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. Cracks in the System2012-06-17 · 45mOn Dec 19, 2005 — Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 (Grumman Turbo Mallard): A vintage seaplane bound for the Bahamas goes down moments after lifting off from Miami's Watson Island,
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2. Target is Destroyed2012-06-24 · 45mOn Sep 1, 1983 — Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (Boeing 747): A passenger jet en route from Anchorage to Seoul strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a fighter jet, pushing C
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3. Cruel Skies2012-07-01 · 45mSpecial — Multiple incidents (1977–1999), including Southern Airways Flight 242, British Airways Flight 009, and American Airlines Flight 1420: A look at how violent weather has br
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4. Panic on the Runway2012-07-08 · 45mOn Aug 22, 1985 — British Airtours Flight 28M (Boeing 737): An engine catches fire as a holiday flight accelerates down the runway at Manchester. The takeoff is aborted, but a surv
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5. Alarming Silence2012-07-15 · 45mOn Aug 16, 1987 — Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (MD-82): Moments after takeoff from Detroit, a fully loaded jet fails to climb and crashes beyond the runway, leaving investigators
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6. Cold Case2012-07-22 · 45mOn Mar 10, 1989 & Mar 22, 1992 — Air Ontario Flight 1363 & USAir Flight 405 (Fokker F28s): Two wintry takeoffs, three years apart in Ontario and New York, end in disaster and force
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7. Pilot vs. Plane2012-07-29 · 45mOn Jun 26, 1988 — Air France Flight 296 (Airbus A320): A brand-new fly-by-wire jet performs a low flyby at a French airshow and fails to climb away, igniting a bitter public battle
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8. System Breakdown2012-08-05 · 45mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Five disasters tied to communication failures and an overburdened air traffic control system, and the changes they forced on how controllers and pilot
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9. The Final Blow2012-08-12 · 45mOn Jan 20, 1992 — Air Inter Flight 148 (Airbus A320): On a night approach to Strasbourg, a domestic French flight descends into the Vosges Mountains, and investigators must determi
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10. Cleared for Disaster2012-08-19 · 45mOn Feb 1, 1991 — USAir Flight 1493 (Boeing 737) & SkyWest Flight 5569: A jet landing at Los Angeles collides with a commuter plane on the runway, turning attention to the control t
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11. The Plane That Flew Too High2012-08-26 · 45mOn Aug 16, 2005 — West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 (MD-82): A charter flight from Panama to Martinique falls from cruise altitude over Venezuela, and the investigation reaches dee
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12. Deadly Reputation2012-09-02 · 45mOn Jul 17, 2007 — TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (Airbus A320): Landing at São Paulo's Congonhas Airport on a rainy night, a jet fails to stop and careens off the end of the runway into
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