Air Disasters
Season 19
202310 episodes
Episode 1
Deadly Exchange
May 21, 202344m
On Oct 19, 2004 — Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 (Jetstream 32): On a misty night approach to Kirksville, Missouri, a commuter flight comes down in the woods just short of the airport, and the NTSB dissects its final seconds.
Episode 2
Missed Opportunities
May 28, 202344m
On Feb 8, 1989 — Independent Air Flight 1851 (Boeing 707): A charter carrying Italian tourists to the Dominican Republic strikes a hilltop on Portugal's Santa Maria Island during a routine refueling stop approach.
Episode 3
Pressure Point
Jun 4, 202344m
On Aug 12, 1985 — Japan Airlines Flight 123 (Boeing 747SR): Minutes after leaving Tokyo, a packed evening flight suffers a sudden loss of pressurization and struggles for control before crashing into the mountains northwest of the city.
Episode 4
Power Play
Jun 11, 202344m
On Oct 13, 2011 — Airlines PNG Flight 1600 (Dash 8): Descending through storms toward Madang, Papua New Guinea, a turboprop's engines run wildly out of control, and investigators uncover a trap built into the aircraft itself.
Episode 5
Control Catastrophe
Jun 18, 202344m
On Nov 11, 2018 — Air Astana Flight 1388 (Embraer 190): Leaving Portugal after heavy maintenance, a ferry flight becomes nearly unflyable the moment it's airborne, forcing the crew into a series of desperate landing attempts.
Episode 6
Cockpit Catastrophe
Jun 25, 202344m
On May 14, 2018 — Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 (Airbus A319): High over the Tibetan Plateau, a cockpit windshield shatters, partially pulling the first officer out and leaving the captain to fly through freezing wind and thin air.
Episode 7
Dream Flight Disaster
Jul 2, 202344m
On Dec 31, 2017 — Sydney Seaplanes charter (DHC-2 Beaver): On New Year's Eve, a sightseeing seaplane carrying a British CEO and his family crashes into Jerusalem Bay north of Sydney, prompting a high-profile investigation.
Episode 8
Deadly Deception
Jul 9, 202344m
On Mar 7, 1983 — Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013 (Antonov An-24): Hijackers seize a domestic Bulgarian flight demanding passage to Vienna, and the crew's only hope is an elaborate bluff played out in the dark.
Episode 9
Delivery to Disaster
Jul 16, 202344m
On Feb 23, 2019 — Atlas Air Flight 3591 (Boeing 767): An Amazon cargo flight nosedives into a Texas swamp minutes from Houston, and the evidence leads investigators deep into a pilot's past.
Episode 10
Mystery Over the Mediterranean
Jul 23, 202344m
On May 19, 2016 — EgyptAir Flight 804 (Airbus A320): A night flight from Paris to Cairo vanishes over the Mediterranean, and competing theories divide investigators across two countries.