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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.
S17, EP5 "Pacific Plunge"
Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.
S2, EP9 "The Final Blow"
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers.
S9, EP1 "Fatal Transmission"
A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.
S20, EP20 "Take Off Tragedies"
Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.
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 it.
