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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.
S11, EP9 "Deadly Discussions"
A shocking error in the cockpit causes the crash of a 737 on takeoff and leaves an entire nation reeling.
S11, EP6 "Storming Out"
On its final approach to Charlotte, N.C., US Air Flight 1016 is engulfed in intense rain obstructing the view from the cockpit; the pilots abort the landing, but the aircraft crashes to earth, hurtling along a road and breaking apart.
S22, EP8 "Poor Piloting"
The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.
S20, EP30 "Northern Extremes"
Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.
S25, EP1 "Pacific Ditching"
Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure-but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind t.
