Air Disasters

Season 3

Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.

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11 Episodes

Blind Spot
E1
Blind SpotIn 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna.
Mayday Munich
E2
Mayday MunichManchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
I'm the Problem
E3
I'm the ProblemMoments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.
Impossible Landing
E4
Impossible LandingUnited Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.
Turning Point
E5
Turning PointA Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
Breakup Over Texas
E6
Breakup Over TexasContinental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
Under Pressure
E7
Under PressureA burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.
The Invisible Plane
E8
The Invisible PlaneMoments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.
Bad Attitude
E9
Bad AttitudeA Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.
Split Decision
E10
Split DecisionArrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.
Nowhere to Land
E11
Nowhere to LandAn emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.