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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.
S6, EP6 "Hanging by a Thread"
The roof of an Aloha Airlines 737 tears off the plane at 24,000 feet in the sky.
S3, EP5 "Turning Point"
A Northwest Airlines flight cruises above the Bering Sea before problems develop and pilots must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
S2, EP10 "Cleared for Disaster"
An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.
S5, EP11 "Titanic in the Sky"
On 4 November 2010, shortly after takeoff from Singapore, the number-two engine on Qantas Flight 32 partially disintegrates, causing serious damage to its left wing.
S1, EP10 "Phantom Strike"
In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.
S1, EP9 "Fatal Distraction"
Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.
S1, EP7 "Explosive Evidence"
A bomb explodes on Air India Flight 182 en route from Canada to India causing it to disintegrate over the coast of Ireland.
S1, EP6 "Southern Storm"
Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.
