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Air Disasters
S18, EP24 "Who's Flying the Plane?"A look at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and onboard avionics are a factor, and the causes of those problems.
Air Disasters
S20, EP17 "Death from Above"Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.
Air Disasters
S10, EP10 "Afghan Nightmare"When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.
Air Disasters
S18, EP14 "A Wounded Bird"A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting.
Air Disasters
S8, EP9 "No Clear Options"When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.
Air Disasters
S18, EP16 "Deadly Crossroads"A look at the string of events that caused a midair collision in 2002 over the skies of southern Germany; a Bashkirian Airlines Flight collides with a DHL Flight in German airspace near Überlingen.
Air Disasters
S18, EP1 "Cockpit Failure"Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.
Air Disasters
S9, EP1 "Fatal Transmission"A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.
Air Disasters
S13, EP5 "Deadly Pitch"An anonymous tip helps uncover the cause of a cargo plane crash in Miami.
Air Disasters
S14, EP1 "Communication Breakdown"A look at three deadly air disasters that were caused by misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers.
Air Disasters
S3, EP1 "Blind Spot"In 1978, PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna and crashes into a San Diego residential area killing everyone on both planes and seven people on the ground.
Air Disasters
S1, EP5 "Dead Weight"Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.
Air Disasters
S2, EP11 "The Plane That Flew Too High"West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005 ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
Air Disasters
S2, EP6 "Cold Case"Two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York prompt an investigation which determines that the source of the crashes was due to a design flaw on the wings of the planes, both Fokker F28s.
Air Disasters
S18, EP3 "Pilot Betrayed"Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen.
Air Disasters
S8, EP1 "Choosing Sides"British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.
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