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Season 17 – 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 17

Air Disasters — Season 17

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Bill Ratner

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Episode 1 Aired Feb 27, 2022 Holding Pattern Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor weather conditions. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 6, 2022 Peril Over Portugal On December 21, 1992, Martinair Flight 495 crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land at Faro Airport in Faro, Portugal, in severe weather conditions, killing 56 of the 340 people on board. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 13, 2022 Stealth Bomber Down When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 20, 2022 Double Trouble Trans-Air Service Flight 671 suffers an in-flight separation of its two right engines while en route to Kano, Nigeria, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at Istres-Le Tubé Air Base in France. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 27, 2022 Pacific Plunge Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 3, 2022 Terror Over Michigan After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine what caused the aircraft to lose control. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 10, 2022 Tree Strike Terror After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 17, 2022 Pitch Black When an Illinois turboprop crashes after losing battery power, investigators uncover a series of errors made by the pilots. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 24, 2022 Turboprop Terror When a turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 24, 2022 Kobe Bryant When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues. Details
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Air Disasters — Season 17

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Season Info

Network
Smithsonian Channel
Rating
TV-14 (V)
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 27, 2022