Air Crash Investigations

January 20th, 1992 - Flight 148 starts its descent towards Strasbourg airport. An Airbus A-320 is the world's first fully computerised passenger plane, and while its autopilot is programmed to land on a specific runway, high winds mean the pilots must take over the controls. But things get out of control and the aircraft suddenly slams into the side of a mountain, killing eighty-seven people. Inve

December 19th, 2005 - Flight 101 is preparing for take-off in the waters off Miami Beach, Florida. Part plane, part speedboat, the twin turbo-prop taxis through one of the world's busiest ports, and after a smooth take-off, is suddenly rocked by an explosion. From the beach, a tourist films its catastrophic plunge into the ocean. Lifeguards immediately race to the crash site and within hours, salv

On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 left London Stansted Airport for Milan, Italy. But the aircraft never made it to its destination, and the plane crashed about 55 seconds after taking off. All four crew members died in the disaster. Investigators worked to determine the cause of this disaster as they questioned whether the crash could have been prevented. Was the aircraft or crew e