Air Crash Investigation

2003•13 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 2Deadly Glide

A passenger jet unexpectedly runs out of fuel. The pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base, not knowing it is hosting a weekend family event. 7+

Episode 3Behind Closed Doors

A design fault leads to an explosion on a DC-10. Two years later and the same fault causes a similar tragedy. It could've been prevented so why wasn't it? 7+

Episode 4Cargo Conspiracy

A 747 disappears into the Indian Ocean. A complex recovery operation is launched to find out if the jumbo was carrying illegal weapons. 7+

Episode 5Dead Weight

Just after takeoff, a plane plummets to the ground, killing all on board. Investigators find one of the causes to be out of date passenger weight calculations. 7+

Episode 6Southern Storm

A DC-9 is caught in a storm so severe that hailstones crack the cockpit windshield, causing the plane to plummet to the ground. Miraculously 20 people survive.

Episode 8The Plane That Wouldn't Talk

Relive the tragedy of an unresponsive Boeing 737 that was brought crashing into the ocean off Santo Domingo by a rogue insect nest. 7+

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