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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.
S13, EP7 "Runway Runoff"
A passenger plane veers off the runway in Denver sparking an investigation into the airport's proximity to the Rocky Mountains.
S17, EP7 "Tree Strike Terror"
After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low.
S20, EP23 "Lethal Choices"
Faced with a midair crisis, pilots must make a life or death decision, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.
S8, EP7 "Concorde: Up in Flames"
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalled and crashed into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all the 109 people on board and 4 on the ground.
S1, EP10 "Phantom Strike"
In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.
S1, EP9 "Fatal Distraction"
Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.
S1, EP7 "Explosive Evidence"
A bomb explodes on Air India Flight 182 en route from Canada to India causing it to disintegrate over the coast of Ireland.
S1, EP6 "Southern Storm"
Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.
