Air Disasters

Monday, September 8

Dream Flight Disaster

Season 19 • Episode 7

A British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash.

Monday, September 8

Pacific Plunge

Season 17 • Episode 5

The pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.

Monday, September 8

Collision Course

Season 20 • Episode 3

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82.

Monday, September 8

Deadly Silence

Season 10 • Episode 1

A private Learjet goes rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.

Monday, September 8

Accidents in the Air

Investigators dig deep into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic.

Monday, September 8

Maintenance Mistakes

Season 20 • Episode 19

When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

Monday, September 8

Kobe Bryant

Season 17 • Episode 10

Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas.

Monday, September 8

Cockpit Failure

Season 18 • Episode 1

Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.

Monday, September 8

Engines Out

Season 20 • Episode 4

An aircraft loses total engine power; investigators determine what went wrong.

Monday, September 8

Instrument Confusion

Season 20 • Episode 12

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

Monday, September 8

Fatal Transmission

Season 9 • Episode 1

A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic.

Monday, September 8

Take Off Tragedies

Season 20 • Episode 20

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have consequences.

Monday, September 8

Lost

Season 18 • Episode 17

Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course and crashed into a mountain.

Monday, September 8

Control Catastrophe

Season 19 • Episode 5

Experts investigate a string of events that caused Air Astana Flight 1388 to become uncontrollable.

Monday, September 8

Cockpit Catastrophe

Season 19 • Episode 6

The cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes; pilots land the out-of-control plane.

Tuesday, September 9

Phantom Strike

Season 1 • Episode 10

A multibillion-dollar air traffic control system fails to detect two planes on a collision course.

Tuesday, September 9

No Warning

Season 15 • Episode 8

Investigators must figure out why the safety systems of a turboprop plane failed to prevent a crash.

Tuesday, September 9

Deadly Exchange

Season 19 • Episode 1

A commuter flight crashes mysteriously and investigators examine the final seconds in the cockpit.

Tuesday, September 9

Ripped Apart

Season 18 • Episode 22

Some design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters.

Tuesday, September 9

Impossible Pitch

Season 15 • Episode 2

Investigating why a cargo jet took a nosedive into the Swedish Arctic at speeds nearing 600 mph.

Tuesday, September 9

Deadly Deception

Season 19 • Episode 8

Violent hijackers take over a Bulgarian airliner; the authorities on the ground devise a plan.

Thursday, September 11

Fight for Your Life

Season 6 • Episode 3

Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.

Thursday, September 11

Fight for Control

Season 4 • Episode 1

The emergency landing of a Reeve Aleutian Airlines plane over the Pacific Ocean.

Thursday, September 11

Queens Catastrophe

Season 5 • Episode 5

A plane crash in New York just two months after 9/11.

Thursday, September 11

Carnage in Sao Paolo

Season 9 • Episode 6

TAM flight 402 slammed into a residential neighborhood and burst into flames.

Thursday, September 11

Peril Over Portugal

Season 17 • Episode 2

A plane crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land in Portugal.

Friday, September 12

Mission Disaster

Season 16 • Episode 7

U.S. Air Force pilots abort their refueling mission and try to land their damaged plane.

Friday, September 12

Sight Unseen

Season 21 • Episode 4

Two jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

Friday, September 12

Terror in San Francisco

Season 9 • Episode 2

The 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco shocks the nation.

Saturday, September 13

Caution to the Wind

Season 4 • Episode 3

As a typhoon approaches, a 747 crashes and burns before it even makes it off the tarmac.

Saturday, September 13

Survivors

Season 20 • Episode 16

Saturday, September 13

Invisible Killer

Season 1 • Episode 1

A strong gale slams Delta Airlines Flight 191 to the ground, killing most people on board.

Saturday, September 13

Catastrophe at O'Hare

Season 4 • Episode 7

The 1979 crash in Chicago nearly grounded DC-10's forever.

Saturday, September 13

Deadly Discussions

Season 11 • Episode 9

An error in the cockpit causes the crash of a 737 on takeoff and leaves an entire nation reeling.

Saturday, September 13

No Clear Options

Season 8 • Episode 9

When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap.

Sunday, September 14

Poor Piloting

The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.

Sunday, September 14

Northern Extremes

Season 20 • Episode 30

Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.

Sunday, September 14

Grounded: Boeing Max 8

Season 16 • Episode 4

Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged into the Java Sea.

Sunday, September 14

Runway Collisions

Season 20 • Episode 27

Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question.

Monday, September 15

Storming Out

Season 11 • Episode 6

US Air Flight 1016 is engulfed in intense rain obstructing the view from the cockpit.

Monday, September 15

The Invisible Plane

Season 3 • Episode 8

Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.

Monday, September 15

Southern Storm

Season 1 • Episode 6

Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die.

Monday, September 15

Cracks in the System

Season 2 • Episode 1

Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.

Monday, September 15

The Final Blow

Season 2 • Episode 9

An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.

Monday, September 15

Seconds to Survive

Season 4 • Episode 12

Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518 disappears in the Andes Mountains.

Monday, September 15

Death in the Arctic

Season 8 • Episode 10

An investigation of a charter plane that moves off course and goes down in Canada's far north.

Monday, September 15

Who's Flying the Plane?

Season 18 • Episode 24

Aviation disasters that resulted from problems with autopilots and computerized systems.

Monday, September 15

Death from Above

Season 20 • Episode 17

Monday, September 15

Afghan Nightmare

Season 10 • Episode 10

Investigators study the crash of a cargo plane at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan.

Monday, September 15

A Wounded Bird

Season 18 • Episode 14

A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 breaks off.

Monday, September 15

Fight to the Death

Season 5 • Episode 1

A poisonous cockpit may have caused the 1972 crash of British European Airlines Flight 548.

Monday, September 15

Terror Over Michigan

Season 17 • Episode 6

After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives.

Monday, September 15

Explosive Proof

Season 11 • Episode 1

The inside story of the complex investigation into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.

Monday, September 15

Missed Approach

Season 7 • Episode 4

A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm.

Monday, September 15

Who's In Control

Season 18 • Episode 6

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway.

Tuesday, September 16

Deadly Space

Season 12 • Episode 6

The aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.

Tuesday, September 16

Out of Control

Season 6 • Episode 4

A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.

Tuesday, September 16

Subtle Incapacitation

Season 4 • Episode 11

The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.

Tuesday, September 16

Fatal Distraction

Season 1 • Episode 9

Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.

Tuesday, September 16

Deadly Inclination

Season 12 • Episode 8

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

Tuesday, September 16

Fatal Friction

Season 14 • Episode 2

Human flaws cause three plane crashes in England, Colorado and Minnesota.

Thursday, September 18

Hudson River Runway

Season 18 • Episode 5

US Airways flight suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese, causing both engines to fail.

Thursday, September 18

Hanging by a Thread

Season 6 • Episode 6

The roof of an Aloha Airlines 737 tears off the plane at 24,000 feet in the sky.

Thursday, September 18

Disaster at Tenerife

Season 10 • Episode 3

Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands.

Thursday, September 18

Deadly Delivery

Season 16 • Episode 10

A plane crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach.

Thursday, September 18

Accident or Assassination

Season 8 • Episode 8

A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.

Friday, September 19

Lethal Turn

Season 11 • Episode 5

Forest fires and a series of human errors lead to the deadliest air disaster in Indonesian history.

Friday, September 19

Impossible Landing

Season 3 • Episode 4

United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.

Friday, September 19

Cutting Corners

Season 18 • Episode 11

The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast.

Friday, September 19

Fatal Flaw

Season 18 • Episode 23

Disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors.

Saturday, September 20

Deadly Distraction

Season 12 • Episode 3

A 1988 commercial flight crashes just moments after liftoff and erupts in flames.

Saturday, September 20

Deadly Confusion

Season 20 • Episode 8

JFK Jr. disappears on the way to Martha's Vineyard; a captain loses his bearings and crashes.

Saturday, September 20

Missing Pieces

Season 14 • Episode 7

Three air crash investigations in which examiners are pushed to the limit to crack the cases.

Saturday, September 20

Missed Opportunities

Season 19 • Episode 2

Saturday, September 20

Fire on Board

Season 18 • Episode 9

A Swissair passenger jet catches fire midflight and crashes into the Atlantic.

Saturday, September 20

Kathmandu Descent

Season 15 • Episode 1

A challenging descent turns tragic when the pilots miscalculate their approach to an airport.

Sunday, September 21

Mountain Impact

Season 20 • Episode 15

Uncovering fatal flaws in the operations designed to prevent aircraft from flying into mountains.

Sunday, September 21

Soccer Tragedy

Season 13 • Episode 9

A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashes just ten miles from the airport in 2016.

Sunday, September 21

Runway Runoff

Season 13 • Episode 7

Investigators research an airport after a passenger plane veers off the runway.

Sunday, September 21

Radio Silence

Season 20 • Episode 9

The deadliest aviation accidents in both Greek and Taiwanese history.

Sunday, September 21

Design Flaws

Season 20 • Episode 10

Former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle.