2 "Testing the Limits"
On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the number one engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 deploys in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to spiral out of control, disintegrate, and crash about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok.
S17, EP1 "Holding Pattern"
Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor weather conditions.
S3, EP3 "I'm the Problem"
Moments before Pacific Southwest Flight 1771 crashes on a cattle ranch in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.
S16, EP3 "Tragic Takeoff"
When a twin-engine jet careens off the runway in Kentucky, investigators must determine why the plane failed to take off.
S24, EP5 "Eleven Deadly Seconds"
Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.
S24, EP4 "Without Warning"
Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.
S24, EP3 "Deadly Departure"
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.
S24, EP2 "Disaster At Dutch Harbor"
While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.
