Air Crash Investigation

200312 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.

Disaster at Dutch Harbor: Episode Image
Episode 2Disaster at Dutch Harbor

Investigators struggle to explain why PenAir 3296 failed to stop after landing at a famously tricky Alaskan airport - until they uncover the truth. (7 of 10) 7+

Deadly Departure: Episode Image
Episode 3Deadly Departure

When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong. (9 of 10) 7+

Without Warning: Episode Image
Episode 4Without Warning

When two float planes carrying tourists collide near a spectacular Alaskan waterfall, investigators turn to 3D technology to figure out why. (5 of 10) 7+

Eleven Deadly Seconds: Episode Image
Episode 5Eleven Deadly Seconds

Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 falls out of the sky, killing all 196 people on board. But why? (10 of 10) 7+

Fight for Survival: Episode Image
Episode 6Fight for Survival

With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airline 458 somehow manage to land safely - but the inferno doesn't stop there. (4 of 10) 7+

Pitch Battle: Episode Image
Episode 7Pitch Battle

After a long maintenance stop, the pilots of Colgan Air 9446 struggle to stay in the air - eventually nosediving into the waters off Cape Cod. (8 of 10) 7+

Under Fire: Episode Image
Episode 8Under Fire

After all 301 people on board Saudia Flight 163 were killed when a fire engulfed the plane, investigators had to determine why the flames spread so rapidly. (6 of 10) 7+

Lost Star Footballer: Episode Image
Episode 9Lost Star Footballer

The Emiliano Sala Tragedy: A plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala vanishes over the English Channel, but questions are raised when investigators find the wreckage. (3 of 10) 7+

Deadly Directive: Episode Image
Episode 10Deadly Directive

The second fatal crash involving the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in five months occurs when Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 nosedives, killing everyone on board. (1 of 10) 7+

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