Air Disasters
Season 13
201910 episodes
Episode 1
Deadly Descent
Sep 8, 201945m
On Apr 13, 2010 — Cathay Pacific Flight 780 (Airbus A330): Approaching Hong Kong, a jet loses control of both engines' power, forcing the crew to attempt a landing at nearly double the normal touchdown speed.
Episode 2
Death Race
Sep 15, 201945m
On Sep 16, 2011 — "The Galloping Ghost" (modified P-51 Mustang): At the Reno Air Races, a WWII-era racer suddenly pitches up and plunges toward the crowd, leaving investigators to explain a split-second disaster.
Episode 3
Fatal Approach
Sep 22, 201945m
On Apr 4, 1994 — KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 (Saab 340): A cockpit warning light sends a commuter flight back toward Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, where the landing goes catastrophically wrong beside the runway.
Episode 4
Borderline Tactics
Sep 29, 201945m
On Aug 18, 1993 — American International Airways Flight 808 (DC-8): On approach to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay, a cargo jet rolls and crashes just short of the runway — with Cuban airspace looming steps away.
Episode 5
Deadly Pitch
Oct 6, 201945m
On Aug 7, 1997 — Fine Air Flight 101 (DC-8): Seconds after takeoff from Miami with 43 tons of denim, a cargo jet pitches up, stalls, and comes down across a busy street.
Episode 6
Fatal Climb
Oct 13, 201945m
On Mar 31, 1995 — TAROM Flight 371 (Airbus A310): Minutes after leaving Bucharest, an airliner rolls into a steep dive from its climb, and investigators must untangle machine, crew, and a moment of crisis.
Episode 7
Runway Runoff
Oct 20, 201945m
On Dec 20, 2008 — Continental Airlines Flight 1404 (Boeing 737): Racing down the runway at Denver, a jet suddenly veers off before liftoff, bounds across a ravine, and catches fire — and the answer lies in the Rockies.
Episode 8
Lethal Limits
Oct 27, 201945m
On Sep 14, 2008 — Aeroflot Nord Flight 821 (Boeing 737): On a night approach to Perm, Russia, a crew new to the 737 loses control minutes from landing, and the inquiry indicts far more than one cockpit.
Episode 9
Soccer Tragedy
Nov 3, 201945m
On Nov 28, 2016 — LaMia Flight 2933 (Avro RJ85): Carrying Brazil's Chapecoense soccer team to a championship match, a charter loses power on approach to Medellín, and investigators uncover how it came to that.
Episode 10
Slam Dunk
Nov 10, 201945m
On Jan 7, 1994 — United Express Flight 6291 (Jetstream 41): Facing icy weather on approach to Columbus, Ohio, a commuter crew opts for a rapid descent to the runway — and the cockpit recording stuns investigators.