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The Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 16

Every episode of Air Disasters Season 16 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 16!

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 16 Episode 1 - North Sea Nightmare
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    #1 - North Sea Nightmare

    S16:E1

    On Dec 15, 2014 — Loganair Flight 6780 (Saab 2000): Struck by lightning on approach to the Shetland Islands, a turboprop suddenly stops answering its pilots' commands and plunges toward the North Sea.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 2 - Playing Catch Up
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    #2 - Playing Catch Up

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    On Nov 10, 2015 — ExecuFlight Flight 1526 (Hawker 700A): A charter jet on approach to Akron, Ohio slams into an apartment building, and the NTSB untangles an erratic descent and a troubling backstory.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 3 - Tragic Takeoff
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    #3 - Tragic Takeoff

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    On Aug 27, 2006 — Comair Flight 5191 (CRJ-100): In the pre-dawn darkness at Lexington, Kentucky, a commuter jet runs out of pavement before it can get airborne, and investigators retrace every step from gate to runway.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 4 - Grounded: Boeing Max 8
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    #4 - Grounded: Boeing Max 8

    S16:E4

    On Oct 29, 2018 — Lion Air Flight 610 (Boeing 737 MAX 8): Minutes after leaving Jakarta, one of the world's newest airliners plunges into the Java Sea, and the answers will shake the industry to its foundations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 5 - Cabin Catastrophe
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    #5 - Cabin Catastrophe

    S16:E5

    On Apr 17, 2018 — Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 (Boeing 737): An engine explodes at cruise altitude over Pennsylvania, shattering a window and nearly pulling a passenger from the plane as the crew fights to get down.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 6 - Meltdown Over Kathmandu
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    #6 - Meltdown Over Kathmandu

    S16:E6

    On Mar 12, 2018 — US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 (Dash 8 Q400): Arriving at one of the world's most challenging airports, a flight from Dhaka comes in wildly off profile and crashes beside the runway at Kathmandu.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 7 - Mission Disaster
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    #7 - Mission Disaster

    S16:E7

    On Feb 6, 1991 — USAF KC-135E "Whale 05": On a Gulf War refueling mission out of Jeddah, a tanker crew is suddenly thrown into a violent fight for control high over the Saudi desert.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 8 - Caught in a Jam
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    #8 - Caught in a Jam

    S16:E8

    On Jun 9, 1995 — Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 (Dash 8): A commuter flight goes down in the hills short of Palmerston North, New Zealand — and for the survivors, the freezing wait for rescue becomes its own battle.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 9 - Seconds from Touchdown
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    #9 - Seconds from Touchdown

    S16:E9

    On Jun 18, 1998 — Propair Flight 420 (Fairchild Metro): Twelve minutes after leaving Montreal, a commuter turboprop loses hydraulics, then an engine, then catches fire, as the crew races for the runway at Mirabel.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Air Disasters Season 16 Episode 10 - Deadly Delivery
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    #10 - Deadly Delivery

    S16:E10

    On Aug 14, 2013 — UPS Airlines Flight 1354 (Airbus A300): In the pre-dawn darkness, a cargo jet clips trees and crashes a mile short of the runway at Birmingham, Alabama, and investigators must reconstruct its final approach.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 16 Ratings Summary

"North Sea Nightmare" is the best rated episode of "Air Disasters" season 16. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/25/2021. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Playing Catch Up".