Air Disasters81%

Season 1 2011 · 10 eps

1. 1 Invisible Killer A landing goes wrong when Delta Airlines Flight 191 is hit by an invisible force. May 15, 2011 45m
2. 2 Gimli Glider A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the 767 he is flying runs out of fuel. May 22, 2011 45m
3. 3 Behind Closed Doors A flaw on the infamous DC-10 airline causing two midair crashes in the early 70's. May 29, 2011 45m
4. 4 Fanning the Flames A recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 was carrying illegal weapons. Jun 5, 2011 45m
5. 5 Dead Weight Just after take-off, Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground, killing all on board. Jun 12, 2011 45m
6. 6 Southern Storm In 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242 finds itself in a violent storm. When both engines fail, the pilots must land their plane on a rural Georgia highway. Jun 26, 2011 45m
7. 7 Explosive Evidence Air India Flight 182 crashes into the sea after an explosion. Was it a tragic accident or an act of terrorism? Jul 10, 2011 45m
8. 8 Mixed Signals Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean. Jul 17, 2011 45m
9. 9 Fatal Distraction Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011. Jul 24, 2011 45m
10. 10 Phantom Strike A Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 in mid-air over the Amazon Rain Forest. Jul 31, 2011 45m

Season 2 2012 · 12 eps

1. 1 Cracks in the System Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami. Jun 17, 2012 45m
2. 2 Target is Destroyed Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace. Jun 24, 2012 45m
3. 3 Cruel Skies The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry. Jul 1, 2012 45m
4. 4 Panic on the Runway In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates. Jul 8, 2012 45m
5. 5 Alarming Silence Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit. Jul 15, 2012 45m
6. 6 Cold Case A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York. Jul 22, 2012 45m
7. 7 Pilot vs. Plane Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show. Jul 29, 2012 45m
8. 8 System Breakdown Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make. Aug 5, 2012 45m
9. 9 The Final Blow An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land. Aug 12, 2012 45m
10. 10 Cleared for Disaster An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway. Aug 19, 2012 45m
11. 11 The Plane That Flew Too High The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline. Aug 26, 2012 45m
12. 12 Deadly Reputation AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station. Sep 2, 2012 45m

Season 3 2013 · 11 eps

1. 1 Blind Spot In 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna. Mar 3, 2013 45m
2. 2 Mayday Munich Manchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard. Mar 10, 2013 45m
3. 3 I'm the Problem Moments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin. Mar 17, 2013 45m
4. 4 Impossible Landing United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989. Mar 24, 2013 45m
5. 5 Turning Point A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage. Mar 31, 2013 45m
6. 6 Breakup Over Texas Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky. Apr 7, 2013 45m
7. 7 Under Pressure A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish. Apr 14, 2013 45m
8. 8 The Invisible Plane Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway. Apr 21, 2013 45m
9. 9 Bad Attitude A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport. Apr 28, 2013 45m
10. 10 Split Decision Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland. May 5, 2013 45m
11. 11 Nowhere to Land An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737. May 12, 2013 45m

Season 4 2014 · 13 eps

1. 1 Fight for Control The emergency landing of a Reeve Aleutian Airlines plane over the Pacific Ocean. Apr 27, 2014 45m
2. 2 Fire in the Hold A plane crash into the alligator-infested Florida Everglades. May 4, 2014 45m
3. 3 Caution to the Wind As a typhoon bears down on Taiwan, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 hurtles down the runway through high winds and rain. But before it even leaves the ground, the 747 erupts in a fir… May 11, 2014 45m
4. 4 Pushed to the Limit It's a clear and calm December day in 1997 when a Boeing 737 suddenly plummets from the sky into an Indonesian jungle at supersonic speed. All 104 aboard are killed on impact, the… May 18, 2014 45m
5. 5 Blind Landing Just three miles from its destination and assaulted by severe weather, TANS Peru Flight 204, crashes in Peru's Amazon jungle, leaving a one-mile-long trail of luggage, bodies, and… May 25, 2014 45m
6. 6 Grand Canyon Two commercial airliners go missing over the Arizona desert, and are later found in pieces, scattered along the Grand Canyon floor. It's 1956, and air disaster examiner Jack Parsh… Jun 8, 2014 45m
7. 7 Catastrophe at O'Hare It was the deadliest aviation disaster in U.S. history of its time. The 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 terrified a nation and nearly put the DC-10 out of commission fo… Jul 20, 2014 45m
8. 8 Focused on Failure Just minutes before touching down in Portland International Airport, all four engines of a DC-8 mysteriously flame out. With the aircraft dropping 3,000 feet per minute, the pilot… Jul 27, 2014 45m
9. 9 Hockey Team Tragedy A Russian passenger jet crashes into the Volga River, killing almost everyone on board. The incident turns into a national tragedy when rescuers discover the plane carried some of… Aug 3, 2014 45m
10. 10 Death of the President It was an air disaster that crippled a country, heightened tensions between two nations, and ignited conspiracy theories worldwide. On April 10, 2010, Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-… Aug 10, 2014 45m
11. 11 Subtle Incapacitation Five minutes into Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, something goes wrong. The pilots lose control of their aircraft, and before they can regain command, they begin an unstoppable des… Aug 17, 2014 45m
12. 12 Seconds to Survive Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518 is about to embark on a difficult, but common, trip from Merida, Venezuela to Caracas. Minutes after leaving the ground, all aboard are killed wh… Aug 24, 2014 45m
13. 13 Vanished On June 1, 2009, a modern Airbus A330, traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, vanished somewhere over the Atlantic. The families of the 228 presumed victims demanded answers, but… Aug 31, 2014 45m

Season 5 2015 · 11 eps

1. 1 Fight to the Death Can a generation gap actually cause a catastrophic air disaster? Witness the story of BEA Flight 548, a scheduled passenger flight from London Heathrow to Brussels, which crashed … Feb 8, 2015 45m
2. 2 Speed Trap On June 6, 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706, a Douglas DC-9-31, enroute from Los Angeles, California, to Salt Lake City, Utah, collided in mid-air with a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phan… Feb 15, 2015 45m
3. 3 Lost in Translation In January 2000, Crossair Flight 498, a Saab 340 commuter flight from Zurich, Switzerland, to Dresden, Germany, crashed two minutes after takeoff in the Swiss municipality of Nied… Feb 22, 2015 45m
4. 4 Tragedy on the Potomac On January 13, 1982, Air Florida Flight 90, a Boeing 737-222, crashed into the 14th Street Bridge and plunged through the ice into the Potomac River just two miles from the White … Mar 1, 2015 45m
5. 5 Queens Catastrophe On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, enroute from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Dominican Republic, crashed shortly after takeoff into the… Mar 8, 2015 45m
6. 6 Into the Eye of the Storm In September of 1989, NOAA 42 “Kermit” flew a research mission into Hurricane Hugo, east of Barbados. On approach, there was a temporary outage of the lower fuselage radar, blindi… Mar 15, 2015 45m
7. 7 Massacre Over the Mediterranean In June of 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 was a McDonnell Douglas DC-9-15 that left Guglielmo Marconi airport in Bologna, Italy traveling to Palermo, Sicily, and was in its fin… Mar 22, 2015 45m
8. 8 Imperfect Pitch In November of 2008, XL Airways Germany Flight 888T crashed at high speed into the Mediterranean Sea killing all 7 on board. The Airbus A320-232 was a flight test (or "acceptance … Mar 29, 2015 45m
9. 9 Getting Out Alive Did you know 80% of all air accidents are survivable? See how the aviation industry is working to raise that number as survival stories, including the "Miracle on the Hudson", are… Apr 5, 2015 45m
10. 10 Terror in Paradise In August 2007, what should have been a seven-minute island-hop from Moorea to Tahiti, in French Polynesia, ended in disaster. According to eyewitnesses, Air Moorea Flight 1121, a… Apr 12, 2015 45m
11. 11 Titanic in the Sky The world's largest commercial airliner is coming apart in midair. Fortunately, the pilots are keeping it all together. The story of Qantas Flight 32, a 2010 passenger flight from… Apr 19, 2015 45m

Season 6 2015 · 10 eps

1. 1 Hanging by a Thread The 1988 flight of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which saw the top of its fuselage torn off due to an explosive decompression, is recalled. Sep 13, 2015 45m
2. 2 Attack Over Baghdad A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane just after it leaves Baghdad International Airport. Sep 6, 2015 45m
3. 3 Out of Control Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single-plane crash in history and the simple error made years earlier that caused it. Aug 30, 2015 45m
4. 4 Fight for Your Life FedEx employees fend off an attack by a coworker. Aug 23, 2015 45m
5. 5 Bomb on Board A mid-flight bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots to attempt a daring landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. Aug 16, 2015 45m
6. 6 Mistaken Identity A Navy cruiser in the Persian Gulf must determine if an incoming plane is friend or foe. Aug 9, 2015 45m
7. 7 Helicopter Down The 1995 crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea while ferrying workers to an oil platform is recounted. Feb 14, 2016 45m
8. 8 Death and Denial The worst plane crash in Egypt's history becomes one the most controversial when the investigation focuses on one pilot's intentions. Feb 21, 2016 45m
9. 9 Kid in the Cockpit A pilot allows his teen son to fly the plane; tragedy results. Feb 28, 2016 45m
10. 10 Ocean Landing The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one probl… Mar 6, 2016 45m

Season 7 2016 · 10 eps

1. 1 Miracle Escape An August 2005 incident in which an Airbus A340 skidded off a runway, endangering the lives of more than 300 people on board, is investigated. Mar 13, 2016 45m
2. 2 Falling from the Sky A passenger jet tries to make it to land when it runs into trouble over the Indian Ocean. Mar 20, 2016 45m
3. 3 Fire Fight A smoke-filled DC-10 makes an emergency landing in Cincinnati and, 90 seconds later, bursts into flames. Mar 27, 2016 45m
4. 4 Missed Approach The 1997 crash of Korean Air Flight 801, which occurred when the crew attempted an instrument landing during a heavy rain storm, is recalled. Apr 3, 2016 45m
5. 5 Hidden Danger Two deadly Boeing 737 crashes during the 1990s are investigated. Apr 10, 2016 45m
6. 6 Panic Over the Pacific The story of China Airlines Flight 006, which almost crashed into the Pacific Ocean after experiencing engine trouble. The investigation of the incident detailed how jet lag and l… Apr 17, 2016 45m
7. 7 Out of Sight The investigation into a midair collision over Cerritos, Cal., leads to improvements in how planes are monitored. Sep 18, 2016 45m
8. 8 Fog of War The 1996 crash in Croatia of USAF IFO-21, an executive transport aircraft carrying Commerce Secretary Ron Brown and 34 others, is examined. Sep 25, 2016 45m
9. 9 Vertigo An examination of the crash over the Red Sea in January 2004. Oct 2, 2016 45m
10. 10 Ghost Plane The case of Helios Airways 737, in which a passenger flight circling Athens fails to respond to air-traffic controllers. Oct 9, 2016 45m

Season 8 2016 · 10 eps

1. 1 Choosing Sides One of the worst crashes in British history has a stunning cause that changed aviation safety forever. Oct 16, 2016 45m
2. 2 Testing the Limits What caused a 767 to break apart in mid-air? A world-famous race car driver discovers a surprising answer. Oct 23, 2016 45m
3. 3 Vanishing Act After a terrifying crash, survivors face a new challenge: surviving the remote Brazilian jungle. Oct 30, 2016 45m
4. 4 Sideswiped Relive the crash of Copa Airlines Flight 201 and the harrowing investigation in one of the world's most remote jungles. Jan 8, 2017 45m
5. 5 The Final Push See if two MD-11 planes crashes, nearly 12 years apart, were both the result of pilot error or a flaw in the aircraft itself. Jan 15, 2017 45m
6. 6 The Death of JFK Jr. Relive one of the most shocking air disasters in American history as we revisit the 1999 crash that killed JFK Jr. Jan 22, 2017 45m
7. 7 Concorde - Up in Flames Follow investigators as they use the few remaining pieces of a fiery crash to explain a Concorde's doomed flight. Jan 29, 2017 45m
8. 8 Accident or Assassination Mexico's war with drug cartels appears to reach a terrifying new level when a special government charter carrying the president's right-hand man plummets to Earth. There's specula… Feb 12, 2017 45m
9. 9 No Clear Options When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety. Feb 19, 2017 45m
10. 10 Death in the Arctic An investigation of a charter plane that moves off course and goes down in Canada's far north. Feb 26, 2017 45m

Season 9 2017 · 10 eps

1. 1 Fatal Transmission In 1996, at Quincy Regional Airport in Illinois, United Express Flight 5925, a Beechcraft 1900 twin turboprop, collided on landing with another Beechcraft, a private King Air, tha… Mar 5, 2017 45m
2. 2 Terror in San Francisco On July 6, 2013, when Asiana Flight 214 crashed after striking the seawall short of the runway on final approach into San Francisco, it shook the world and the investigation prove… Mar 12, 2017 45m
3. 3 High Rise Catastrophe In October 1992, El Al Flight 1862, a cargo jet heading from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv suddenly begins rolling violently just seven minutes after takeoff. The pilots struggle to turn … Oct 15, 2017 45m
4. 4 Fatal Focus What caused Garuda Flight 200 to slam to the ground and careen off the runway in Yogyakarta, Indonesia? Was it a powerful downdraft? Was there something wrong with the wing flaps?… Oct 22, 2017 45m
5. 5 Fatal Delivery In September 2010, shortly after taking off from Dubai, UPS Flight 6 catches fire. With flames spreading throughout the main deck, the pilots make a desperate attempt to return to… Oct 29, 2017 45m
6. 6 Carnage in Sao Paolo Not far from Congonhas Airport, a Sao Paulo neighborhood is in flames. It's a scene of devastation caused by TAM Airlines Flight 3054, a plane that crashed just seconds after take… Nov 5, 2017 45m
7. 7 Deadly Delay Just seconds after taking off from Madrid International Airport, Spanair Flight 5022 rolls to the right and slams into a riverbank beside the runway. In spite of the massive rescu… Nov 12, 2017 45m
8. 8 Steep Impact The 1991 crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 to Brunswick, Georgia claims the lives of a NASA astronaut and a former U.S. senator and becomes an international media s… Nov 19, 2017 45m
9. 9 Edge of Disaster A routine landing in October 2006 on the Norwegian island of Stord turns fatal for Atlantic Airways Flight 670 when the commuter plane skids out of control, off the runway, and do… Nov 26, 2017 45m
10. 10 Deadly Mission It's 1961. Air traffic controllers and local dignitaries in Ndola, Africa await the arrival of UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold, flying in on a top-secret peace mission. But … Dec 3, 2017 45m

Season 10 2018 · 10 eps

1. 1 Deadly Silence A private Learjet carrying golf legend and reigning U.S. Open champion Payne Stewart takes off from Orlando heading for Dallas in 1999. But within minutes, air traffic control los… Jan 7, 2018 45m
2. 2 The Pentagon Attack A Boeing 757 takes off from Washington Dulles International Airport en route to Los Angeles. In minutes, hijackers storm the cockpit and turn the plane back toward the nation's ca… Jan 7, 2018 45m
3. 3 Disaster at Tenerife Nearly half a century later, it remains history's deadliest air crash. The 1977 collision of two jumbo jets at a tiny airport in the Canary Islands horrified the world and sent in… Jan 21, 2018 45m
4. 4 Deadly Detail The chances of a catastrophic event happening after a plane parks are nearly nonexistent, which is why the incident aboard China Airlines Flight 120 in August 2007 was so baffling… Jan 28, 2018 45m
5. 5 Deadly Detour A short hop from Lyon, France to Brittany in 1998 is extended when pilots of Proteus Airlines Flight 706, a Beechcraft 1900D, decide to give passengers a bird's-eye view of a lege… Feb 11, 2018 45m
6. 6 Dangerous Approach Continental Express Flight 2286, a Trans-Colorado Airlines commuter plane, flies over the Rocky Mountains heading to Durango-La Plata County Airport in 1988. Five miles from touch… Feb 18, 2018 45m
7. 7 Murder in the Skies It's a routine takeoff on an ordinary morning in 2015 when Germanwings Flight 9525 leaves Barcelona for Dusseldorf. But something goes horribly wrong over the French Alps. The pla… Feb 25, 2018 45m
8. 8 River Runway During Indonesia's unpredictable rainy season, a Boeing 737 suddenly finds itself in the middle of a violent storm in January 2002. The white-knuckle ride gets much worse when the… Mar 4, 2018 45m
9. 9 Deadly Solution Just days after Christmas in 2014, an Airbus A320 en route to Singapore disappears over the Java Sea. A massive search confirms the worst: the plane has crashed, killing all 162 o… Mar 11, 2018 45m
10. 10 Afghan Nightmare It's April 2013. A 747 cargo plane leaves Afghanistan's largest airfield with 207,000 pounds of military equipment. Within seconds of takeoff, the pilots lose control of the aircr… Mar 18, 2018 45m

Season 11 2018 · 10 eps

1. 1 Explosive Proof After a long delay on a hot July evening in 1996, TWA Flight 800 leaves John F. Kennedy Airport carrying 230 passengers and crew en route to Paris. Minutes after takeoff, the Boei… Sep 30, 2018 45m
2. 2 Killer Attitude On a commuter flight from Minneapolis to Hibbing in 1993, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 descends into the clouds on a cold Minnesota night. Suddenly, the pilots of the twin-engine… Oct 7, 2018 45m
3. 3 Deadly Myth A blackened scar on a frozen field near Detroit marks the fatal impact zone of Flight 3272. The sudden loss of 29 lives leaves families in anguish and investigators perplexed. In … Oct 14, 2018 45m
4. 4 The Turning Point Air China Flight 129 prepares to land at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea when a direction from air traffic control to change its approach sets off a series of t… Oct 21, 2018 45m
5. 5 Lethal Turn A routine flight from Jakarta to Medan, Indonesia encounters a very non-routine obstacle: forest fires that are sending a thick blanket of smoke across all of Southeast Asia. But … Oct 28, 2018 45m
6. 6 Storming Out It was supposed to be a routine 50-minute hop from Columbia, SC to Charlotte, NC for USAir Flight 1016. But in an instant, a beautiful summer day gave way to one of the most power… Nov 4, 2018 45m
7. 7 Caught on Tape It was a state-of-the-art commuter plane making a simple one-hour flight from Taipei to a Taiwanese island off the coast of China. But within minutes of takeoff, TransAsia Flight … Nov 11, 2018 45m
8. 8 Terror Over Egypt An Airbus A321 carrying Russian tourists back from Egypt in 2015 suddenly disappears from radar minutes after takeoff. Air Force jets locate the charred wreckage in the Sinai Dese… Jan 6, 2019 45m
9. 9 Deadly Discussions A 737 leaving Buenos Aires fails to lift off in August 1999, hurtling past the airport and crashing into a nearby industrial gas plant. Investigators from Argentina collaborate wi… Jan 13, 2019 45m
10. 10 The Lost Plane An Airbus A310 is minutes from reaching Kathmandu's Tribhuvan International Airport when it disappears in the Himalayas. Two days later, the wreckage is found. None of the 113 peo… Jan 20, 2019 45m

Season 12 2019 · 10 eps

1. 1 Nuts and Bolts Emery Worldwide Flight 17 leaves Sacramento Mather Airport in February 2000 while carrying a load of freight containers. Upon takeoff, the aircraft dives repeatedly and banks to t… Jan 27, 2019 45m
2. 2 Blown Away The landing of a TransAsia commuter flight in bad weather goes horribly wrong in July 2014. The plane crashes less than a mile from Magong Airport in the Penghu archipelago, a pop… Feb 10, 2019 45m
3. 3 Deadly Distraction A Boeing 727 leaving Dallas for Salt Lake City on August 31, 1988 crashes just moments after takeoff, killing 14 of the 108 passengers and crew on board. The NTSB is fast to arriv… Feb 17, 2019 45m
4. 4 Deadly Airspace A commercial airliner whisks 283 passengers from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur on a flight path that will take them over a conflict zone in eastern Ukraine. Mid-flight, the aircraft s… Feb 24, 2019 45m
5. 5 Deadly Display The state-of-the-art Russian aircraft Sukhoi Superjet 100 takes flight on what's meant to be a tight, 30-minute loop over Indonesia to impress potential buyers and journalists. Bu… Mar 3, 2019 45m
6. 6 Deadly Space In the skies above the Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic's commercial spacecraft, SpaceShipTwo, accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots. Sud… Mar 10, 2019 45m
7. 7 Free Fall Qantas Airways Flight 72 cruises at 37,000 feet to Perth, Australia from Singapore. Suddenly, the highly automated A-330 fires off a series of contradictory warnings and repeatedl… Mar 17, 2019 45m
8. 8 Deadly Inclination A DC-9 lines up for a nighttime landing at Zurich's Kloten Airport. Although the pilots can't see the runway, their navigation instruments indicate the plane is locked onto the pr… Mar 24, 2019 45m
9. 9 Deadly Go Round China Airlines Flight 140 is less than three minutes from touching down at Japan's Nagoya Airport. Suddenly, the highly automated A300 gains speed and won't respond to the pilots'… Mar 31, 2019 45m
10. 10 Dead of Winter As Denver air traffic controllers struggle to keep departures on schedule amid heavy snow in 1987, a DC-9 is delayed on the tarmac. When the crew is finally cleared for takeoff, t… Apr 7, 2019 45m

Season 13 2019 · 10 eps

1. 1 Deadly Descent See what happens when an airbus A330 loses power to both its engines over the South China Sea. Sep 8, 2019 45m
2. 2 Death Race When a modified WWII fighter plane crashes into the crowd at a Nevada air show, investigators struggle to find the cause. Sep 15, 2019 45m
3. 3 Fatal Approach A false warning in the cockpit triggers a series of pilot errors, sending a commuter plane crashing by the runway of an Amsterdam airport. Sep 22, 2019 45m
4. 4 Borderline Tactics When a DC-8 cargo jet crashes on approach to a U.S. naval base in Guantanamo, investigators wonder if Cuba played a role. Sep 29, 2019 45m
5. 5 Deadly Pitch Discover why a cargo plane, operating as Fine Fir Flight 101, lost control after takeoff and plowed through a Miami highway in August 1997. Oct 6, 2019 45m
6. 6 Fatal Climb A commercial airliner crashes minutes after taking off from an airport in Bucharest causing suspicions to rise. Oct 13, 2019 45m
7. 7 Runway Runoff A Boeing 737, seconds before liftoff from Denver to Houston, races off the runway, hits a steep ridge, and briefly goes airborne before slamming to Earth and bursting into flames.… Oct 20, 2019 45m
8. 8 Lethal Limits Two Russian pilots with limited experience flying Boeing 737s attempt to land one in the middle of the night with both of the aircraft's engines operating at different power level… Oct 27, 2019 45m
9. 9 Soccer Tragedy LaMia Flight 2933, carrying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team, is approaching Medellin, Colombia to play for the prestigious Copa Sudamericana championship when its crew suddenly d… Nov 3, 2019 45m
10. 10 Slam Dunk At the end of a quick trip from Washington, D.C. to Columbus, Ohio, the captain of United Express Flight 6291 grows concerned over reports of icy rain ahead. He opts for a risky "… Nov 10, 2019 45m

Season 14 2020 · 10 eps

1. 1 Communication Breakdown Some of the deadliest air disasters in history have been caused by simple miscommunications. A tiny error in the cockpit brings tragedy to Quincy Airport in Illinois. A moment of … Jan 5, 2020 45m
2. 2 Fatal Friction Passengers place their lives in the hands of pilots on every flight. While pilots are highly trained to handle a wide variety of emergencies, it is often personal problems like im… Jan 12, 2020 45m
3. 3 Hero Pilots An airliner leaving LaGuardia Airport in New York is crippled after flying through a flock of birds. A Canadian flight crew faces disaster when their Boeing 767 loses power and be… Jan 19, 2020 45m
4. 4 No Control Some of aviation's worst disasters involved the world's most advanced passenger planes. Often, the calamities are caused by a breakdown in trust between the pilots and their highl… Jan 26, 2020 45m
5. 5 Explosive Clues When civilian airliners explode in the sky, rumors involving terrorist plots and enemy acts often follow. It's up to investigators to gather the evidence they need to determine if… Feb 9, 2020 45m
6. 6 Killer in the Cockpit? A 737 cruising above an Indonesian jungle suddenly plummets from the sky. An Airbus A320 crashes into the French Alps. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 vanishes over the Gulf of Thail… Feb 16, 2020 45m
7. 7 Missing Pieces When a flight ends in disaster, investigators must determine what, and sometimes who, caused the accident. Some cases are easy to solve, but others require unrelenting diligence a… Feb 23, 2020 45m
8. 8 Controversial Crashes When planes crash, the pressure is on investigators to uncover what happened. That pressure increases dramatically when the case involves high-profile victims or when examiners di… Mar 1, 2020 45m
9. 9 Deadly Disturbance From takeoff to landing, pilots face countless tasks, each one of vital importance. Any distraction, no matter how minor, can turn a routine flight into a disaster. Revisit three … Mar 8, 2020 45m
10. 10 Fire On Board When a fire breaks out on a plane, an emergency situation can escalate to a deadly disaster in seconds. In Manchester, a holiday flight bursts into flames before leaving the runwa… Mar 15, 2020 45m

Season 15 2020 · 10 eps

1. 1 Kathmandu Descent Witness the final minutes of PIA Flight 268 and discover why it crashed into a mountain just minutes from landing. Sep 6, 2020 45m
2. 2 Impossible Pitch Witness the doomed flight of a West Air Sweden jet and see how the failure of a single instrument led to catastrophe. Sep 13, 2020 45m
3. 3 Explosive Touchdown Most passengers relax after their plane touches down, but when Uni Air Flight 873 landed, that's when the terror began. Sep 20, 2020 45m
4. 4 Taxiway Turmoil Follow the investigation to see how a DC-9 ended up on the wrong runway and in the path of an oncoming 727. Sep 27, 2020 45m
5. 5 Runway Breakup Landing on a Caribbean island in a severe tropical storm, a Colombian airliner crashes short of the runway. Investigators need to find out why. Oct 4, 2020 45m
6. 6 Icy Descent Investigators are stumped when a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert, and it's a microscopic filament that provides the first tangible clue. Oct 11, 2020 45m
7. 7 Atlantic Ditching A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw. Oct 18, 2020 45m
8. 8 No Warning Investigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop. Oct 25, 2020 45m
9. 9 Cockpit Killer When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion. Nov 1, 2020 45m
10. 10 Stormy Cockpit A brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa during a major storm, but investigators eventually discover weather had nothing to do with it. Nov 8, 2020 45m

Season 16 2021 · 10 eps

1. 1 North Sea Nightmare Enter the cockpit of a high-tech turboprop as its pilots battle to keep their plane from slamming into the North Sea. Apr 25, 2021 45m
2. 2 Playing Catch Up Witness the final moments of ExecuFlight Flight 1526 and discover why it crashed into a residential neighborhood. May 2, 2021 45m
3. 3 Tragic Takeoff Discover how out-of-date taxi charts and a casual conversation conspired to doom the takeoff of Comair Flight 5191. May 9, 2021 45m
4. 4 Grounded: Boeing Max 8 Follow investigators as they race to find out why a best-selling, new plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff. May 16, 2021 45m
5. 5 Cabin Catastrophe Relive the 2018 disaster of Southwest Airlines 1380, in which a passenger was nearly sucked from the plane mid-flight. May 23, 2021 45m
6. 6 Meltdown Over Kathmandu Witness the Kathmandu crash of US-Bangla 211 and follow detectives as they investigate both the plane and the pilots. May 30, 2021 45m
7. 7 Mission Disaster A plane loses control during a Gulf War refueling mission and investigators must determine if enemy fire was the cause. Jun 6, 2021 45m
8. 8 Caught in a Jam A commuter flight in New Zealand turns horrific for plane crash survivors, who may freeze to death before help arrives. Jun 13, 2021 45m
9. 9 Seconds from Touchdown Just 12 minutes after takeoff, a twin turboprop loses hydraulics, an engine, and then catches fire. Find out why. Jun 20, 2021 45m
10. 10 Deadly Delivery A last-minute repair may have played a key role in the crash of a plane leaving Madrid International Airport. Jun 27, 2021 45m

Season 17 2022 · 10 eps

1. 1 Holding Pattern Discover the surprising reason why a Boeing 737 took a deadly nosedive after circling the runway for two hours. Feb 27, 2022 45m
2. 2 Peril Over Portugal All signs point to bad weather causing the crash of Martinair Flight 495... until investigators make an intriguing discovery. Mar 6, 2022 45m
3. 3 Stealth Bomber Down Discover the cause of history's most expensive aviation accident: the 2008 crash of the B-2 bomber Spirit of Kansas. Mar 13, 2022 45m
4. 4 Double Trouble An emergency over the French Alps leads to a miraculous landing, followed by the discovery of a small but deadly flaw. Mar 20, 2022 44m
5. 5 Pacific Plunge Heroic flying isn't enough to overcome neglectful maintenance in the tragic accident of Alaska Airlines Flight 261. Mar 27, 2022 44m
6. 6 Terror Over Michigan Investigators must pull off a risky test flight to see if the pilots of a heroic emergency landing are hiding a secret. Apr 3, 2022 44m
7. 7 Tree Strike Terror When a tree-strike takes out both engines of an MD-83, the crew must find a way to land a 60-ton plane with no power. Apr 10, 2022 44m
8. 8 Pitch Black When an Illinois turboprop crashes after losing battery power, investigators uncover a series of errors made by the pilots. Apr 17, 2022 44m
9. 9 Turboprop Terror When a turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem. Apr 24, 2022 44m
10. 10 Kobe Bryant When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues. Apr 24, 2022 44m

Season 18 2022 · 24 eps

1. 1 Cockpit Failure The pilots of Crossair Flight 3597 struggle on their approach to Zurich Airport, hampered by bad weather, an understaffed control tower, and a runway using antiquated equipment. B… Sep 25, 2022 44m
2. 2 The Heathrow Enigma January 2008. British Airways Flight 38 is about to land at Heathrow Airport when calamity strikes. The Boeing 777, one of the safest planes in the airline industry, suffers doubl… Oct 2, 2022 44m
3. 3 Pilot Betrayed A Scandinavian Airlines flight plummets from the winter sky moments after takeoff, and a seasoned pilot's career comes to an end after the culprits of the disaster are identified. Oct 9, 2022 44m
4. 4 Dead Tired Follow the tragic crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 from Newark, NJ, into a house in Buffalo, NY, a case that confounded both forensic anthropology students and investig… Oct 16, 2022 44m
5. 5 Hudson River Runway A comprehensive look at the famous “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in January 2009, and the investigation that followed. Oct 23, 2022 44m
6. 6 Who's In Control? When Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 drops out of the sky on its final approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, investigators work to determine if the cause is due to plane or pilot… Oct 30, 2022 44m
7. 7 Unlocking Disaster When United Flight 811's cargo door blows off at a high altitude over the Pacific Ocean, the crew acts to bring the packed aircraft down safely, and one victim's family searches f… Nov 6, 2022 44m
8. 8 Racing The Storm An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm, but investigators believe weather was not the main reason for the accident. Nov 13, 2022 44m
9. 9 Fire on Board A Swissair passenger jet catches fire midflight and crashes into the Atlantic, leading to one of the largest investigations in aviation history. Nov 20, 2022 44m
10. 10 Cutting Corners Learn how Alaska Airlines Flight 261's fatal nosedive into the Pacific Ocean led to much-needed mechanical improvements and a libel suit. Nov 27, 2022 44m
11. 11 Flying on Empty The pilots of Air Transat Flight 236 find themselves gliding without power high above the Atlantic, and investigators must figure out how a state-of-the-art airbus could run out o… Jan 8, 2023 44m
12. 12 Blow Out The crew of British Airways 5390 springs into action after explosive decompression pulls the pilot out the window, and investigators use a novel psychological tactic to determine … Jan 15, 2023 44m
13. 13 A Wounded Bird A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mount… Jan 22, 2023 44m
14. 14 The Killing Machine An Air France Flight is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport; terrorists demand the aircraft be allowed to depart for Paris. Jan 29, 2023 44m
15. 15 Flying Blind A cleaning crew makes a careless error while cleaning a Boeing 757, affecting the plane's computer system and causing it to crash into the Pacific Ocean. Feb 5, 2023 44m
16. 16 Deadly Crossroads A Bashkirian Airlines Flight collides with a DHL Flight in German airspace near Überlingen. Feb 12, 2023 44m
17. 17 Lost An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain. Feb 19, 2023 44m
18. 18 Missing Over New York Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City. Feb 26, 2023 44m
19. 19 Runaway Train A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people. Mar 5, 2023 44m
20. 20 Collision Course A Greek ferry, the Express Samina, is pushed off course by strong waves and crashes into a rock formation, causing 80 passengers to lose their lives in the freezing water as they … Mar 5, 2023 44m
21. 21 Head-On Collision With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming train, resulting in tragedy. Mar 12, 2023 44m
22. 22 Ripped Apart Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression. Mar 12, 2023 44m
23. 23 Fatal Flaw Accidents caused by minor defects or errors. Mar 19, 2023 44m
24. 24 Who's Flying the Plane? Aviation disasters that resulted from problems with autopilots and computerized systems. Mar 19, 2023 44m

Season 19 2023 · 10 eps

1. 1 Deadly Exchange A twin-engine turboprop carrying 15 people on a flight from St. Louis is on final approach to Kirksville, Missouri. Visibility is poor, but the pilots appear to have the runway li… May 21, 2023 44m
2. 2 Missed Opportunities Investigators try to determine why Independent Air Flight 1851 was flying below advised altitude when it struck a mountain on the Portuguese island of Santa Maria, killing everyon… May 28, 2023 44m
3. 3 Pressure Point Minutes after takeoff, Japan Airlines Flight 123 experiences a sudden loss of pressurization and crashes into a mountain northwest of Tokyo, prompting investigators to look for an… Jun 4, 2023 44m
4. 4 Power Play An investigation into the crash of Airlines PNG Flight 1600 on Papua New Guinea reveals a potentially deadly flaw in the popular Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop plane. Jun 11, 2023 44m
5. 5 Control Catastrophe Equipment and software oversights on Air Astana Flight 1388 cause a critical malfunction immediately after takeoff, forcing the crew to attempt a series of near-impossible landing… Jun 18, 2023 44m
6. 6 Cockpit Catastrophe When a plane's windshield shatters over the Himalayas, the pilots are forced to make a rapid emergency landing while battling freezing winds and dangerously low oxygen. Jun 25, 2023 44m
7. 7 Dream Flight Disaster When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy. Jul 2, 2023 44m
8. 8 Deadly Deception The plan to save Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013 hinges on convincing the violent hijackers that their demands have been met before the plane runs out of fuel. Jul 9, 2023 44m
9. 9 Delivery to Disaster When an Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston, the evidence eventually leads investigators to a pilot with a long history of failures. Jul 16, 2023 44m
10. 10 Mystery Over the Mediterranean Evidence from the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 leads investigators to theorize different causes for the plane's spiral into the Mediterranean. Jul 23, 2023 44m

Season 20 2023 · 30 eps

1. 1 Headline News American Airlines Flight 77 slams into the Pentagon on America's darkest day of the 21st century. TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island minutes after leaving JFK. The supersoni… Jul 30, 2023 44m
2. 2 Rookie Errors While commercial pilots undergo hundreds of hours of training and testing, even experienced pilots can make deadly rookie errors. Aug 6, 2023 44m
3. 3 Collision Course Authorities scramble for answers when a passenger plane collides with a military fighter jet in California, and two commercial planes meet a similar fate decades later in India. … Aug 13, 2023 44m
4. 4 Engines Out When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world. Aug 20, 2023 44m
5. 5 Fuel Trouble Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues. In the end, all three trails lead back to the same source - the fuel tank. Aug 27, 2023 44m
6. 6 Perilous Payload Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation. It's a flight risk that's entirely preventable, and yet repeated disasters reconfirm the nee… Sep 3, 2023 44m
7. 7 Runway in Sight If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy. Sep 10, 2023 44m
8. 8 Deadly Confusion Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents. Even the most experienced pilots are susceptible to its subtle yet deadly effects. Sep 17, 2023 44m
9. 9 Radio Silence Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things, but only the physical evidence can reveal the true story. Three shocking cases send invest… Sep 24, 2023 44m
10. 10 Design Flaws When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767. Oct 1, 2023 44m
11. 11 Heat of the Moment Dashcam footage aids in the investigation of a fatal TransAsia crash, experts determine the cause of a botched emergency landing, and a test flight for a revolutionary aircraft tu… Jan 7, 2024 44m
12. 12 Instrument Confusion A Boeing 737 vanishes off the radar, a South Korean jet slams into the English countryside moments after takeoff, and an inexperienced crew faces a pileup of errors on a flight ov… Jan 14, 2024 44m
13. 13 VIP on Board Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers—including a top diplomat and a Brazilian football team—put investigators under intense pressure to come up with answers. Jan 21, 2024 44m
14. 14 Lapse in Security Traced to a breakdown of vital safety measures, three horrific disasters provoke fundamental changes to airport security procedures around the world. Jan 28, 2024 44m
15. 15 Mountain Impact Following three deadly crashes, investigators uncover dangerous mathematical flaws in the very operations systems designed to prevent aircraft from flying into mountains. Feb 4, 2024 44m
16. 16 Survivors From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency. Feb 11, 2024 44m
17. 17 Death from Above Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below. Feb 18, 2024 44m
18. 18 Courage in the Cockpit Devastating failures in the air put pilots to the test, and shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying. Feb 25, 2024 44m
19. 19 Maintenance Mistakes A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe. Jun 23, 2024 44m
20. 20 Take Off Tragedies Three flights ending in tragedy prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences. Jun 30, 2024 44m
21. 21 Dead of Night Confused, flying blind, and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap. Jul 7, 2024 44m
22. 22 Engine Gone Three crews experience the same devastating event; but with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane. Jul 14, 2024 44m
23. 23 Lethal Choices Faced with a midair crisis, pilots must make a life or death decision, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem. Jul 21, 2024 44m
24. 24 Risky Runways In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, the toughest landings on earth pushed three flight crews. Jul 28, 2024 44m
25. 25 Landings Gone Wrong Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach. Aug 4, 2024 44m
26. 26 Frozen Wings Three planes are brought down by ice and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings. Aug 11, 2024 44m
27. 27 Runway Collisions Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question; a look at how two planes end up on the same runway at the same time. Aug 18, 2024 44m
28. 28 Cockpit Breakdown Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clashes; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong. Aug 25, 2024 45m
29. 29 Splash Down Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water. Sep 1, 2024 44m
30. 30 Northern Extremes Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause. Sep 8, 2024 44m

Season 21 2024 · 8 eps

1. 1 Scratching the Surface Twenty minutes after taking off from Taipei, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar. A massive rescue mission is launched. Sep 15, 2024 44m
2. 2 Lockerbie Disaster A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 25… Sep 22, 2024 44m
3. 3 Blown Apart Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air, and crashes into the North Sea. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer had vibrated loose during flight due to excessive wear … Sep 29, 2024 44m
4. 4 Sight Unseen The world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi,… Oct 6, 2024 44m
5. 5 Operation Babylift A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes in… Oct 13, 2024 44m
6. 6 Falling Fast Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers. Oct 20, 2024 44m
7. 7 Lost When Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea, the investigators cannot believe what actually brought down this very sophisticated Boeing 737. Oct 27, 2024 44m
8. 8 Deep Freeze A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 4184 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board. Nov 3, 2024 45m

Season 22 2024 · 10 eps

1. 1 Time of War Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world. Nov 10, 2024 44m
2. 2 Time Critical In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions. Nov 17, 2024 44m
3. 3 Ticking Time Bomb From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts. Jan 26, 2025 42m
4. 4 Accidents in the Air From pilot error to meltdowns within air traffic control, investigators dig deep into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic. Feb 2, 2025 44m
5. 5 Impossible Landings With zero margin for error, three catastrophes are narrowly averted by pilots who manage to land their damaged planes—against all odds. Feb 9, 2025 44m
6. 6 Trained to Fail Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit. Feb 16, 2025 44m
7. 7 Deadly Data With hidden flaws buried in their navigation systems, three planes suffer tragic computer errors. Feb 23, 2025 44m
8. 8 Poor Piloting Critical errors in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky. Facing fatigue, fog, and inadequate training, the crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunde… Mar 2, 2025 44m
9. 9 Dangerous Winds Three planes fall prey to fearsome winds, and it’s up to investigators to find out why. Mar 9, 2025 44m
10. 10 Sabotage From hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage. Mar 16, 2025 44m

Season 23 2025 · 6 eps

1. 1 Pitch Problems Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped . A rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky. And,… Jun 8, 2025 44m
2. 2 Fight to the Finish Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs c… Jun 15, 2025 44m
3. 3 Bad Data A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base—the costliest aviation disaster ever. Bad data misleads a charter flight into a Portuguese mountain, and conflicti… Jun 22, 2025 44m
4. 4 Landing Hazards Martinair 495 crashes on a rain-soaked runway in Portugal, showing how weather can doom a landing. American 1572 hits a storm and loses both engines amid a tower shutdown. And cro… Jun 29, 2025 44m
5. 5 Training Ignored Kobe Bryant dies when a high-tech helicopter crashes on a routine L.A. route—training ignored with deadly results. In Missouri, cockpit chatter dooms Corporate 5966, and in Lexing… Jul 6, 2025 44m
6. 6 Reckless Approaches A twin-engine jet slams into an Ohio apartment building in a tragic perfect storm, raising questions about speed, power, and fatigue. A turboprop crash exposes an industry-wide is… Jul 13, 2025 44m

Season 24 2025 · 10 eps

1. 1 Terror Over The Pacific A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit. Jul 20, 2025 44m
2. 2 Disaster At Dutch Harbor While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can’t stop their plane. Jan 4, 2026 44m
3. 3 Deadly Departure After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots’ training. Jan 11, 2026 44m
4. 4 Without Warning Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech … Jan 18, 2026 44m
5. 5 Eleven Deadly Seconds Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane. Jan 25, 2026 44m
6. 6 Fight For Survival With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir. Feb 1, 2026 44m
7. 7 Pitch Battle After Colgan Air 9446 crashes off Cape Cod, investigators must determine what brought down a widely-used commuter aircraft in under three minutes. Feb 8, 2026 44m
8. 8 Under Fire Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163. Feb 15, 2026 44m
9. 9 Lost Star Footballer With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel. Feb 22, 2026 44m
10. 10 Deadly Directive When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet. Mar 1, 2026 44m

Season 25 Airing 2026 · 9 eps

1. 1 Pacific Ditching Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure—but when the Boeing 737 is recovered… Mar 8, 2026 44m
2. 2 Running On Empty An Air Tahoma cargo plane is within sight of a Cincinnati runway when both engines flame out and the turboprop crashes into a golf course. Jul 12, 2026 44m
3. 3 Power Struggle In Indonesia, the deadliest aviation market in the world, a Boeing 737 spirals out of the sky and nosedives into the Java Sea. Jul 19, 2026 44m
4. 4 Second Thoughts Amid heavy fog and a rushed approach, Luxair Flight 50 falls out of the sky just a few miles short of Luxembourg airport. Jul 26, 2026 44m
5. 5 Powerless Plunge Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea. Aug 2, 2026 44m
6. 6 Cabin Chaos After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky. Aug 9, 2026 44m
7. 7 Deadly Climb It’s 1985—the deadliest year in civilian aviation—and a DC-9 commuter plane crashes just seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee. Aug 16, 2026 44m
8. 8 Firebomber Down A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire. And ATSB investigators must determine the cause—within an active fire zone. Aug 23, 2026 44m
9. 9 Collision Catastrophe Two planes collide while flying in the skies over southern Germany and investigators are stumped. Aug 30, 2026 44m