Air Crash Investigations

February 6, 1996 - moments after take-off, the pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 are bombarded by confusing alarms. Completely bewildered, the pilots of the Boeing 757 struggle to regain control but within minutes the plane slams into the ocean below killing everyone. What caused this tragic accident? Investigators are shocked by their findings.

December 29, 1972. While coming in for a landing at Miami International Airport, pilots onboard Eastern Airlines Flight 401 put on the auto pilot while they try to figure out why only two of the landing gear lights are coming on. The pilots were so distracted that they did not notice that the plane was slowly falling to the ground, until it's too late.

September 29, 2006. A sleek $25 million Legacy business jet on its maiden voyage from Southern Brazil to New York and a Boeing 737 with 154 people on board collide in mid-air. How did two planes under the authority of Brazilian Air Traffic Control end up on a collision course? The investigation would uncover a string of inconceivable errors that would lead to criminal charges and an unprecedented