Air Crash Investigation

2003•12 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 1Manchester Runway Disaster

On 22 August, 1985, 55 people died aboard British Airtours flight 28M when its engine failed during take off. (S8, ep 1) 7+

Episode 6Snowbound

Looks at why Flight 1363 from Dryden crashed after take off. What happened? And how did the US's failure to heed Canada's mistakes end in more tragedy? (S8, ep 6) 7+

Episode 8Beach Crash

Looks into the crash of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight #101. Rocked by an explosion 500 feet up, the aircraft plunged into the ocean leaving no survivors. (S8, ep 8) 7+

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