Air Crash Investigation: Special Report S01E10 · Fire On Board

Overview

One of aviation's worst nightmares, a fire on board can have disastrous consequences. And though these epic tragedies have exacted a terrible human cost, they've also helped lead the way towards significantly safer skies. In Manchester, a holiday flight bound for the Mediterranean faces an inferno on the runway. In the skies over Saudi Arabia, a flight ful of pilgrims is consumed by flames. And, after a UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, investigators discover a tiny battery with outsize implications.

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1. 1 1. Communication Breakdown2018-07-09 · 44mSome of the deadliest air crashes in history have been caused by simple misunderstandings, and it's a tiny error in the cockpit that brought tragedy to Quincy Airport in Illinois.
2. 2 2. Bad Attitude2018-07-16 · 44mOn every flight, passengers place their lives in the hands of their captain whose human flaws are enough to bring down an aircraft. When BEA Flight 548 crashes just moments after t
3. 3 3. Hero Pilots2018-07-23 · 44mIt takes years of training to become an airline captain, but it's when a crisis strikes that a pilot really earns his stripes. An airliner is crippled after takeoff from New York's
4. 4 4. Plane Versus Pilot2018-07-30 · 44m
5. 5 5. Explosive Evidence2018-08-06 · 44mIn 1985, an Air India flight vanishes off the coast of Ireland. The rescue mission discovers that the crew had no warning before the jet was ripped apart. Investigators are alerted
6. 6 6. Killer in the Cockpit?2018-08-13 · 44mCompared to the number of suicides in the general population, suicidal pilots are almost statistically non-existent. But when they do emerge from obscurity to unleash their horrifi
7. 7 7. Missing Pieces2018-08-20 · 44mThree horrifying accidents capture the world's attention, and in order to solve these deadly mysteries, hero investigators are pushed to the limit to uncover the hidden clues. A co
8. 8 8. Controversial Crashes2018-08-27 · 44m
9. 9 9. Deadly Distractions2018-09-03 · 44mIn 1981, the Federal Aviation Administration established the sterile cockpit rule requiring pilots to refrain from non-essential activities during critical phases of flight. When t
10. 10 10. Fire On Board2018-09-10 · 44mOne of aviation's worst nightmares, a fire on board can have disastrous consequences. And though these epic tragedies have exacted a terrible human cost, they've also helped lead t