Air Disasters

Season 8

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.

Where to Watch Season 8

10 Episodes

Choosing Sides
E1
Choosing SidesOne of the worst crashes in British history has a stunning cause that changed aviation safety forever.
Testing the Limits
E2
Testing the LimitsWhat caused a 767 to break apart in mid-air? A world-famous race car driver discovers a surprising answer.
Vanishing Act
E3
Vanishing ActAfter a terrifying crash, survivors face a new challenge: surviving the remote Brazilian jungle.
Sideswiped
E4
SideswipedRelive the crash of Copa Airlines Flight 201 and the harrowing investigation in one of the world's most remote jungles.
The Final Push
E5
The Final PushSee if two MD-11 planes crashes, nearly 12 years apart, were both the result of pilot error or a flaw in the aircraft itself.
The Death of JFK Jr.
E6
The Death of JFK Jr.Relive one of the most shocking air disasters in American history as we revisit the 1999 crash that killed JFK Jr.
Concorde - Up in Flames
E7
Concorde - Up in FlamesFollow investigators as they use the few remaining pieces of a fiery crash to explain a Concorde's doomed flight.
Accident or Assassination
E8
Accident or AssassinationMexico's war with drug cartels appears to reach a terrifying new level when a special government charter carrying the president's right-hand man plummets to Earth. There's speculation that this plane crash was no accident but an assassination. The investigation takes a startling new turn after the cockpit voice recorder is recovered. Revisit the night when Mexico City's financial district became an inferno and follow examiners from the crash scene investigation to the shocking conclusion that changed everything.
No Clear Options
E9
No Clear OptionsWhen a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.
Death in the Arctic
E10
Death in the ArcticAn investigation of a charter plane that moves off course and goes down in Canada's far north.