Air Disasters

2011
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Puntate di Stagione 11 (10)

1 Explosive Proof
30/09/18
Revisit the shocking 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800 and follow the investigation that pit the NTSB against the FBI.
2 Killer Attitude
07/10/18
Discover what doomed Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 months before it even took off.
3 Deadly Myth
14/10/18
See how conflicting instructions between a plane’s manufacturer, an airline, and the FAA doomed Comair Flight 3272.
4 The Turning Point
20/10/18
Revisit the worst air disaster in South Korean history: the 2002 crash of Air China Flight 129.
5 Lethal Turn
28/10/18
A routine flight from Jakarta to Medan, Indonesia encounters a very non-routine obstacle: forest fires that are sending a thick blanket of smoke across all of Southeast Asia. But it was a series of avoidable human errors, not a natural disaster, that doomed Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 on September 26, 1997. Discover how an air traffic controller’s number mix-up, an incorrect altitude setting, and a wrong turn claimed 234 lives, resulting in the deadliest plane crash in Indonesian history.
6 Storming Out
04/11/18
It was supposed to be a routine 50-minute hop from Columbia, SC to Charlotte, NC for USAir Flight 1016. But in an instant, a beautiful summer day gave way to one of the most powerful microbursts on record, sending the DC-9 crashing to Earth and killing 37 of the 52 passengers on board. While the storm was intense, investigators are not convinced weather alone caused the disaster. Revisit the harrowing crash and discover how the plane’s extreme changes in speed, direction, and altitude created fatal confusion in the cockpit.
7 Caught on Tape
11/11/18
It was a state-of-the-art commuter plane making a simple one-hour flight from Taipei to a Taiwanese island off the coast of China. But within minutes of takeoff, TransAsia Flight 235 plunged into the Keelung River, killing all but 15 people on board. To determine the cause of the crash, investigators examine stunning footage captured by the dashcam of a passing car and uncover shocking evidence about the captain and even the airline itself.
8 Terror Over Egypt
06/01/19
Was it a fuel tank explosion, an engine failure, or a terrorist act that sent Metrojet Flight 9268 plummeting from the sky just minutes after leaving Egypt for St. Petersburg? All investigators know for certain is that ISIS is taking credit for it. Follow this international, high-stakes inquiry as examiners pore through physical evidence, audio recordings, and chemical analysis before reaching a chilling conclusion.
9 Deadly Discussions
13/01/19
As LAPA Flight 3142 lifts off from a Buenos Aires airport, the 737 crashes back to the runway, hurtles past the airport perimeter, and crosses a busy highway before hitting an industrial gas plant. The disaster kills 63 of the 100 people on board plus two motorists caught in the plane’s path. As a nation grieves, investigators struggle to explain the cause of the accident and the preventable missteps made by the experienced cockpit crew.
10 The Lost Plane
20/01/19
An Airbus A310 is minutes from reaching Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport when it disappears in the Himalayas. Two days later, the wreckage is found. None of the 113 people onboard have survived. Witness the flight’s final moments, investigate the cause of the crash, and discover how the disaster underscored the need for more advanced air traffic control technology at the mountainous Nepali airport and the critical importance of teamwork among pilots.

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Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph in the sky are brought to life through official reports and interviews with flight crews, investigators, and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover what went wrong, then reveal what's been done to ensure these atrocities never happen again.

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