Air Crash Investigation

2003•16 series
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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.

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)

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)

Icy Descent: Episode Image
Episode 4Icy Descent

Investigators struggle for answers when a crash off the Patagonian coast kills everyone on board. Then, a microscopic filament provides a vital clue. (S19, ep 6)

Atlantic Ditching: Episode Image
Episode 5Atlantic Ditching

Investigators uncover a fatal flaw as they scrutinise the wreckage of a helicopter crash that killed all but one passenger. (S19, ep 7)

Runway Breakup: Episode Image
Episode 10Runway Breakup

The pilots blamed bad weather when their plane slammed into the ground, but investigators discovered a very different cause of the crash. (S19, ep 5)

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