Air Disasters

Air Disasters

Runway Runoff (13x7)


Air date: Oct 20, 2019

A Boeing 737, seconds before liftoff from Denver to Houston, races off the runway, hits a steep ridge, and briefly goes airborne before slamming to Earth and bursting into flames. Revisit the 2008 crash of Continental Airlines Flight 1404 and follow investigators as they look into a mechanical problem previously found on other Boeing 737s, only to find the true culprit in the Rocky Mountains.

  • Premiered: May 2011
  • Episodes: 252
  • Followers: 21
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