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Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Air Disasters Season 9 Episode 7 - Deadly Delay
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Deadly Delay

    S9:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Air Disasters Season 9 Episode 9 - Edge of Disaster
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Edge of Disaster

    S9:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Air Disasters Season 10 Episode 1 - Deadly Silence
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Deadly Silence

    S10:E1

    On Oct 25, 1999 — Learjet 35 N47BA: A private jet carrying golf champion Payne Stewart stops responding to radio calls and flies on across the Midwest, with Air Force fighters scrambling to find out why.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Air Disasters Season 10 Episode 8 - River Runway
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #4 - River Runway

    S10:E8

    On Jan 16, 2002 — Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 (Boeing 737): Battered by a violent storm over Java, a jet loses both engines and its electrical power, leaving the crew one perilous option for getting down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Air Disasters Season 11 Episode 4 - The Turning Point
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #5 - The Turning Point

    S11:E4

    On Apr 15, 2002 — Air China Flight 129 (Boeing 767): A late change of approach into Busan, South Korea sends a jet into fog-shrouded hills — and investigators dissect the crew's final moments together.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Air Disasters Season 11 Episode 6 - Storming Out
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Storming Out

    S11:E6

    On Jul 2, 1994 — USAir Flight 1016 (DC-9): On a summer afternoon approach to Charlotte, a jet is caught by one of the most powerful microbursts on record, and investigators ask whether weather alone explains it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Air Disasters Season 11 Episode 8 - Terror Over Egypt
    9.5/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Terror Over Egypt

    S11:E8

    On Oct 31, 2015 — Metrojet Flight 9268 (Airbus A321): A charter carrying Russian tourists home vanishes from radar minutes after leaving Sharm el-Sheikh, and the wreckage in the Sinai raises hard questions.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Air Disasters Season 11 Episode 1 - Explosive Proof
    9.2/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Explosive Proof

    S11:E1

    On Jul 17, 1996 — TWA Flight 800 (Boeing 747): Minutes after leaving JFK for Paris, a jumbo jet explodes off Long Island, and the NTSB attempts the unthinkable: rebuilding the plane piece by piece.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Air Disasters Season 8 Episode 7 - Concorde - Up in Flames
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Concorde - Up in Flames

    S8:E7

    On Jul 25, 2000 — Air France Flight 4590 (Concorde): Trailing flames on takeoff from Paris, the world's only supersonic airliner crashes minutes later, and investigators must reconstruct the disaster from fragments.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Air Disasters Season 11 Episode 3 - Deadly Myth
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #10 - Deadly Myth

    S11:E3

    On Jan 9, 1997 — Comair Flight 3272 (Embraer 120): A commuter flight on approach to Detroit suddenly rolls and dives into a frozen field, and investigators find the FAA's own assumptions on trial.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 1 - Invisible Killer
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #11 - Invisible Killer

    S1:E1

    On Aug 2, 1985 — Delta Air Lines Flight 191 (L-1011): On approach to Dallas/Fort Worth in stormy weather, the jet suddenly plunges short of the runway. Investigators race to uncover what brought it down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 2 - Gimli Glider
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Gimli Glider

    S1:E2

    On Jul 23, 1983 — Air Canada Flight 143 (Boeing 767): Halfway from Montreal to Edmonton, a brand-new airliner runs completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet, leaving the crew to attempt the impossible.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 3 - Behind Closed Doors
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Behind Closed Doors

    S1:E3

    On Jun 12, 1972 & Mar 3, 1974 — American Airlines Flight 96 & Turkish Airlines Flight 981 (DC-10s): Two DC-10s suffer sudden decompressions in flight, two years apart. Investigators probe whether the incidents are connected.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 4 - Fanning the Flames
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Fanning the Flames

    S1:E4

    On Nov 28, 1987 — South African Airways Flight 295 (Boeing 747 Combi): En route from Taipei to Johannesburg, the cabin fills with smoke over the Indian Ocean, launching one of the deepest wreckage recoveries ever attempted.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 5 - Dead Weight
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Dead Weight

    S1:E5

    On Jan 8, 2003 — Air Midwest Flight 5481 (Beechcraft 1900D): Seconds after takeoff from Charlotte, a commuter flight pitches out of control. Investigators search for answers in the smallest details.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 6 - Southern Storm
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Southern Storm

    S1:E6

    On Apr 4, 1977 — Southern Airways Flight 242 (DC-9): A flight through severe Georgia thunderstorms leaves the crew battling to keep their crippled jet aloft with nowhere to land.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 7 - Explosive Evidence
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Explosive Evidence

    S1:E7

    On Jun 23, 1985 — Air India Flight 182 (Boeing 747): A jumbo jet vanishes from radar over the Atlantic near Ireland, triggering an investigation that spans continents.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 8 - Mixed Signals
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Mixed Signals

    S1:E8

    On Feb 6, 1996 — Birgenair Flight 301 (Boeing 757): Moments after a night takeoff from the Dominican Republic, the crew is confronted by baffling and contradictory instrument readings.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 9 - Fatal Distraction
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Fatal Distraction

    S1:E9

    On Dec 29, 1972 — Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (L-1011): On a clear night approach to Miami, a state-of-the-art jet descends unnoticed into the Everglades. Investigators must explain how.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Air Disasters Season 1 Episode 10 - Phantom Strike
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Phantom Strike

    S1:E10

    On Sep 29, 2006 — Gol Flight 1907 (Boeing 737) & Embraer Legacy: Two aircraft cross paths high above the Amazon, and investigators must piece together how modern technology failed to keep them apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 1 - Cracks in the System
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Cracks in the System

    S2:E1

    On Dec 19, 2005 — Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 (Grumman Turbo Mallard): A vintage seaplane bound for the Bahamas goes down moments after lifting off from Miami's Watson Island, stunning witnesses along the shoreline.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 2 - Target is Destroyed
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Target is Destroyed

    S2:E2

    On Sep 1, 1983 — Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (Boeing 747): A passenger jet en route from Anchorage to Seoul strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a fighter jet, pushing Cold War tensions to the brink.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 3 - Cruel Skies
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Cruel Skies

    S2:E3

    Special — Multiple incidents (1977–1999), including Southern Airways Flight 242, British Airways Flight 009, and American Airlines Flight 1420: A look at how violent weather has brought down airliners and how forecasting and cockpit technology evolved in response.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 4 - Panic on the Runway
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #24 - Panic on the Runway

    S2:E4

    On Aug 22, 1985 — British Airtours Flight 28M (Boeing 737): An engine catches fire as a holiday flight accelerates down the runway at Manchester. The takeoff is aborted, but a survivable emergency turns deadly on the ground.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 5 - Alarming Silence
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #25 - Alarming Silence

    S2:E5

    On Aug 16, 1987 — Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (MD-82): Moments after takeoff from Detroit, a fully loaded jet fails to climb and crashes beyond the runway, leaving investigators to trace the final minutes before departure.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Deadly Delay" is the best rated episode of "Air Disasters". It scored 9.5/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 11/12/2017. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Edge of Disaster".