Episodes
Fatal Transmission
March 5, 2017
On Nov 19, 1996 — United Express Flight 5925 (Beechcraft 1900): Landing at Quincy, Illinois, a commuter flight collides with a private plane departing on an intersecting runway, and investigators ask why no one escaped a survivable crash.
Terror in San Francisco
March 12, 2017
On Jul 6, 2013 — Asiana Airlines Flight 214 (Boeing 777): On a clear day at San Francisco, a wide-body strikes the seawall short of the runway — the first fatal crash of a 777 — with the world watching the investigation.
High Rise Catastrophe
October 15, 2017
On Oct 4, 1992 — El Al Flight 1862 (Boeing 747): Minutes after takeoff from Amsterdam, a cargo jumbo begins rolling violently and, fighting back toward the airport, comes down on a high-rise apartment complex.
Fatal Focus
October 22, 2017
On Mar 7, 2007 — Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 (Boeing 737): A morning flight slams onto the runway at Yogyakarta and careens off the end, and investigators turn to dramatic video captured at the scene.
Fatal Delivery
October 29, 2017
On Sep 3, 2010 — UPS Flight 6 (Boeing 747): Shortly after leaving Dubai, fire spreads through a cargo jumbo's main deck, forcing the crew into a nearly blind attempt to get back on the ground.
Carnage in Sao Paolo
November 5, 2017
On Oct 31, 1996 — TAM Flight 402 (Fokker 100): Seconds after takeoff from São Paulo's Congonhas Airport, an airliner banks out of control into a crowded neighborhood, and investigators chase a failure almost no pilot had trained for.
Deadly Delay
November 12, 2017
On Aug 20, 2008 — Spanair Flight 5022 (MD-82): After a long delay on a scorching Madrid afternoon, a jet rolls hard on takeoff and slams down beside the runway, and an international team probes how an experienced crew lost it.
Steep Impact
November 19, 2017
On Apr 5, 1991 — Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 (Embraer 120): A commuter turboprop carrying a NASA astronaut and a former U.S. senator crashes on approach to Brunswick, Georgia — with no flight recorders to guide investigators.
Edge of Disaster
November 26, 2017
On Oct 10, 2006 — Atlantic Airways Flight 670 (BAe 146): Landing on Norway's Stord Island, a commuter jet skids off the runway and down a steep cliff, and escape becomes a race against fire.
Deadly Mission
December 3, 2017
On Sep 18, 1961 — UN charter "Albertina" (DC-6): Carrying UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld on a secret peace mission, a plane goes down in the African night near Ndola — a mystery that has fueled decades of controversy.
