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Air Disasters
Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
"Scratching the Surface"
After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people.
S18, EP7 "Unlocking Disaster"
A 747's cargo door opens at 23,000 feet, causing an explosive decompression that ejects nine passengers from the plane.
S17, EP1 "Holding Pattern"
Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor weather conditions.
S20, EP18 "Courage in the Cockpit"
Devastating failures in the air put pilots to the test, and shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.
S20, EP30 "Northern Extremes"
Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.
S20, EP29 "Water Ditchings"
Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.
S20, EP28 "Cockpit Breakdown"
Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clases; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong.
S20, EP27 "Runway Collisions"
Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question; a look at how two planes end up on the same runway at the same time.
