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Season 18 – 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 18

Air Disasters — Season 18

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Bill Ratner

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 2022 Cockpit Failure Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 2, 2022 The Heathrow Enigma A British Airways Flight's engines failure to respond cause the plane to crash-land just short of the runway. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 9, 2022 Pilot Betrayed Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 16, 2022 Dead Tired Investigating the 2009 crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407; the plane stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, N.Y. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 23, 2022 Hudson River Runway US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese, causing both engines to fail. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 30, 2022 Who's In Control Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 6, 2022 Unlocking Disaster A 747's cargo door opens at 23,000 feet, causing an explosive decompression that ejects nine passengers from the plane. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 13, 2022 Racing the Storm An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm; but investigators believe weather is not the main reason for the accident. Details Episode 10 Aired Feb 5, 2023 Flying Blind A cleaning crew makes a careless error while cleaning a Boeing 757, affecting the plane's computer system and causing it to crash into the Pacific Ocean. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 27, 2022 Cutting Corners The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast leads to a disturbing discovery about the company's cost-cutting procedures. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 8, 2023 Flying on Empty When Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel over the Atlantic, its pilots desperately try to keep their Airbus A330 in the air until they reach land. Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 22, 2023 A Wounded Bird A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting. Details Episode 17 Aired Feb 19, 2023 Lost Investigators struggle to determine why a 757 strayed off course during its final approach to a Colombia airport and crashed into a mountain. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 26, 2023 Missing Over New York Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route; it is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City. Details

Season Info

Network
Smithsonian Channel
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 25, 2022