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

On December 21, 1988, the residents of the small town of Lockerbie, Scotland, were preparing for the Christmas holiday, but danger was fast approaching. A packed passenger plane flying over the village exploded mid-air, shooting massive fireballs of debris onto the residents below. Ultimately, this tragic disaster killed 270 people from 21 different countries. Seven days later, investigators found

September 8, 1989. High above the North Sea, an aging propeller plane tumbles from the sky. Investigators consider a string of possibilities; it takes two years to find the cause. It's something that's never been seen in previous investigations. It would lead to arrests half a world away and call into question the safety of one of the world's most important planes, Air Force One.

August 22nd, 1985. With 137 people on board, the crew of British Air tours Flight 28 is preparing to leave Manchester Airport for the Greek island of Corfu. Just as the aircraft is accelerating, a loud 'thud' emanates from outside the plane. Investigators from the AAIB need to figure out how an emergency on an aeroplane that never even left the ground turned into one of the worst disasters in Brit