Air Crash Investigation

2003•11 series

Available on Nat Geo HD

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 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 Investigators find one of the causes to be out of date passenger weight calculations. 7+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. 7+

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+

Episode 9Who's at the Controls?

Who's At The Controls? The pilots of an Eastern Airlines flight became concerned that their landing gear was not locked for landing. Did this distraction cause the plane to crash? 7+

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