Air Disasters
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Examining 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.
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Wednesday, April 24
Radio Silence
Season 20 • Episode 9
The deadliest aviation accidents in both Greek and Taiwanese history.
Wednesday, April 24
Turboprop Terror
Season 17 • Episode 9
A turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest; investigators uncover a safety problem.
Thursday, April 25
Lapse in Security
Season 20 • Episode 14
Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.
Thursday, April 25
Blind Spot
Season 3 • Episode 1
In 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna.
Thursday, April 25
Mayday Munich
Season 3 • Episode 2
Manchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
Thursday, April 25
No Warning
Season 15 • Episode 8
Investigators must figure out why the safety systems of a turboprop plane failed to prevent a crash.
Thursday, April 25
The Turning Point
Season 11 • Episode 4
A Boeing 767 crashes miles from a South Korean runway; the investigation leads to differing stories.
Thursday, April 25
Delivery to Disaster
Season 19 • Episode 9
Thursday, April 25
Cutting Corners
Season 18 • Episode 11
The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast.
Thursday, April 25
Accident or Assassination
Season 8 • Episode 8
A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.
Thursday, April 25
Explosive Evidence
Season 1 • Episode 7
A bomb explodes on Air India Flight 182 en route from Canada to India.
Thursday, April 25
Mixed Signals
Season 1 • Episode 8
Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean.
Thursday, April 25
Phantom Strike
Season 1 • Episode 10
A Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 in mid-air over the Amazon Rain Forest.
Thursday, April 25
Hanging by a Thread
Season 6 • Episode 1
A roof tears off a plane at 24,000 feet in the sky of an Aloha Airlines 737.
Friday, April 26
Blow Out
Season 18 • Episode 13
A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain.
Friday, April 26
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.
Friday, April 26
Panic on the Runway
Season 2 • Episode 4
In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
Friday, April 26
The Lost Plane
Season 11 • Episode 10
Investigators struggle to understand the crash of Thai Airways Flight 311.
Friday, April 26
Disaster at Tenerife
Season 10 • Episode 3
Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands.
Friday, April 26
Stealth Bomber Down
Season 17 • Episode 3
When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason.
Friday, April 26
Attack Over Baghdad
Season 6 • Episode 2
A missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.
Friday, April 26
Afghan Nightmare
Season 10 • Episode 10
Investigators study the crash of a cargo plane at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan.
Friday, April 26
Borderline Tactics
Season 13 • Episode 4
A DC-8 cargo jet crashes on approach to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo.
Friday, April 26
Deadly Airspace
Season 12 • Episode 4
When an airliner goes down in Ukraine, examiners must conduct an investigation in a war zone.
Friday, April 26
Death Race
Season 13 • Episode 2
A modified WWII fighter plane crashes into the crowd at a Nevada air show.
Friday, April 26
Pressure Point
Season 19 • Episode 3
Friday, April 26
The Heathrow Enigma
Season 18 • Episode 2
A plane engines failure to respond cause the plane to crash-land just short of the runway.
Friday, April 26
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.
Friday, April 26
Fight to the Death
Season 5 • Episode 1
A poisonous cockpit may have caused the 1972 crash of British European Airlines Flight 548.
Friday, April 26
Fatal Transmission
Season 9 • Episode 1
A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic.
Friday, April 26
Instrument Confusion
Season 20 • Episode 12
When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.
Friday, April 26
Mystery Over the Mediterranean
Season 19 • Episode 10
Friday, April 26
Atlantic Ditching
Season 15 • Episode 7
A helicopter carrying offshore drilling workers crashes into the ocean, leading to an investigation.
Friday, April 26
North Sea Nightmare
Season 16 • Episode 1
A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning.
Friday, April 26
Dead Tired
Season 18 • Episode 4
Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and crashes in a residential area near Buffalo.
Friday, April 26
Massacre Over The Mediterranean
Season 5 • Episode 7
An Italian passenger plane is blown out of the sky.
Friday, April 26
Fatal Distraction
Season 1 • Episode 9
Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.
Friday, April 26
Pushed to the Limit
Season 4 • Episode 4
Investigators try to determine what a brand new airliner fell out of the sky on a clear day.
Saturday, April 27
Cracks in the System
Season 2 • Episode 1
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
Saturday, April 27
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.
Saturday, April 27
Getting Out Alive
Season 5 • Episode 9
Air accident survival stories; keeping passengers and crews alive when disaster strikes.
Saturday, April 27
Taxiway Turmoil
Season 15 • Episode 4
A departing DC-9 in Detroit gets lost in the fog and ends up in the path of an oncoming 727.
Saturday, April 27
Caught on Tape
Season 11 • Episode 7
The dashcam of a car captures footage of a commuter aircraft as it nosedives into the river.
Saturday, April 27
Seconds to Survive
Season 4 • Episode 12
Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518 disappears in the Andes Mountains.
Sunday, April 28
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.
Sunday, April 28
Survivors
Season 20 • Episode 16
Sunday, April 28
Death from Above
Season 20 • Episode 17
Sunday, April 28
Under Pressure
Season 3 • Episode 7
A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.
Sunday, April 28
No Clear Options
Season 8 • Episode 9
When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap.
Sunday, April 28
Deadly Crossroads
Season 18 • Episode 16
A Bashkirian Airlines Flight collides with a DHL Flight in German airspace near Überlingen.
Sunday, April 28
Fatal Flaw
Season 18 • Episode 23
Accidents caused by minor defects or errors.
Sunday, April 28
Double Trouble
Season 17 • Episode 4
A plan suffers an in-flight separation of its two right engines while en route to Kano, Nigeria.
Monday, April 29
A Wounded Bird
Season 18 • Episode 14
A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 breaks off.
Monday, April 29
Target Is Destroyed
Season 2 • Episode 2
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
Monday, April 29
Pilot Betrayed
Season 18 • Episode 3
Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen.
Monday, April 29
Focused on Failure
Season 4 • Episode 8
United Airlines Flight 173 runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area.
Monday, April 29
Subtle Incapacitation
Season 4 • Episode 11
The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.
Monday, April 29
Lost in Translation
Season 5 • Episode 3
The crash of a small commuter jet in Switzerland has plenty of clues but not enough answers.
Monday, April 29
Falling From the Sky
Season 7 • Episode 2
A British Airways flight to Australia in 1982 crashes into the Indian Ocean.
Monday, April 29
Missed Approach
Season 7 • Episode 4
A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm.
Monday, April 29
Stormy Cockpit
Season 15 • Episode 10
Pilots steer their plane clear of a storm, but are unable to regain control of a dangerous roll.
Monday, April 29
Engines Out
Season 20 • Episode 4
Monday, April 29
The Final Blow
Season 2 • Episode 9
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
Monday, April 29
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.
Monday, April 29
Mountain Impact
Season 20 • Episode 15
Monday, April 29
Soccer Tragedy
Season 13 • Episode 9
A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashes just ten miles from the airport in 2016.
Monday, April 29
Runway Runoff
Season 13 • Episode 7
Investigators research an airport after a passenger plane veers off the runway.
Monday, April 29
Testing the Limits
Season 8 • Episode 2
The first-ever 767 plane crash in history: Lauda Air Flight 004.
Monday, April 29
Lost
Season 18 • Episode 17
An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position.
Monday, April 29
The Final Push
Season 8 • Episode 5
Investigators try to find the cause of two similar air crashes that happened nearly 12 years apart.
Monday, April 29
Nowhere to Land
Season 3 • Episode 11
An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.
Monday, April 29
Blind Landing
Season 4 • Episode 5
A violent hailstorm brings down a plane in the middle of the Amazon.
Monday, April 29
Heat of the Moment
Season 20 • Episode 11
Monday, April 29
Sideswiped
Season 8 • Episode 4
A Boeing 737 leaving Panama City crashes into one of the most remote jungles on the planet.
Monday, April 29
Pacific Plunge
Season 17 • Episode 5
The pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.
Monday, April 29
Ghost Plane
Season 7 • Episode 10
Investigators try to solve the mystery of a plane whose captain and co-pilot are missing.
Tuesday, April 30
Dead Weight
Season 1 • Episode 5
Just after take-off, Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground, killing all on board.
Tuesday, April 30
Terror Over Egypt
Season 11 • Episode 8
When a plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in Egypt, investigators face political tensions.
Tuesday, April 30
Fight for Your Life
Season 6 • Episode 4
Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.
Tuesday, April 30
Bomb on Board
Season 6 • Episode 5
In 1994 on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, a terrorist bombing requires a daring emergency landing.
Tuesday, April 30
Ocean Landing
Season 6 • Episode 10
Pilots aboard a hijacked plane are forced to attempt an emergency landing at sea.
Tuesday, April 30
Deadly Deception
Season 19 • Episode 8
Tuesday, April 30
Behind Closed Doors
Season 1 • Episode 3
A flaw on the infamous DC-10 airline causing two midair crashes in the early 70's.
Wednesday, May 1
Flying Blind
Season 18 • Episode 10
A crew makes an error while cleaning a Boeing 757, causing it to crash into the Pacific Ocean.
Wednesday, May 1
Courage in the Cockpit
Season 20 • Episode 18
Wednesday, May 1
Cleared for Disaster
Season 2 • Episode 10
An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
Wednesday, May 1
Deadly Descent
Season 13 • Episode 1
When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash.
Wednesday, May 1
Deadly Detail
Season 10 • Episode 4
A Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.
Wednesday, May 1
Gimli Glider
Season 1 • Episode 2
A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the 767 he is flying runs out of fuel.
Wednesday, May 1
Dead of Winter
Season 12 • Episode 10
Continental Airlines Flight 1713 crashes on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987.
Wednesday, May 1
Racing the Storm
Season 18 • Episode 8
A plane crashes during a thunderstorm, but investigators don't believe weather caused the crash.
Thursday, May 2
Missing Over New York
Season 18 • Episode 18
Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times is low on fuel as it attempts to land in New York City.
Thursday, May 2
Cockpit Killer
Season 15 • Episode 9
Investigators have to figure out the cause of an African airliner's mysterious crash.
Thursday, May 2
Terror in Paradise
Season 5 • Episode 10
A seven-minute island-hop from Moorea to Tahiti ends in disaster.
Thursday, May 2
Out of Control
Season 6 • Episode 3
A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.
Thursday, May 2
Peril Over Portugal
Season 17 • Episode 2
A plane crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land in Portugal.
Thursday, May 2
Fuel Trouble
Season 20 • Episode 5
Friday, May 3
Design Flaws
Season 20 • Episode 10
Friday, May 3
Caught in a Jam
Season 16 • Episode 8
When a commuter turboprop crashes onto hilly terrain in New Zealand, a search for answers ensues.
Friday, May 3
Speed Trap
Season 5 • Episode 2
A deadly midair collision between a commercial airliner and a F-4 Phantom.
Friday, May 3
The Death of JFK Jr.
Season 8 • Episode 6
John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Piper Saratoga crashed in 1999 and the NTSB faces enormous pressure.
Friday, May 3
Death of the President
Season 4 • Episode 10
The air disaster that claimed the President of Poland's life, Lech Kaczynski.
Friday, May 3
Kobe Bryant
Season 17 • Episode 10
Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas.
Friday, May 3
Deadly Mission
Season 9 • Episode 10
An investigation sheds light on the plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.
Friday, May 3
Vanished
Season 4 • Episode 13
Air France Flight 447 vanishes over the Atlantic in 2009.
Friday, May 3
Miracle Escape
Season 7 • Episode 1
Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.
Friday, May 3
Seconds From Touchdown
Season 16 • Episode 9
A turboprop is just seconds from landing when it flips over and crashes.
Friday, May 3
Tragedy on the Potomac
Season 5 • Episode 4
A plane plunges into the frozen Potomac River in 1982.
Friday, May 3
Lethal Turn
Season 11 • Episode 5
Forest fires and a series of human errors lead to the deadliest air disaster in Indonesian history.
Friday, May 3
Storming Out
Season 11 • Episode 6
US Air Flight 1016 is engulfed in intense rain obstructing the view from the cockpit.
Friday, May 3
Killer Attitude
Season 11 • Episode 2
The pairing of a domineering pilot and an inexperienced first officer has deadly consequences.
Friday, May 3
Cruel Skies
Season 2 • Episode 3
The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
Friday, May 3
Deadly Reputation
Season 2 • Episode 12
TAM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.
Friday, May 3
Death and Denial
Season 6 • Episode 8
In 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on board.
Friday, May 3
Out of Sight
Season 7 • Episode 7
In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one.
Friday, May 3
Fire Fight
Season 7 • Episode 3
A mechanical problem aboard an Air Canada plane turns into an all-out emergency.
Friday, May 3
Murder in the Skies
Season 10 • Episode 7
Following a crash, investigators make a shocking discovery about a co-pilot's mental health.
Friday, May 3
Steep Impact
Season 9 • Episode 8
The crash of a commuter plane in Georgia killed a NASA astronaut and a four-term U.S. senator.
Friday, May 3
Terror in San Francisco
Season 9 • Episode 2
The 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco shocks the nation.
Friday, May 3
What Happened To Malaysian 370?
Season 14 • Episode 11
Leading aviation experts investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time.
Friday, May 3
Dangerous Approach
Season 10 • Episode 6
A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway.
Saturday, May 4
Deadly Detour
Season 10 • Episode 5
A commuter flight over France makes a sightseeing detour that sets off a deadly chain of events.
Saturday, May 4
Deadly Myth
Season 11 • Episode 3
After a commuter flight crashes, it's up to investigators to determine the cause.
Saturday, May 4
Edge of Disaster
Season 9 • Episode 9
Atlantic Airways Flight 670 careened off the runway and became engulfed in flames.
Saturday, May 4
Fog of War
Season 7 • Episode 8
A U.S. military plane flies into a mountain while attempting to land in Croatia.
Saturday, May 4
Mistaken Identity
Season 6 • Episode 6
The captain of a Navy cruiser must quickly determine if an approaching plane is friendly.
Saturday, May 4
Impossible Landing
Season 3 • Episode 4
United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.
Sunday, May 5
Alarming Silence
Season 2 • Episode 5
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
Sunday, May 5
Turning Point
Season 3 • Episode 5
A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
Sunday, May 5
Invisible Killer
Season 1 • Episode 1
A landing goes wrong when Delta Airlines Flight 191 is hit by an invisible force.
Sunday, May 5
Deadly Silence
Season 10 • Episode 1
A private Learjet goes rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.
Sunday, May 5
Fatal Delivery
Season 9 • Episode 5
The two-man crew of a UPS cargo jet must attempt an emergency landing.
Sunday, May 5
Helicopter Down
Season 6 • Episode 7
A helicopter carrying oil workers to an offshore drilling platform crashes.
Monday, May 6
Catastrophe at O'Hare
Season 4 • Episode 7
The 1979 crash in Chicago nearly grounded DC-10's forever.
Monday, May 6
The Invisible Plane
Season 3 • Episode 8
Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.
Monday, May 6
Fight for Control
Season 4 • Episode 1
The emergency landing of a Reeve Aleutian Airlines plane over the Pacific Ocean.
Monday, May 6
VIP on Board
Season 20 • Episode 13
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
Monday, May 6
Fire in the Hold
Season 4 • Episode 2
A plane crash into the alligator-infested Florida Everglades.
Monday, May 6
Queens Catastrophe
Season 5 • Episode 5
A plane crash in New York just two months after 9/11.
Monday, May 6
Imperfect Pitch
Season 5 • Episode 8
A passenger plane plunges into the sea during an in-flight test.
Monday, May 6
Explosive Proof
Season 11 • Episode 1
The inside story of the complex investigation into the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.
Monday, May 6
Grand Canyon
Season 4 • Episode 6
The 1956 midair collision between two commercial planes over the Grand Canyon.
Monday, May 6
Concorde: Up in Flames
Season 8 • Episode 7
An Air France Concorde crashes into a Paris hotel after takeoff on July 25, 2000.
Monday, May 6
Into the Eye of the Storm
Season 5 • Episode 6
Hugo, a Category 5 hurricane, threatens to rip a plane apart.
Monday, May 6
Choosing Sides
Season 8 • Episode 1
A tragic misunderstanding is the real cause of the crash of British Midland Flight 92.
Monday, May 6
Carnage in Sao Paolo
Season 9 • Episode 6
TAM flight 402 slammed into a residential neighborhood and burst into flames.
Monday, May 6
Collision Course
Season 20 • Episode 3
Monday, May 6
Deadly Delay
Season 9 • Episode 7
Spanair Flight 5022 banked to the right, slammed into a creek and burst into flames.
Monday, May 6
Hidden Danger
Season 7 • Episode 5
A Boeing 737 rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board.
Monday, May 6
Panic Over the Pacific
Season 7 • Episode 6
A miraculous rescue is launched after a 747 plummets toward the Pacific.
Monday, May 6
The Pentagon Attack
Season 10 • Episode 2
The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77.
Monday, May 6
Vertigo
Season 7 • Episode 9
An examination of the crash over the Red Sea in January 2004.
Monday, May 6
Break Up Over Texas
Season 3 • Episode 6
Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
Monday, May 6
Nuts and Bolts
Season 12 • Episode 1
When a cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators find a systematic problem.
Monday, May 6
Deadly Go Round
Season 12 • Episode 9
After a plane crashes just before landing in Japan, fears arise about its complex automated systems.
Monday, May 6
Headline News
Season 20 • Episode 1
Three devastating crashes make front-page news around the globe.
Monday, May 6
Rookie Errors
Season 20 • Episode 2
Tuesday, May 7
Collision Course
Season 20 • Episode 3
Tuesday, May 7
Flying on Empty
Season 18 • Episode 12
When Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel, its pilots desperately try to keep it in the air.
Tuesday, May 7
Fatal Focus
Season 9 • Episode 4
When a 737 careens off the runway in Indonesia, investigators uncover a shocking explanation.
Tuesday, May 7
I'm the Problem
Season 3 • Episode 3
Moments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.
Tuesday, May 7
Icy Descent
Season 15 • Episode 6
After experiencing icing conditions, a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert.
Tuesday, May 7
Blown Away
Season 12 • Episode 2
The investigation into the 2014 crash of a TransAsia flight uncovers a systemic problem.
Wednesday, May 8
Who's In Control
Season 18 • Episode 6
Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway.
Wednesday, May 8
Terror Over Michigan
Season 17 • Episode 6
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives.
Wednesday, May 8
The Plane That Flew Too High
Season 2 • Episode 11
The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
Wednesday, May 8
Cold Case
Season 2 • Episode 6
A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
Wednesday, May 8
Free Fall
Season 12 • Episode 7
A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky.
Wednesday, May 8
Deadly Inclination
Season 12 • Episode 8
An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.
Thursday, May 9
Bad Attitude
Season 3 • Episode 9
A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.
Thursday, May 9
Split Decision
Season 3 • Episode 10
Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.
Thursday, May 9
Explosive Touchdown
Season 15 • Episode 3
Determining why a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion after touch down.
Thursday, May 9
High Rise Catastrophe
Season 9 • Episode 3
A large cargo jet slices into an apartment complex in Amsterdam and reveals a lethal problem.
Thursday, May 9
Perilous Payload
Season 20 • Episode 6
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
Thursday, May 9
Fatal Climb
Season 13 • Episode 6
A commercial airliner crashes minutes after taking off from an airport in Bucharest.
Friday, May 10
Lethal Limits
Season 13 • Episode 8
An investigation into a jet crash from 2008 leads to a change into the Russian aviation system.
Friday, May 10
Deadly Space
Season 12 • Episode 6
A Virgin Galactic commercial spacecraft, the VSS Enterprise, crashes during a 2014 test flight.
Friday, May 10
Deadly Distraction
Season 12 • Episode 3
A 1988 commercial flight crashes just moments after liftoff and erupts in flames.
Friday, May 10
Deadly Display
Season 12 • Episode 5
A high-stakes demonstration flight turns catastrophic when a Russian jet slams into a mountain.
Friday, May 10
Unlocking Disaster
Season 18 • Episode 7
Friday, May 10
Holding Pattern
Season 17 • Episode 1
A plane enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Russia.
Friday, May 10
Southern Storm
Season 1 • Episode 6
Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die.
Friday, May 10
Pilot vs. Plane
Season 2 • Episode 7
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
Friday, May 10
System Breakdown
Season 2 • Episode 8
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
Friday, May 10
River Runway
Season 10 • Episode 8
Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river.
Friday, May 10
Deadly Delivery
Season 16 • Episode 10
A plane crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach.
Friday, May 10
Runway in Sight
Season 20 • Episode 7
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
Friday, May 10
Deadly Confusion
Season 20 • Episode 8
Friday, May 10
Fanning the Flames
Season 1 • Episode 4
A recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 was carrying illegal weapons.
Friday, May 10
Ripped Apart
Season 18 • Episode 22
Some design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters.
Friday, May 10
Runaway Train
Season 18 • Episode 19
A runaway train derails into a neighborhood killing several people.
Friday, May 10
Titanic in the Sky
Season 5 • Episode 11
An emergency landing is forced by pilots after an engine explodes.
Friday, May 10
Slam Dunk
Season 13 • Episode 10
A quick trip from Washington D.C. to Ohio in 1994 turns deadly.
Friday, May 10
Fatal Approach
Season 13 • Episode 3
A false warning in the cockpit triggers a series of pilot errors.
Friday, May 10
Hockey Team Tragedy
Season 4 • Episode 9
The plane crash that wiped out one of Russia's most popular hockey teams.
Friday, May 10
Deadly Solution
Season 10 • Episode 9
A captain's decision leads to a deadly stall over the Java Sea.
Friday, May 10
Vanishing Act
Season 8 • Episode 3
Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
Friday, May 10
Pitch Black
Season 17 • Episode 8
An Illinois turboprop crashes after losing battery power; investigators uncover a series of errors.
Friday, May 10
Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Season 16 • Episode 6
A passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet and crashes, killing 51 of the 71 people aboard.
Sunday, May 12
Playing Catch Up
Season 16 • Episode 2
A private jet slams into an Ohio apartment building just a couple of miles from the runway.
Sunday, May 12
Tree Strike Terror
Season 17 • Episode 7
A passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing.
Sunday, May 12
Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Season 16 • Episode 4
Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged into the Java Sea.
