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Air Disasters
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.
S15, EP3 "Explosive Touchdown"
After touching down, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.
S1, EP3 "Behind Closed Doors"
A design fault leads to an explosion on a DC-10 and two years later the same design fault causes another tragedy.
S18, EP19 "Runaway Train"
A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people.
S11, EP7 "Caught on Tape"
The dashcam of a passing car captures stunning footage of the final moments of a Taiwanese commuter aircraft as it banks steeply, clips an elevated highway and nosedives into the river; investigators find no signs of pre-impact malfunction.
S3, EP11 "Nowhere to Land"
Pilots of TACA Flight 110 make a remarkable landing on a narrow levee, but investigators must find out why the engines in a brand new plane failed.
S3, EP10 "Split Decision"
Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.
S3, EP9 "Bad Attitude"
Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes shortly after take off from London Stansted Airport on December 22, 1999.
S3, EP8 "The Invisible Plane"
SAS Flight 686 takes off from Milan's Linate Airport and moments later collides with a Cessna on the runway.
