Air Disasters
Season 11
201810 episodes
Episode 1
Explosive Proof
Sep 30, 201845m
TMDB rating 9.2TMDB
On Jul 17, 1996 — TWA Flight 800 (Boeing 747): Minutes after leaving JFK for Paris, a jumbo jet explodes off Long Island, and the NTSB attempts the unthinkable: rebuilding the plane piece by piece.
Episode 2
Killer Attitude
Oct 7, 201845m
On Dec 1, 1993 — Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 (Jetstream 31): On a night descent into Hibbing, Minnesota, a commuter turboprop clips the treetops and slams into a hillside, and the inquiry reaches back months before the flight.
Episode 3
Deadly Myth
Oct 14, 201845m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
On Jan 9, 1997 — Comair Flight 3272 (Embraer 120): A commuter flight on approach to Detroit suddenly rolls and dives into a frozen field, and investigators find the FAA's own assumptions on trial.
Episode 4
The Turning Point
Oct 21, 201845m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
On Apr 15, 2002 — Air China Flight 129 (Boeing 767): A late change of approach into Busan, South Korea sends a jet into fog-shrouded hills — and investigators dissect the crew's final moments together.
Episode 5
Lethal Turn
Oct 28, 201845m
On Sep 26, 1997 — Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 (Airbus A300): Descending toward Medan through thick haze from forest fires, an airliner strikes terrain miles from the airport — Indonesia's deadliest crash.
Episode 6
Storming Out
Nov 4, 201845m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
On Jul 2, 1994 — USAir Flight 1016 (DC-9): On a summer afternoon approach to Charlotte, a jet is caught by one of the most powerful microbursts on record, and investigators ask whether weather alone explains it.
Episode 7
Caught on Tape
Nov 11, 201845m
On Feb 4, 2015 — TransAsia Airways Flight 235 (ATR 72): Minutes after takeoff from Taipei, a commuter plane banks over a highway and into the Keelung River — captured by a passing car's dashcam.
Episode 8
Terror Over Egypt
Jan 6, 201945m
TMDB rating 9.5TMDB
On Oct 31, 2015 — Metrojet Flight 9268 (Airbus A321): A charter carrying Russian tourists home vanishes from radar minutes after leaving Sharm el-Sheikh, and the wreckage in the Sinai raises hard questions.
Episode 9
Deadly Discussions
Jan 13, 201945m
On Aug 31, 1999 — LAPA Flight 3142 (Boeing 737): A jet leaving Buenos Aires never lifts off, hurtling past the airport boundary, and investigators must explain how a basic takeoff went wrong.
Episode 10
The Lost Plane
Jan 20, 201945m
On Jul 31, 1992 — Thai Airways Flight 311 (Airbus A310): Minutes from Kathmandu, an airliner disappears in the Himalayas, and the search for answers exposes the challenges of one of the world's most demanding approaches.