Air DisastersSeizoen 15

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.

Where to Watch Air Disasters • Seizoen 15

10 Episodes

Kathmandu Descent
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Kathmandu DescentWitness the final minutes of PIA Flight 268 and discover why it crashed into a mountain just minutes from landing.
Impossible Pitch
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Impossible PitchWitness the doomed flight of a West Air Sweden jet and see how the failure of a single instrument led to catastrophe.
Explosive Touchdown
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Explosive TouchdownMost passengers relax after their plane touches down, but when Uni Air Flight 873 landed, that's when the terror began.
Taxiway Turmoil
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Taxiway TurmoilFollow the investigation to see how a DC-9 ended up on the wrong runway and in the path of an oncoming 727.
Runway Breakup
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Runway BreakupLanding on a Caribbean island in a severe tropical storm, a Colombian airliner crashes short of the runway. Investigators need to find out why.
Icy Descent
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Icy DescentInvestigators are stumped when a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert, and it's a microscopic filament that provides the first tangible clue.
Atlantic Ditching
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Atlantic DitchingA helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
No Warning
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No WarningInvestigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop.
Cockpit Killer
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Cockpit KillerWhen an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
Stormy Cockpit
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Stormy CockpitA brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa during a major storm, but investigators eventually discover weather had nothing to do with it.