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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.
S2, EP5 "Alarming Silence"
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit in 1987; a fatal preflight error caused the second-deadliest plane crash in the U.S. history.
S20, EP22 "Engine Gone"
Three crews experience the same devastating event; with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.
S17, EP3 "Stealth Bomber Down"
When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason.
S17, EP9 "Turboprop Terror"
When a turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.
S24, EP5 "Eleven Deadly Seconds"
Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.
S24, EP4 "Without Warning"
Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.
S24, EP3 "Deadly Departure"
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.
S24, EP2 "Disaster At Dutch Harbor"
While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.
