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The Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 14

Every episode of Air Disasters Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 14!

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 14 Episode 1 - Communication Breakdown
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    #1 - Communication Breakdown

    S14:E1

    Special — Multiple incidents (1977–1997), including United Express Flight 5925, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, and the Tenerife disaster: How small miscommunications between cockpits, towers, and crews have triggered some of aviation's worst tragedies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 2 - Fatal Friction
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    #2 - Fatal Friction

    S14:E2

    Special — Multiple incidents (1972–1993), including BEA Flight 548, Trans-Colorado Flight 2286, and Northwest Airlink Flight 5719: How impatience, arrogance, and tension in the cockpit have turned routine flights into disasters.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 3 - Hero Pilots
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    #3 - Hero Pilots

    S14:E3

    Special — Multiple incidents (1983–2009), including US Airways Flight 1549, Air Canada Flight 143, and TACA Flight 110: Three crews facing sudden crises pull off some of the most remarkable landings in aviation history.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 4 - No Control
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    #4 - No Control

    S14:E4

    Special — Multiple incidents (1988–2009), including Air France Flight 296, XL Airways Flight 888T, and Air France Flight 447: When trust breaks down between pilots and their highly automated aircraft, the cockpit becomes a battle of pilot versus machine.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 5 - Explosive Clues
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    #5 - Explosive Clues

    S14:E5

    Special — Multiple incidents (1983–2015), including Korean Air Lines Flight 007, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17, and Metrojet Flight 9268: When airliners fall from the sky under suspicious circumstances, investigators must determine whether they're working a crash scene or a crime scene.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 6 - Killer in the Cockpit?
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    #6 - Killer in the Cockpit?

    S14:E6

    Special — Multiple incidents (1997–2015), including SilkAir Flight 185, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, and Germanwings Flight 9525: Crashes that baffled investigators until the evidence pointed somewhere no one wanted to look — the pilots themselves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 7 - Missing Pieces
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    #7 - Missing Pieces

    S14:E7

    Special — Multiple incidents (1988–2008), including Pan Am Flight 103 at Lockerbie, British Airways Flight 38 at Heathrow, and a crash in the Florida Everglades: Three investigations that demanded Sherlock Holmes-level deduction to solve.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 8 - Controversial Crashes
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    #8 - Controversial Crashes

    S14:E8

    Special — Multiple incidents (1958–2010), including the Munich air disaster, Arrow Air Flight 1285, and the Smolensk crash that killed Poland's president: High-profile victims and disputed findings put investigators under extraordinary pressure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 9 - Deadly Disturbance
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    #9 - Deadly Disturbance

    S14:E9

    Special — Multiple incidents (1972–2012), including Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141, and the Sukhoi Superjet demonstration crash: How small distractions in the cockpit have turned routine flights into tragedies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Air Disasters Season 14 Episode 10 - Fire On Board
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    #10 - Fire On Board

    S14:E10

    Special — Multiple incidents (1985–2010), including British Airtours Flight 28M, Nationair Flight 2120, and UPS Flight 6: When fire breaks out on an aircraft, an emergency can become a disaster in seconds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 14 Ratings Summary

"Communication Breakdown" is the best rated episode of "Air Disasters" season 14. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/2020. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Fatal Friction".