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The Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 5

Every episode of Air Disasters Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Air Disasters Season 5!

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 5 Episode 1 - Fight to the Death
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    #1 - Fight to the Death

    S5:E1

    On Jun 18, 1972 — BEA Flight 548 (Hawker Siddeley Trident): Minutes after takeoff from London Heathrow, a jet bound for Brussels fell from the sky near Staines, leaving investigators without survivors or flight recordings to explain it.

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  2. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 2 - Speed Trap
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    #2 - Speed Trap

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    On Jun 6, 1971 — Hughes Airwest Flight 706 (DC-9): Climbing out of Los Angeles, an airliner collides with a Marine Corps F-4 Phantom over the San Gabriel Mountains, forcing civilian and military investigators to work the case together.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 3 - Lost in Translation
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    #3 - Lost in Translation

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    On Jan 10, 2000 — Crossair Flight 498 (Saab 340): A commuter flight from Zurich to Dresden crashes two minutes after takeoff — the airline's first fatal accident in 25 years.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 4 - Tragedy on the Potomac
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    #4 - Tragedy on the Potomac

    S5:E4

    On Jan 13, 1982 — Air Florida Flight 90 (Boeing 737): Departing Washington National in a snowstorm, a jet strikes the 14th Street Bridge and plunges into the icy Potomac, just two miles from the White House.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 5 - Queens Catastrophe
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    #5 - Queens Catastrophe

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    On Nov 12, 2001 — American Airlines Flight 587 (Airbus A300): Two months after 9/11, a flight bound for the Dominican Republic crashes into a Queens neighborhood moments after leaving JFK, and a rattled nation fears the worst.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 6 - Into the Eye of the Storm
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    #6 - Into the Eye of the Storm

    S5:E6

    On Sep 15, 1989 — NOAA 42 "Kermit" (WP-3D Orion): A hurricane hunter crew flies into Hurricane Hugo east of Barbados, where turbulence beyond anything forecast puts the aircraft and its mission in jeopardy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 7 - Massacre Over the Mediterranean
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    #7 - Massacre Over the Mediterranean

    S5:E7

    On Jun 27, 1980 — Itavia Flight 870 (DC-9): On descent toward Palermo, an Italian airliner vanishes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ustica — the start of one of aviation's most contested mysteries.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 8 - Imperfect Pitch
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    #8 - Imperfect Pitch

    S5:E8

    On Nov 27, 2008 — XL Airways Germany Flight 888T (Airbus A320): During a test flight before handover to a new owner, a jet plunges into the Mediterranean off the French coast, and the checkout flight itself comes under scrutiny.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 9 - Getting Out Alive
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    #9 - Getting Out Alive

    S5:E9

    Special — Multiple incidents, including the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson": Most air accidents are survivable. Survivors' stories reveal what makes the difference, and how the industry works to improve the odds.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 10 - Terror in Paradise
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    #10 - Terror in Paradise

    S5:E10

    On Aug 9, 2007 — Air Moorea Flight 1121 (DHC-6 Twin Otter): A seven-minute island hop from Moorea to Tahiti ends when the small plane suddenly noses over and dives into the ocean shortly after takeoff.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Air Disasters Season 5 Episode 11 - Titanic in the Sky
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    #11 - Titanic in the Sky

    S5:E11

    On Nov 4, 2010 — Qantas Flight 32 (Airbus A380): Minutes after leaving Singapore, an engine on the world's largest airliner explodes, and the crew must manage a cascade of failures to bring it home.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Fight to the Death" is the best rated episode of "Air Disasters" season 5. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/8/2015. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Speed Trap".