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The Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 2

Every episode of Air Disasters Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 2!

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 2 Episode 1 - Cracks in the System
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    #1 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 2 - Target is Destroyed
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    #2 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 3 - Cruel Skies
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    #3 - 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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  4. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 4 - Panic on the Runway
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    #4 - 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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  5. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 5 - Alarming Silence
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    #5 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 6 - Cold Case
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    #6 - Cold Case

    S2:E6

    On Mar 10, 1989 & Mar 22, 1992 — Air Ontario Flight 1363 & USAir Flight 405 (Fokker F28s): Two wintry takeoffs, three years apart in Ontario and New York, end in disaster and force investigators to look for a common thread.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 7 - Pilot vs. Plane
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    #7 - Pilot vs. Plane

    S2:E7

    On Jun 26, 1988 — Air France Flight 296 (Airbus A320): A brand-new fly-by-wire jet performs a low flyby at a French airshow and fails to climb away, igniting a bitter public battle between the pilot and investigators.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 8 - System Breakdown
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    #8 - System Breakdown

    S2:E8

    Special — Multiple incidents: Five disasters tied to communication failures and an overburdened air traffic control system, and the changes they forced on how controllers and pilots keep planes apart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 9 - The Final Blow
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    #9 - The Final Blow

    S2:E9

    On Jan 20, 1992 — Air Inter Flight 148 (Airbus A320): On a night approach to Strasbourg, a domestic French flight descends into the Vosges Mountains, and investigators must determine why a modern jet flew so low.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 10 - Cleared for Disaster
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    #10 - Cleared for Disaster

    S2:E10

    On Feb 1, 1991 — USAir Flight 1493 (Boeing 737) & SkyWest Flight 5569: A jet landing at Los Angeles collides with a commuter plane on the runway, turning attention to the control tower.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 11 - The Plane That Flew Too High
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    #11 - The Plane That Flew Too High

    S2:E11

    On Aug 16, 2005 — West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 (MD-82): A charter flight from Panama to Martinique falls from cruise altitude over Venezuela, and the investigation reaches deep into a troubled airline.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Air Disasters Season 2 Episode 12 - Deadly Reputation
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    #12 - Deadly Reputation

    S2:E12

    On Jul 17, 2007 — TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (Airbus A320): Landing at São Paulo's Congonhas Airport on a rainy night, a jet fails to stop and careens off the end of the runway into buildings beyond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Cracks in the System" is the best rated episode of "Air Disasters" season 2. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/17/2012. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Target is Destroyed".