About this season
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Episodes (10)
1. Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
8.5Aired 18 February 2024 • 42 min
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.
2. Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
7.5Aired 24 March 2024 • 42 min
On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, killing one passenger. The accident was caused by incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear.
3. Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
7.5Aired 7 April 2024
On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to takeoff from Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, killing all 3 pilots. The flight crew failed to understand a three-engine takeoff procedure due to improper training.
4. Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision)
8.5Aired 10 March 2024 • 42 min
Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.
5. Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
7.5Aired 14 April 2024
On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in poor weather conditions, but crashes into a residential area after entering a stall. All 196 people on board and 7 people on the ground are killed.
6. Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
9.0Aired 3 March 2024
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.
7. Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
7.5Aired 31 March 2024
On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing both pilots. The causes of the crash were an improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable and the pilots not following checklist procedures.
8. Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
8.0Aired 17 March 2024
Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.
9. Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)
7.0Aired 26 February 2024 • 44 min
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.
10. Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)
8.0Aired 11 February 2024
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.