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The Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 12

Every episode of Air Disasters Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 12!

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
    Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 1 - Nuts and Bolts
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    #1 - Nuts and Bolts

    S12:E1

    On Feb 16, 2000 — Emery Worldwide Flight 17 (DC-8): Immediately after takeoff from Sacramento, a cargo jet pitches wildly and banks out of control, and what investigators first suspect isn't what they find.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 2 - Blown Away
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    #2 - Blown Away

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    On Jul 23, 2014 — TransAsia Airways Flight 222 (ATR 72): Landing in foul weather on Taiwan's Penghu islands, a commuter flight crashes short of the airport — and a second crash months later deepens investigators' suspicions.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 3 - Deadly Distraction
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    #3 - Deadly Distraction

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    On Aug 31, 1988 — Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 (Boeing 727): Moments after lifting off from Dallas, a jet settles back to earth and breaks apart, and the NTSB combs the cockpit's final minutes for what went missing.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 4 - Deadly Airspace
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    #4 - Deadly Airspace

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    On Jul 17, 2014 — Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 (Boeing 777): Cruising from Amsterdam toward Kuala Lumpur, an airliner breaks up over eastern Ukraine's conflict zone, and investigators must work a crash site in the middle of a war.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 5 - Deadly Display
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    #5 - Deadly Display

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    On May 9, 2012 — Sukhoi Superjet 100 demonstration flight: A short showcase flight for potential buyers over Indonesia ends against a mountainside, and just reaching the wreckage tests investigators to their limits.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 6 - Deadly Space
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    S12:E6

    On Oct 31, 2014 — Virgin Galactic SpaceShipTwo "VSS Enterprise": High over the Mojave Desert, a commercial spacecraft breaks apart during a rocket-powered test flight, putting the future of space tourism in question.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 7 - Free Fall
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    #7 - Free Fall

    S12:E7

    On Oct 7, 2008 — Qantas Flight 72 (Airbus A330): Cruising toward Perth, a highly automated jet abruptly nosedives on its own — twice — and investigators race to find the cause with hundreds of the type in service.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 8 - Deadly Inclination
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    #8 - Deadly Inclination

    S12:E8

    On Nov 14, 1990 — Alitalia Flight 404 (DC-9): On a night approach to Zurich, a jet whose instruments show everything normal strikes a wooded hillside six miles short of the runway.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 9 - Deadly Go Round
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    #9 - Deadly Go Round

    S12:E9

    On Apr 26, 1994 — China Airlines Flight 140 (Airbus A300): Seconds from touchdown at Nagoya, Japan, an airliner unexpectedly climbs, stalls, and falls back to the airfield — and the automation itself comes under scrutiny.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Air Disasters Season 12 Episode 10 - Dead of Winter
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    #10 - Dead of Winter

    S12:E10

    On Nov 15, 1987 — Continental Airlines Flight 1713 (DC-9): After a long delay in heavy Denver snow, a jet barely leaves the ground before slamming back down — while other flights took off safely all around it.

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Nuts and Bolts" is the best rated episode of "Air Disasters" season 12. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/27/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Blown Away".