Season 13
Air Disasters
Épisodes
Deadly Descent
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.
Death Race
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.
Fatal Approach
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.
Borderline Tactics
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.
Deadly Pitch
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.
Fatal Climb
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.
Runway Runoff
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.
Lethal Limits
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.
Soccer Tragedy
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.
Slam Dunk
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.
