Air Disasters — Season 3
The disaster is only the beginning of the story.
About this season
Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Episodes (11)
1. Blind Spot
Aired 3 March 2013 • 45 min
In 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna.
2. Mayday Munich
Aired 10 March 2013 • 45 min
Manchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
3. I'm the Problem
Aired 17 March 2013 • 45 min
Moments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.
4. Impossible Landing
Aired 24 March 2013 • 45 min
United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.
5. Turning Point
Aired 31 March 2013 • 45 min
A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
6. Breakup Over Texas
Aired 7 April 2013 • 45 min
Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
7. Under Pressure
Aired 14 April 2013 • 45 min
A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.
8. The Invisible Plane
Aired 21 April 2013 • 45 min
Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.
9. Bad Attitude
Aired 28 April 2013 • 45 min
A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.
10. Split Decision
Aired 5 May 2013 • 45 min
Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.
11. Nowhere to Land
Aired 12 May 2013 • 45 min
An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.