Air Crash Investigation

2003•12 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.

Episode 1Pacific Ditching

Moments after taking off from Honolulu, the pilots of TransAir Flight 810 battle to keep their cargo plane airborne. (S24, ep 7 of 10)

Episode 2Running on Empty

Air Tahoma Flight 185, a late-night cargo flight from Memphis, is on final approach to Cincinnati. (S24, ep 10 of 10)

Episode 3Power Struggle

Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed into the Java Sea after a hard left bank, revealing deadly defects in the investigation that followed. (S24, ep 2 of 10)

Episode 5Powerless Plunge

Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea. (S24, 4 of 10)

Episode 6Cabin Chaos

After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky. (S24, 1 of 10)

Episode 9Collision Catastrophe

Two planes collide in the skies above southern Germany and the catastrophe is witnessed by scores of people on the ground. (S24, 8 of 10)

Episode 10Fatal Test Flight

After an extensive retrofit, three Airborne Express pilots board a modified DC-8 cargo plane for a routine test flight that ends in disaster. (S24, ep 9 of 10)

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