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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.
S12, EP9 "Deadly Go Round"
When an A300 stalls and crashes just before landing in Japan, fears arise about the plane's complex automated systems.
S2, EP4 "Panic on the Runway"
On August 22nd, 1985, 55 people died aboard British Airtours flight 28M when its engine caught fire as it accelerated.
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.
S9, EP9 "Edge of Disaster"
Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.
