Air Crash Investigations

On a bitterly cold Halloween night in 1994, a commuter plane circles outside Chicago waiting for clearance to land, without warning the controls snaps and the plane plunges straight to the ground. The behaviour of the crew and the air traffic controllers would be examined until investigators discover the fatal design flaw behind the tragedy.

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