Air Disasters (Staffel 3)

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.

  • Poster for Blind Spot

    Blind Spot (Folge 1)

    Sendedatum: 2013-03-03

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: In 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna.

  • Poster for Mayday Munich

    Mayday Munich (Folge 2)

    Sendedatum: 2013-03-10

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: Manchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.

  • Poster for I'm the Problem

    I'm the Problem (Folge 3)

    Sendedatum: 2013-03-17

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: Moments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.

  • Poster for Impossible Landing

    Impossible Landing (Folge 4)

    Sendedatum: 2013-03-24

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.

  • Poster for Turning Point

    Turning Point (Folge 5)

    Sendedatum: 2013-03-31

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.

  • Poster for Breakup Over Texas

    Breakup Over Texas (Folge 6)

    Sendedatum: 2013-04-07

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.

  • Poster for Under Pressure

    Under Pressure (Folge 7)

    Sendedatum: 2013-04-14

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.

  • Poster for The Invisible Plane

    The Invisible Plane (Folge 8)

    Sendedatum: 2013-04-21

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.

  • Poster for Bad Attitude

    Bad Attitude (Folge 9)

    Sendedatum: 2013-04-28

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.

  • Poster for Split Decision

    Split Decision (Folge 10)

    Sendedatum: 2013-05-05

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.

  • Poster for Nowhere to Land

    Nowhere to Land (Folge 11)

    Sendedatum: 2013-05-12

    Laufzeit: 45 min

    Übersicht: An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.

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