Air Crash Investigation

200310 series
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Nat Geo

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.

Fatal Transmission: Episode Image
Episode 1Fatal Transmission

Experts discover a missing pilot's unwitting part in a fatal crash as they investigate the collision between United Express 5925 and a private plane.

Terror In San Francisco: Episode Image
Episode 2Terror In San Francisco

Experts are forced to confront a controversial issue as they dig into the fate of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 which crashed into a seawall in 2013.

High Rise Catastrophe: Episode Image
Episode 3High Rise Catastrophe

Investigators uncover a problem threatening every 747 in the sky as they delve into the worst aviation disaster ever to occur in the Netherlands.

Fatal Delivery: Episode Image
Episode 4Fatal Delivery

Experts investigate the tragic fate of UPS Flight 6, a cargo jet which crashed shortly after take-off from Dubai in 2010 when a fire broke out onboard.

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Episode 5Deadly Mission

Experts investigate the fate of the United Nations DC-6 plane that crashed in 1961 during a top-secret mission. UN Secretary Dag Hammarskjöld was onboard.

Edge of Disaster: Episode Image
Episode 6Edge of Disaster

Experts investigate the crash of Atlantic Airways Flight 670 which careered off the runway on a Norwegian island in 2006, killing four people.

Fatal Delay: Episode Image
Episode 7Fatal Delay

Experts are thrown by contradictory evidence as they investigate the fate of Spanair Flight 5022, which crashed in 2008, killing 154 people.

Fatal Focus: Episode Image
Episode 8Fatal Focus

Experts make an astonishing find as they investigate the fate of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, which crashed in 2007 killing 21 of the 140 people on board.

Steep Impact: Episode Image
Episode 9Steep Impact

An investigator puts his reputation on the line to prove the startling truth behind the fatal crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 in 1991.

Carnage In Sao Paulo: Episode Image
Episode 10Carnage In Sao Paulo

Ninety-five people died when TAM Airlines flight 402 crashed seconds after take-off in 1996. Experts investigate what went so tragically wrong.

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