Air Disasters

  • Premiered: May 2011
  • Episodes: 234
  • Followers: 21
  • Running
  • Smithsonian Channel
  • Sunday at 22
  • Documentary

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Season 18
18x1
Cockpit Failure
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Air date
Sep 26, 2022
Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.
18x2
The Heathrow Enigma
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Air date
Oct 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 .. show full overview
18x3
Pilot Betrayed
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Air date
Oct 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.
18x4
Dead Tired
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Air date
Oct 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.
18x5
Hudson River Runway
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Oct 23, 2022
A comprehensive look at the famous “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in January 2009, and the investigation that followed.
18x6
Who's in Control?
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Oct 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.
18x7
Unlocking Disaster
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Nov 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.
18x8
Racing the Storm
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Nov 13, 2022
The violent crash landing of American Airlines Flight 1420 in Arkansas claims 11 lives, exposing an industry-wide scandal and triggering an investigation into severe weather and pilot error.
18x9
Fire on Board
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Nov 20, 2022
Expert investigators work tirelessly to understand the mysterious 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 after a cockpit fire led to the deaths of 229 people.
18x10
Cutting Corners
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Nov 27, 2022
The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast leads to a disturbing discovery about the company's cost-cutting procedures.
18x12
Flying on Empty
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Jan 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.
18x12
Blow Out
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Jan 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.
18x14
A Wounded Bird
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Air date
Jan 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.
18x15
The Killing Machine
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Air date
Jan 29, 2023
In 1994, Air France flight 8969 is hijacked by extremists during the Algerian Civil War, prompting Major Denis Favier to devise impromptu counterterror measures to save the hostages onboard.
18x15
Flying Blind
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Air date
Feb 05, 2023
Aeroperú Flight 603 experiences an erratic descent into the Pacific Ocean, and a team of investigators discover the small but critical oversight that caused the fatal landing.
18x16
Deadly Crossroads
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Air date
Feb 12, 2023
In 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collided with DHL Flight 611 over Überlingen, Germany, in an air traffic controller error, resulting in 71 deaths from both flights.
18x17
Lost
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Air date
Feb 19, 2023
Relive the 1995 disaster of American Airlines Flight 965, in which a Boeing 757 veered off course and crashed into a 9,000-foot mountain on its final approach to Cali, Colombia.
18x18
Missing Over New York
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Air date
Feb 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.
18x19
Runaway Train
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Air date
Mar 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.
18x20
Collision Course
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Mar 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.
18x21
Head-On Collision
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Air date
Mar 12, 2023
Two trains collide near the town of Hinton in Alberta, Canada, and the event becomes known as one of the deadliest accidents -- and greatest mysteries -- in Canadian railway history.
18x22
Ripped Apart
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Air date
Mar 12, 2023
Several airplane disasters resulting from seemingly minor flaws, like faulty windows and doors or poorly maintained building materials, are examined.
18x23
Fatal Flaw
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Air date
Mar 19, 2023
Maintenance oversights and shortsighted cost-cutting measures can lead to disaster, as evidenced by the tragic fates of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123 and more.
18x24
Who's Flying the Plane
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Air date
Mar 19, 2023
Experts document aviation tragedies that show how safety is a delicate balance between automated systems and pilot training, often meaning the difference between survival and disaster.

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