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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Episodes
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1. Headline News2023-07-30 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Three crashes that made front-page news around the world, and how intense media pressure shaped the investigations that followed.
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2. Rookie Errors2023-08-06 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents, including LAPA Flight 3142, American Airlines Flight 587, and Colgan Air Flight 3407: Even highly trained crews can fall prey to the most basic mistak
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3. Collision Course2023-08-13 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Mid-air and on-course collisions, and the systems built to keep aircraft — and vessels — safely apart.
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4. Engines Out2023-08-20 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: When an aircraft loses all engine power, training and airmanship become the last line of defense.
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5. Fuel Trouble2023-08-27 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Flights brought down not by their machinery but by the fuel meant to keep them flying — from mismanagement to mechanical failure.
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6. Perilous Payload2023-09-03 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Aircraft fatally out of balance from misloaded or unsecured cargo — a risk that's entirely preventable, yet keeps recurring.
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7. Runway in Sight2023-09-10 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Crashes that happened with the airport already in view, when the final moments of flight proved the most dangerous.
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8. Deadly Confusion2023-09-17 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Cockpits overwhelmed by conflicting information, where confusion in critical seconds turned recoverable situations into disasters.
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9. Radio Silence2023-09-24 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Flights that stopped responding to the outside world, and the race to understand what was happening on board.
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10. Design Flaws2023-10-01 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Hidden weaknesses engineered into aircraft long before takeoff, and the crashes that finally exposed them.
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11. Heat of the Moment2024-01-07 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Crews forced to make split-second decisions under extreme pressure — some heroic, some catastrophic.
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12. Instrument Confusion2024-01-14 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: When the instruments pilots depend on begin feeding them lies, crews must decide what — and whether — to believe.
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13. VIP on Board2024-01-21 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Crashes that claimed prominent figures, and the extraordinary scrutiny those investigations drew.
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14. Lapse in Security2024-01-28 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Disasters that began on the ground, when security measures meant to protect passengers failed.
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15. Mountain Impact2024-02-04 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Aircraft brought down by terrain, and the technology developed to keep crews from flying into mountains they never saw.
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16. Survivors2024-02-11 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Passengers and crew who lived through the unthinkable, and what their stories reveal about surviving a crash.
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17. Death from Above2024-02-18 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Disasters that reached beyond the aircraft, when falling planes and debris brought tragedy to those below.
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18. Courage in the Cockpit2024-02-25 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Crews who faced impossible circumstances and, through skill and nerve, gave their passengers a fighting chance.
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19. Maintenance Mistakes2024-06-23 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Small errors in hangars and workshops that grew into catastrophes at altitude.
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20. Take Off Tragedies2024-06-30 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: The most critical seconds of any flight — and the crashes that happened before aircraft ever truly left the ground.
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21. Dead of Night2024-07-07 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Darkness strips pilots of the horizon and hides danger — these crashes show how quickly night flying can turn deadly.
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22. Engine Gone2024-07-14 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Engines that failed catastrophically — or tore away entirely — and the crews left to fly what remained.
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23. Lethal Choices2024-07-21 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Decisions made in cockpits and operations rooms that sealed a flight's fate long before the moment of impact.
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24. Risky Runways2024-07-28 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: The world's most demanding airports, where terrain, weather, and short pavement leave crews little margin for error.
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25. Landings Gone Wrong2024-08-04 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Approaches and touchdowns that unraveled in the final seconds, when nearly home proved not close enough.
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26. Frozen Wings2024-08-11 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Ice — nearly invisible and ruthlessly effective — and the flights it brought down before its dangers were fully understood.
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27. Runway Collisions2024-08-18 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Disasters that happened entirely on the ground, when two aircraft ended up on the same strip of pavement.
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28. Cockpit Breakdown2024-08-25 · 45mSpecial — Multiple incidents: When teamwork in the cockpit collapses — through conflict, hierarchy, or silence — the aircraft pays the price.
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29. Splash Down2024-09-01 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Flights that ended in the water, from controlled ditchings to high-speed impacts, and what determined who survived.
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30. Northern Extremes2024-09-08 · 44mSpecial — Multiple incidents: Aviation at the edge of the map, where cold, isolation, and unforgiving conditions magnify every mistake.
Cast
Stephen BogaertNarratorImages
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