Air Crash Investigations On August 2 2005, Air France Flight 358 left Paris with 297 passengers and 12 crew onboard and was confronted by a raging thunderstorm as it prepared to land at Toronto International Airport, Canada. The plane lost control skidding past the runway coming to rest in a small ravine 300 metres away. As it crashed, the left engine caught fire and passengers and crew had only seconds to escape. Follow 2026-06-11 June 24, 1982 - During a calm flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet. Within moments, the four engines of the 747 shut down. Just seconds before crashing into the Indian ocean, the engines roar back to life. The terrifying flight changes the way pilots are trained and alters forever the understanding of how volcanoes can affect passenger jets. 2026-06-11 In June of 1983, a small mechanical problem at the back of an Air Canada DC-9 quickly turned into an all-out emergency ten kilometres in the air. The pilot had no choice but to attempt an emergency landing at a nearby airport. The plane burst into flames 90 seconds after it hit the runway killing 23 people. How did the fire start? Investigation into the air crash would struggle to find answers. 2026-06-11