Rotten Tomatoes
Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 3 – Air Crash Investigation

Play trailer Season 3 – Air Crash Investigation Sep 2020 Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 0 Reviews Popcornmeter 0 Ratings
A look at some of the most catastrophic aviation incidents in history that have led to safer systems being developed.
Air Crash Investigation — Season 3

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 3, 2020 Courage in the Cockpit In 1989, a DC-10 suffered a catastrophic failure of its tail-mounted engine, which led to the loss of many flight controls. Northwest Airlines' Boeing 747 was over the Bering Sea when something unthinkable happened. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 10, 2020 Death From Above Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 17, 2020 Survivors From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 24, 2020 Lapse In Security Traced to a breakdown of vital safety measures, three horrific disasters provoke fundamental changes to airport security procedures around the world. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 1, 2020 Heat of The Moment Devastating systems failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying, including Qantas Flight 32. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 8, 2020 VIP on Board Revisit three crashes involving high-profile passengers and the pressurized investigations into the causes that followed. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 15, 2020 Mountain Impact Following three horrifying crashes, investigators uncover fatal flaws in the procedures intended to stop aircraft from crashing into mountains. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 22, 2020 Take Off Tragedies Any small mistake during take-off can have disastrous consequences. In Taiwan, a Boing 747 crashes on the runway; in Detroit, a DC-9 leaves a trail of burned debris. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 29, 2020 Maintenance Mistakes Three different accidents reveal that a lack of maintenance can cause a catastrophe. A human error leads to a disaster during a flight to Texas; when a turboprop engine disappears in the sea, investigators discover a criminal empire. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 5, 2020 Instrument Confusion A Boing 737 disappears from the radars over one of the most remote places on Earth; a Korean plan crashes. Details

Season Info

Director
Sue Davidson
Creator
Bernard Vaillot, Greg Gransden, André Barro
Network
National Geographic
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 3, 2020