Air Crash Investigations

A small commuter plane begins a short flight when just moments after take-off, the nose of the aircraft pitches up dramatically causing the plane to plummet to the ground. It slams into a hangar, killing everyone onboard. Combing through the wreckage, investigators find a single clue.

April 4, 1977. The crew of Southern Airways Flight 242 find themselves in a violent storm with massive hail pelting the aircraft. When the cockpit windshield shatters and both engines fail, the pilot has no other option than to make an emergency landing on a nearby highway.

Air Traffic controllers are the cops of the skies but the systems has reached a breaking point. In-depth analysis of five aviation disasters reveals the steps taken to modernise communication in the skies - and avert further catastrophes.