Seconds From Disaster

Season 7

Accounts of famous technological disasters and their subsequent investigations.

Chopper Down
E1
Chopper DownA Chinook crashes mysteriously on a Scottish hillside, killing everyone. And, the American army in Somalia are stuck inside a war ravaged city. But how did this happen? Seconds from Disaster reveals the reasons.
Deadly Design
E2
Deadly DesignThis compilation of Seconds from Disaster combines two airplane tragedies that took hundreds of lives and were caused by the smallest issues. Swiss Air 111 fell from the sky due to microscopic fault in the wiring that sparked a fire in the cockpit. This fire grew uncontrollably and led to the demise of 229 people onboard. JAL123 mysteriously crashed just after take-off into a remote mountainside. Through thorough investigation, it's learned that wear and tear on small repairs caused the untimely death of the 520 people on board.