2024-07-01
The 2005 crash of TANS Peru Flight 204 in the Amazon jungle is investigated. (Repeat).
Following three deadly crashes, investigators uncover dangerous mathematical flaws in the very operations systems designed to prevent aircraft from flying into mountains. (Repeat).
History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined. (Repeat).
An emergency over the French Alps leads to a miraculous landing, followed by the discovery of a small but deadly flaw. (Repeat).
The 2003 crash of Air Midwest Flight 5481 after takeoff from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. (Repeat).
The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one problem: the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the trip. (Repeat).
Examples of expert piloting in emergency situations that saved lives and made headlines in New York, New Orleans, and Canada are examined. (Repeat).
Kenya Airlines Flight 507 was found in mud and water after crashing during a major storm. (Repeat).
The series premiere examines the 1985 crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, in which 136 people died. Included: how National Transportation Safety Board investigators determined the cause of the crash. (Repeat).
The 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, which killed everyone aboard, is recalled. (Repeat).
The story of China Airlines Flight 006, which almost crashed into the Pacific Ocean after experiencing engine trouble. The investigation of the incident detailed how jet lag and lack of sleep can impact pilots. (Repeat).
A Boeing 757 takes off from Washington Dulles International Airport en route to Los Angeles. In minutes, hijackers storm the cockpit and turn the plane back toward the nation's capital and straight into the Pentagon. A total of 189 people are dead, the fuselage has been vaporized, and investigators are under tremendous pressure to determine how this could have happened. (Repeat).
An investigation on what caused the Kazakhstan Airlines and Saudi Airways to collide mid-air. (Repeat).
The pilots of an Air Transat Airbus needs to glide the plane to safety after it starts leaking fuel over the Atlantic. (Repeat).
What caused Garuda Flight 200 to slam to the ground and careen off the runway in Yogyakarta, Indonesia? Was it a powerful downdraft? Was there something wrong with the wing flaps? Or did a baffling decision by the pilot lead to the death of 21 people? Join us as we investigate the crash of March 7, 2007, through actual video captured at the scene and testimony from a heroic passenger who survived
The 1987 crash of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 near Cayucos, Cal., is recalled. The last words captured by the cockpit recorder were those of a former USAir employee believed to be responsible for the tragedy: "I'm the problem." The recorder also picked up gunfire prior to the crash. (Repeat).
Looking back to when SOL Airlines Flight 5428 crashed into a remote desert and killed everyone on board. (Repeat).
The landing of a TransAsia commuter flight in bad weather goes horribly wrong in July 2014. The plane crashes less than a mile from Magong Airport in the Penghu archipelago, a popular Taiwanese vacation spot. The media quickly claims the storm caused the disaster, but investigators aren't so certain. (Repeat).
The 2003 crash of Air Midwest Flight 5481 after takeoff from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina. (Repeat).
FedEx employees fend off an attack by a coworker. (Repeat).
A mid-flight bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots to attempt a daring landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. (Repeat).
Three flights ending in tragedy prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences. (Repeat).
An Airbus A321 carrying Russian tourists back from Egypt in 2015 suddenly disappears from radar minutes after takeoff. Air Force jets locate the charred wreckage in the Sinai Desert. There are no survivors. How did this modern airplane just fall from the sky? Follow Egyptian investigators and their Russian counterparts as they work through political tensions and wild rumors to discover the truth b
The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one problem: the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the trip. (Repeat).