Air Disasters
6 Episodes Available
2018Documentary • Aviation
Season 66 Episodes
Pitch ProblemsS6 E1Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped . A rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky. And, investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.- Fight to the FinishS6 E2Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage.
- Bad DataS6 E3A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base-the costliest aviation disaster ever; bad data misleads a charter flight into a Portuguese mountain and conflicting alarms send a cutting-edge jetliner plunging into the Atlantic.
- Landing HazardsS6 E4Martinair 495 crashes on a rain-soaked runway in Portugal, showing how weather can doom a landing; American 1572 hits a storm and loses both engines amid a tower shutdown; crosswinds challenge an Air France crew already halfway down the runway.
- Training IgnoredS6 E5Investigators hunt for answers when the pilots of three aircraft skip protocols, ignore their training and crash.
- Reckless ApproachesS6 E6A crew argues with no runway in sight; a captain ignores a critical signal; an exhausted pilot picks a catastrophic time to try a new approach.
Synopsis
A look at some of the most catastrophic aviation incidents in history that have led to safer systems being developed.Cast
Stephen BogaertGenres
Documentary, AviationMore Like This
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