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Season 7 – Air Disasters

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Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.
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Air Disasters — Season 7

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Bill Ratner

Narrator

Dean Perlmutter

Producer

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 15, 2024 Scratching the Surface After taking off from Taiwan, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar and crashes, killing 225 people. Details Episode 1 Aired Mar 13, 2016 Miracle Escape Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 22, 2024 Lockerbie Disaster A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 20, 2016 Falling From the Sky A British Airways flight to Australia in 1982 crashes into the Indian Ocean. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 29, 2024 Blown Apart Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 27, 2016 Fire Fight A mechanical problem aboard an Air Canada plane turns into an all-out emergency six miles in the air. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 6, 2024 Sight Unseen Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 3, 2016 Missed Approach A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 13, 2024 Operation Babylift A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 10, 2016 Hidden Danger In 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 20, 2024 Falling Fast Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 17, 2016 Panic Over the Pacific A miraculous rescue is launched after a 747 plummets toward the Pacific. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 18, 2016 Out of Sight In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 25, 2016 Fog of War A U.S. military plane veers off course and flies into a mountain while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia in heavy fog, killing all 35 people on board. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 2, 2016 Vertigo On January 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 9, 2016 Ghost Plane Investigators try to solve the mystery of a plane whose captain and co-pilot are missing. Details
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Season Info

Network
Smithsonian Channel
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 15, 2024