Air Disasters (2011)
The disaster is only the beginning of the story.
Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
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1. Deadly Exchange2023-05-21 · 44mOn Oct 19, 2004 — Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 (Jetstream 32): On a misty night approach to Kirksville, Missouri, a commuter flight comes down in the woods just short of the airp
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2. Missed Opportunities2023-05-28 · 44mOn Feb 8, 1989 — Independent Air Flight 1851 (Boeing 707): A charter carrying Italian tourists to the Dominican Republic strikes a hilltop on Portugal's Santa Maria Island during a
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3. Pressure Point2023-06-04 · 44mOn Aug 12, 1985 — Japan Airlines Flight 123 (Boeing 747SR): Minutes after leaving Tokyo, a packed evening flight suffers a sudden loss of pressurization and struggles for control b
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4. Power Play2023-06-11 · 44mOn Oct 13, 2011 — Airlines PNG Flight 1600 (Dash 8): Descending through storms toward Madang, Papua New Guinea, a turboprop's engines run wildly out of control, and investigators u
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5. Control Catastrophe2023-06-18 · 44mOn Nov 11, 2018 — Air Astana Flight 1388 (Embraer 190): Leaving Portugal after heavy maintenance, a ferry flight becomes nearly unflyable the moment it's airborne, forcing the crew
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6. Cockpit Catastrophe2023-06-25 · 44mOn May 14, 2018 — Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 (Airbus A319): High over the Tibetan Plateau, a cockpit windshield shatters, partially pulling the first officer out and leaving the
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7. Dream Flight Disaster2023-07-02 · 44mOn Dec 31, 2017 — Sydney Seaplanes charter (DHC-2 Beaver): On New Year's Eve, a sightseeing seaplane carrying a British CEO and his family crashes into Jerusalem Bay north of Sydne
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8. Deadly Deception2023-07-09 · 44mOn Mar 7, 1983 — Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013 (Antonov An-24): Hijackers seize a domestic Bulgarian flight demanding passage to Vienna, and the crew's only hope is an elabo
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9. Delivery to Disaster2023-07-16 · 44mOn Feb 23, 2019 — Atlas Air Flight 3591 (Boeing 767): An Amazon cargo flight nosedives into a Texas swamp minutes from Houston, and the evidence leads investigators deep into a pil
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10. Mystery Over the Mediterranean2023-07-23 · 44mOn May 19, 2016 — EgyptAir Flight 804 (Airbus A320): A night flight from Paris to Cairo vanishes over the Mediterranean, and competing theories divide investigators across two coun
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