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. Fatal Transmission2017-03-05 · 45mOn Nov 19, 1996 — United Express Flight 5925 (Beechcraft 1900): Landing at Quincy, Illinois, a commuter flight collides with a private plane departing on an intersecting runway, an
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2. Terror in San Francisco2017-03-12 · 45mOn Jul 6, 2013 — Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (Boeing 777): On a clear day at San Francisco, a wide-body strikes the seawall short of the runway — the first fatal crash of a 777 — wi
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3. High Rise Catastrophe2017-10-15 · 45mOn Oct 4, 1992 — El Al Flight 1862 (Boeing 747): Minutes after takeoff from Amsterdam, a cargo jumbo begins rolling violently and, fighting back toward the airport, comes down on a
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4. Fatal Focus2017-10-22 · 45mOn Mar 7, 2007 — Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (Boeing 737): A morning flight slams onto the runway at Yogyakarta and careens off the end, and investigators turn to dramatic video ca
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5. Fatal Delivery2017-10-29 · 45mOn Sep 3, 2010 — UPS Flight 6 (Boeing 747): Shortly after leaving Dubai, fire spreads through a cargo jumbo's main deck, forcing the crew into a nearly blind attempt to get back on
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6. Carnage in Sao Paolo2017-11-05 · 45mOn Oct 31, 1996 — TAM Flight 402 (Fokker 100): Seconds after takeoff from São Paulo's Congonhas Airport, an airliner banks out of control into a crowded neighborhood, and investiga
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7. Deadly Delay2017-11-12 · 45mOn Aug 20, 2008 — Spanair Flight 5022 (MD-82): After a long delay on a scorching Madrid afternoon, a jet rolls hard on takeoff and slams down beside the runway, and an internationa
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8. Steep Impact2017-11-19 · 45mOn Apr 5, 1991 — Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 (Embraer 120): A commuter turboprop carrying a NASA astronaut and a former U.S. senator crashes on approach to Brunswick, G
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9. Edge of Disaster2017-11-26 · 45mOn Oct 10, 2006 — Atlantic Airways Flight 670 (BAe 146): Landing on Norway's Stord Island, a commuter jet skids off the runway and down a steep cliff, and escape becomes a race aga
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10. Deadly Mission2017-12-03 · 45mOn Sep 18, 1961 — UN charter "Albertina" (DC-6): Carrying UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld on a secret peace mission, a plane goes down in the African night near Ndola — a mys
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Stephen BogaertNarratorImages
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