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.
播出日期: 2011-05-15
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A landing goes wrong when Delta Airlines Flight 191 is hit by an invisible force.
播出日期: 2011-05-22
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the 767 he is flying runs out of fuel.
播出日期: 2011-05-29
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A flaw on the infamous DC-10 airline causing two midair crashes in the early 70's.
播出日期: 2011-06-05
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 was carrying illegal weapons.
播出日期: 2011-06-12
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Just after take-off, Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground, killing all on board.
播出日期: 2011-06-26
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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.
播出日期: 2011-07-10
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Air India Flight 182 crashes into the sea after an explosion. Was it a tragic accident or an act of terrorism?
播出日期: 2011-07-17
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean.
播出日期: 2011-07-24
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.
播出日期: 2011-07-31
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 in mid-air over the Amazon Rain Forest.
