Air Crash Investigations The pilots of Flight 1493 configure the 737 for landing and although they repeatedly radio the tower for instructions, their calls go unanswered. They finally get clearance just moments before landing, but within seconds of touching down, the aircraft erupts in flames and crashes into an abandoned brick building. Can investigators determine what went wrong? 2026-08-03 When Flight 007, carrying 269 people onboard reaches its new altitude, it is rocked by rapid decompression, spirals out of control and crashes into the sea. An international controversy erupts and within days, Soviet officials admit to shooting down the passenger plane. Can the investigators determine what went wrong while preventing an armed conflict? 2026-08-03 March 10th, 1989 - Flight 1363 prepares for take-off. The jet struggles to get airborne, starts shaking violently and less than a minute later, crashes into the woods. Emergency crews rush to the site in an attempt to save passengers from the wreckage. Investigators must now uncover what led the plane to crash, but will they determine who was to blame? 2026-08-03 On 23 November, 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 was hijacked by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum. The pilot attempted to trick the hijackers by secretly changing the flight route demanded. But after a struggle and despite the pilots heroic efforts, the plane crashes in the Indian Ocean near Comoros after running out of fuel, killing 125 of the 175 passengers and crew on board. 2026-08-04 December 7, 1987: En route to San Francisco from LAX, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771 is cruising high above the Californian countryside. Apart from some mild turbulence, the routine regional flight is uneventful. That is, until the pilots hear gunshots in the cabin. They report the gunfire to the tower and moments later, the aircraft falls into a steep dive and crashes into a remote field 2026-08-04 May 24, 1988: Flying through a violent tropical thunderstorm, TACA Flight #110 begins its final descent towards New Orleans when both engines fail and the plane begins dropping from the sky. The pilots restart both engines but almost immediately they overheat forcing the pilots to shut them down. Without power for the second time and falling fast, they consider ditching the plane in a canal but ai 2026-08-04