Air Crash Investigation

2003•11 series

Available on Nat Geo HD

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.

Episode 1Nightmare Runway

Considered the worst air disaster in South American history, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 killed 181 passengers when it slammed into a gas station in 2007. 7+

Episode 2Fatal Climb

A look at the crash of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 in 2005. Faulty engines and bad weather caused the plane to stall, plummeting 160 people to their deaths. 7+

Episode 3Military Crash Conspiracy

A shocking look at the mysterious crash of Arrow Air Flight 1285, which killed 248 returning American soldiers when it dropped from the sky in 1985. 7+

Episode 6Turning Point

Deadly Design: Quick-thinking Captain Frank Geib saved Northwest Airlines Flight 85 from a horrific disaster in 2002. What had gone wrong 35,000 feet in the air? 7+

Episode 6Deadly Design

Quick-thinking Captain Frank Geib saved Northwest Airlines Flight 85 from a horrific disaster in 2002. What had gone wrong 35,000 feet in the air? 7+

Episode 7Bad Attitude

Stansted Crash: A look at the fate of Korean Air Cargo flight 8509. 4 died in the explosion near Stansted Airport, making it the airline's fifth accident in two-and-a-half years. 7+

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