
Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with computer images to weave these gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind these events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

The pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, distracting them.

In September 2006, a new Embraer Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon Rain Forest.

After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.