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.
Air date: 2020-09-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Witness the final minutes of PIA Flight 268 and discover why it crashed into a mountain just minutes from landing.
Air date: 2020-09-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Witness the doomed flight of a West Air Sweden jet and see how the failure of a single instrument led to catastrophe.
Air date: 2020-09-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Most passengers relax after their plane touches down, but when Uni Air Flight 873 landed, that's when the terror began.
Air date: 2020-09-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Follow the investigation to see how a DC-9 ended up on the wrong runway and in the path of an oncoming 727.
Air date: 2020-10-04
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Landing on a Caribbean island in a severe tropical storm, a Colombian airliner crashes short of the runway. Investigators need to find out why.
Air date: 2020-10-11
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Investigators are stumped when a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert, and it's a microscopic filament that provides the first tangible clue.
Air date: 2020-10-18
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
Air date: 2020-10-25
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: Investigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop.
Air date: 2020-11-01
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
Air date: 2020-11-08
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: 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.
