Air Crash Investigation

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

Sideswiped: Episode Image
Episode 4Sideswiped

After taking off with a major storm on the horizon, Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from the radar over one of the most remote jungles on Earth. (S13, ep 4)

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Episode 5Death At Narita

Investigators examine similarities between a crash landing at Tokyo's Narita Airport and an accident at Newark Airport more than a decade earlier. (S13, ep 5)

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