Air Crash Investigation

2003•15 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 1Britain's Worst Air Crash

The series homes in on the controversial findings of the investigation into the crash of British European Airways 548, which killed 118 people in 1972. 7+

Episode 2Speed Trap

On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom at 15,000 feet over California. What was the cause of this fatal disaster? 7+

Episode 3Lost in Translation

Experts investigate the fatal crash of Crossair Flight 498. First they suspected phone interference, then they found drugs in the captain's flight bag. 7+

Episode 4Disaster on the Potomac

Straight after takeoff, Air Florida flight 90 stalled and plunged into Washington's Potomac River. Experts examine what caused the catastrophe. 7+

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