Air Crash Investigation

200314 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.

Explosive Touchdown: Episode Image
Episode 1Explosive Touchdown

Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes, but they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers. (S19, ep 3) 7+

Taxiway Turmoil: Episode Image
Episode 2Taxiway Turmoil

The pilots' personal lives come under scrutiny after eight people are killed in a two-plane collision on a foggy Detroit runway. (S19, ep 4) 7+

Kathmandu Descent: Episode Image
Episode 3Kathmandu Descent

Investigators scramble for answers when a vital piece of evidence fails to provide proof about a Pakistani airliner's crash in the Himalayas. (S19, ep 1) 7+

Impossible Pitch: Episode Image
Episode 6Impossible Pitch

A terrifying story of chaos and confusion emerges as experts investigate a cargo jet that plummeted to Earth in the Swedish Arctic. (S19, ep 2) 7+

Stormy Cockpit: Episode Image
Episode 9Stormy Cockpit

Investigators uncover an alarming list of issues that caused a brand-new Kenya Airways plane's fatal crash into a mangrove swamp. (S19, ep 10) 7+

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