Air Disasters Season 18

September. 25,2022      
Rating:
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Trailer Synopsis

Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.

Episode 24 : Who's Flying the Plane?
March. 19,2023
Aviation disasters that resulted from problems with autopilots and computerized systems.
Episode 23 : Fatal Flaw
March. 19,2023
Accidents caused by minor defects or errors.
Episode 22 : Ripped Apart
March. 12,2023
Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
Episode 21 : Head-On Collision
March. 12,2023
With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming train, resulting in tragedy.
Episode 20 : Collision Course
March. 05,2023
A Greek ferry, the Express Samina, is pushed off course by strong waves and crashes into a rock formation, causing 80 passengers to lose their lives in the freezing water as they wait for rescue.
Episode 19 : Runaway Train
March. 05,2023
A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people.
Episode 18 : Missing Over New York
February. 26,2023
Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.
Episode 17 : Lost
February. 19,2023
An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain.
Episode 16 : Deadly Crossroads
February. 12,2023
A Bashkirian Airlines Flight collides with a DHL Flight in German airspace near Überlingen.
Episode 15 : Flying Blind
February. 05,2023
A cleaning crew makes a careless error while cleaning a Boeing 757, affecting the plane's computer system and causing it to crash into the Pacific Ocean.
Episode 14 : The Killing Machine
January. 29,2023
An Air France Flight is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport; terrorists demand the aircraft be allowed to depart for Paris.
Episode 13 : A Wounded Bird
January. 22,2023
A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting.
Episode 12 : Blow Out
January. 15,2023
The crew of British Airways 5390 springs into action after explosive decompression pulls the pilot out the window, and investigators use a novel psychological tactic to determine the cause.
Episode 11 : Flying on Empty
January. 08,2023
The pilots of Air Transat Flight 236 find themselves gliding without power high above the Atlantic, and investigators must figure out how a state-of-the-art airbus could run out of fuel.
Episode 10 : Cutting Corners
November. 27,2022
Learn how Alaska Airlines Flight 261's fatal nosedive into the Pacific Ocean led to much-needed mechanical improvements and a libel suit.
Episode 9 : Fire on Board
November. 20,2022
A Swissair passenger jet catches fire midflight and crashes into the Atlantic, leading to one of the largest investigations in aviation history.
Episode 8 : Racing The Storm
November. 13,2022
An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm, but investigators believe weather was not the main reason for the accident.
Episode 7 : Unlocking Disaster
November. 06,2022
When United Flight 811's cargo door blows off at a high altitude over the Pacific Ocean, the crew acts to bring the packed aircraft down safely, and one victim's family searches for answers.
Episode 6 : Who's In Control?
October. 30,2022
When Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 drops out of the sky on its final approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, investigators work to determine if the cause is due to plane or pilot error.
Episode 5 : Hudson River Runway
October. 23,2022
A comprehensive look at the famous “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in January 2009, and the investigation that followed.
Episode 4 : Dead Tired
October. 16,2022
Follow the tragic crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 from Newark, NJ, into a house in Buffalo, NY, a case that confounded both forensic anthropology students and investigators.
Episode 3 : Pilot Betrayed
October. 09,2022
A Scandinavian Airlines flight plummets from the winter sky moments after takeoff, and a seasoned pilot's career comes to an end after the culprits of the disaster are identified.
Episode 2 : The Heathrow Enigma
October. 02,2022
January 2008. British Airways Flight 38 is about to land at Heathrow Airport when calamity strikes. The Boeing 777, one of the safest planes in the airline industry, suffers double engine failure, and with only seconds until the aircraft hits the ground, Captain Peter Burkill must attempt a highly risky move to save the lives of the 152 people on board. Witness the remarkable emergency landing the follow investigators as they solve the mystery behind the crash, using unrelenting diligence and a little inspiration from Sherlock Holmes.
Episode 1 : Cockpit Failure
September. 25,2022
The pilots of Crossair Flight 3597 struggle on their approach to Zurich Airport, hampered by bad weather, an understaffed control tower, and a runway using antiquated equipment. By the time they decide to abort the landing, it's too late. The plane plunges into a hillside, killing 24 of the 33 on board. It's Switzerland's worst air disaster in over a decade and investigators are pressured to find answers fast. What they discover is a series of errors that will lead to sweeping changes to the airport and to the airline.

Seasons

Season 21
Season 21 0001
Season 20
History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.
Season 20 2023
Season 19
Season 19 2023
Season 18
Season 18 2022
Season 17
Season 17 2022
Season 16
Season 16 2021
Season 15
Season 15 2020
Season 14
Season 14 2020
Season 13
Season 13 2019
Season 12
Season 12 2019
Season 11
Season 11 2018
Season 10
Season 10 2018
Season 9
Season 9 2017
Season 8
Season 8 2016
Season 7
Season 7 2016
Season 6
Season 6 2015
Season 5
Season 5 2015
Season 4
Season 4 2014
Season 3
Season 3 2013
Season 2
Season 2 2012
Season 1
Season 1 2011

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