Air DisastersStagione 21

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

Dove guardare Air Disasters • Stagione 21

8 Episodi

Scratching the Surface
E1
Scratching the SurfaceTwenty minutes after taking off from Taipei, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar. A massive rescue mission is launched.
Lockerbie Disaster
E2
Lockerbie DisasterA bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.
Blown Apart
E3
Blown ApartPartnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air, and crashes into the North Sea. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer had vibrated loose during flight due to excessive wear on sub-standard bolts, sleeves, and pins that had been illegally sold.
Sight Unseen
E4
Sight UnseenThe world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi, India.
Operation Babylift
E5
Operation BabyliftA United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing in South Vietnam.
Falling Fast
E6
Falling FastInvestigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.
Lost
E7
LostWhen Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea, the investigators cannot believe what actually brought down this very sophisticated Boeing 737.
Deep Freeze
E8
Deep FreezeA design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 4184 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.