Indagini ad alta quota
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Indagini ad alta quota (Mayday in lingua originale, conosciuto anche come Air Emergency o Air Crash Investigation) è un programma televisivo documentaristico canadese prodotto dalla Cineflix. Il programma analizza incidenti, mancati incidenti (near miss), dirottamenti e attentati aerei realmente accaduti per mezzo di ricostruzioni sceneggiate e immagini generate al computer e basandosi su rapporti ufficiali e testimonianze oculari. In ogni episodio esperti di aviazione, piloti, testimoni e investigatori sono intervistati sulle cause dell'incidente analizzato e sulle modalità di investigazione. Ripercorrendo la sequenza di eventi a partire dalle prove disponibili, ciascun documentario si propone di ricostruire con precisione la dinamica degli eventi e al contempo di illustrare le raccomandazioni e le prescrizioni introdotte a seguito degli incidenti stessi, per evitare il ripetersene.
seasons
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Final Hour of Flight 11 Aircrash Confidential Mystery
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Crash of the Century
March 27, 1977 – At 2:00 in the afternoon a thick fog rolled into the usually quiet Los Rodeos Airport in Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. On the runw...
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Special Report Season 13: Getting Out Alive
This special looked at how people survive aviation accidents, in part with demonstrations at the Czech Airlines Training Centre. It provided case stud...
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Special Report Season 18 : Communication Breakdown
This special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters
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Special Report Season 18 : Bad Attitude
This special looked at how pilots' aggressive or unprofessional behaviour can cause deadly accidents.
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Special Report Season 18 : Hero Pilots
This special looked at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations.
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Special Report Season 18 : Plane vs. Pilot
This special looked at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings.
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Special Report Season 18 : Explosive Evidence
This special looked at terrorist acts, including bombings and shootdowns.
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Special Report Season 18 : Killer in the Cockpit?
This special looked at pilots' carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft.
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Special Report Season 18 : Missing Pieces
This special looked at foreign items, including ice, a chemical oxygen generator, and a bomb as the cause.
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Special Report Season 18 : Controversial Crashes
This special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don't agree on the cause of these accidents.
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Special Report Season 18 : Deadly Distractions
This special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes.
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Special Report Season 18 : Fire on Board
This special looked at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air.
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Special Report Season 19 : Headline News
Three devastating crashes make front page news and the media frenzy puts intense pressure to uncover the true cause of these deadly disasters.
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Special Report Season 19 : Rookie Errors
While commercial pilots undergo hundreds of hours of training and testing, even experienced pilots can make deadly rookie errors.
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Special Report Season 19 : Collision Course
Investigators comb through the wreckage of three separate midair collisions in a race to prevent another fatal impact.
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Special Report Season 19 : Engines Out
When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.
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Special Report Season 19 : Fuel Trouble
Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues. In the end, all three trails lead back to the same source - the fuel tank.
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Special Report Season 19 : Perilous Payloads
Three planes fatally out of balance highlight to investigators a flight risk that's entirely preventable, and yet seemingly not stopping.
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Special Report Season 19 : Runway in Sight
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy as evidenced in these three crashes.
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Special Report Season 19 : Deadly Confusion
Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents. Even the most experienced pilots are susceptible to its subtle yet deadly ef...
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Special Report Season 19 : Radio Silence
Radio silence between pilots and controllers can mean many different things, but in these stories, the physical evidence reveals the truth.
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Special Report Season 19 : Design Flaws
Drawing the attention of the entire world, three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.
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Special Report Season 20: Courage in the Cockpit
Devastating systems failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying, including Qantas Flight 32.
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Special Report Season 20: Death From Above
Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.
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Special Report Season 20: VIP on Board
Revisit three crashes involving high-profile passengers and the pressurized investigations into the causes that followed.
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Special Report Season 20: Lapse in Security
These are three horrific air disasters that provoked fundamental changes to airport security and the measures we follow across the world today.
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Special Report Season 20: Mountain Impact
Follow three horrifying crashes that revealed high-tech blind spots in the technology preventing aircraft from ploughing into mountains.
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Special Report Season 20: Survivors
From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency.
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Special Report Season 20: Instrument Confusion
Follow three mid-air tragedies that rained terror on those below when they happened over crowded areas.
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Special Report Season 20: Heat of the Moment
When aviation decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can have fatal consequences.
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Special Report Season 20: Maintenance Mistakes
A trio of crashes reveal that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.
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Special Report Season 20: Take Off Tragedies
Three flights ending in tragedy prove that minor missteps during take-off can have disastrous consequences.
E34
Special Report: Dead of Night
Confused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.
E35
Special Report: Engine Gone
Three crews experience the same devastating event, but with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.
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Special Report: Lethal Choices
Faced with a mid-air crisis, pilots must make life-and-death decisions, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.
E37
Special Report: Risky Runways
In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, three flight crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.
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Special Report: Landings Gone Wrong
Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
E39
Special Report: Frozen Wings
Three planes are brought down by ice, and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.
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Special Report: Runway Collisions
Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question: How could two planes end up on the same runway at the same time?
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Special Report: Cockpit Breakdown
Illustrating the deadly consequences of a mismatched crew, three flights end in tragedy, leaving investigators to unravel what went wrong.
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Special Report: Splash Down
Three last-resort water landings-all handled differently-yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.
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Special Report: Northern Extremes
Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.
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Special Report: War Zone
Misidentification and accidental bombing of enemy territory are among the many risks pilots face in military zones around the world.
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Special Report: Time Critical
As they rush to finish, some pilots overlook important steps and danger signs and make decisions that threaten the lives of the passengers as well as ...
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Special Report: Ticking Time Bomb
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Special Report: Impossible Landings
The pilots avoid three dangerous situations where there was no room for error and manage to land damaged planes. A female passenger is sucked out the ...
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Special Report: Deadly Data
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Special Report: Trained to Fail
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Special Report: Accidents in the Air
This special looked at mid-air collisions caused by either pilot error or meltdowns within air traffic control.
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Special Report: Dangerous Winds
Approaching Charlotte, US Air Flight 1016 crashes violently into the ground after a gust of wind. A 737 drops like a rock while flying blind over Perú...
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Special Report: Sabotage
Three flights are sabotaged. When hijackers break into the cockpit of an Ethiopian plane, the captain manages to make a life-threatening sea landing. ...
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Special Report: Poor Piloting
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Special Report: Pitch Problems
Accidents caused by pitch problems are dramatic and destructive, and survival is almost impossible. Very few clues are available to the investigators....
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Special Report: Fight to the Finish
Pushed to the limits of their training and willpower, three flight crews fight against almost impossible odds to land their crippled aircraft. Transai...
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Special Report: Bad Data
With all the advances in technology and safety, sometimes a safe flight is still at risk when the data used is incorrect or misleading. USAF B-2 Bombe...
E57
Special Report: Landing Hazards
Three disasters reveal how poor weather threatens a safe landing, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and treacherous crosswinds. Martinair 495, American A...
E58
Special Report: Training Ignored
Even the most highly trained pilots in the world can be caught out if they ignore their training when it is needed most. Island Express Helicopter, Co...
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Special Report: Reckless Approaches
An argument with no runway in sight, ignoring a critical signal and an exhausted pilot - three problems leading to three crashes. Execuflight 1526. Am...
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Racing the storm
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing elev...
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Unlocking Disaster
On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine ...
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Flying Blind
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warning...
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Flying on Empty
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landin...
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Cutting Corners
On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inve...
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Fire on Board
On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea ...
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Blow Out
On June 10, 1990, the cockpit window blows out on British Airways Flight 5390, partially ejecting and injuring the captain through the hole. A member ...
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A Wounded Bird
On 21 August 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 is climbing to its cruising altitude, when a blade on the left-side propeller comes off. The...
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The Killing Machine
On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. The four terrorists demand the aircraft be allowed to depart...
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Deadly Crossroads
On 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL Flight 611 in German airspace near Überlingen. Flight 2937 is destroyed instantly, a...
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Lost
On 20 December 1995, American Airlines Flight 965 is en route to Cali, Colombia. The crew members are asked if they would like to perform a straight-i...
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Missing Over New York
On 25 January 1990, Avianca Flight 52, a flight to New York City from Colombia, is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously l...
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Hanging by a Thread
On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii, when the upper half of the front fuselage is torn off, blowin...
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Attack over Baghdad
On 22 November 2003, a European Air Transport Airbus A300 operating on behalf of DHL is climbing away from Baghdad International Airport, when the lef...
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Out of Control
On 12 August 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead bursts on a Boeing 747SR operating as Japan Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabilizer and ...
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Fight for Your Life
On 7 April 1994, Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack Federal Express Flight 705 armed with hammers and a speargun. Despite sus...
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Bomb on Board
On 11 December 1994, a bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 on the second leg of a service from Manila to Tokyo via Cebu City, killing a pa...
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Mistaken Identity
On 3 July 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War, the USS Vincennes launches missiles which bring down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 people on board. T...
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Helicopter Down
On 19 January 1995, the crew of Bristow Flight 56C is forced to perform an emergency autorotation to a ditching in the sea, after lightning damages th...
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Death and Denial
On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, from New York to Cairo, Egypt, dives out of the sky and crashes into the ocean, killing all 217 people on boa...
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Kid in the Cockpit
On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 is en route to Hong Kong, when it stalls and crashes, killing all 75 people on board. The pilot's 15-year-old so...
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Head On Collision
On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight train cre...
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Collision Course
On 26 September 2000, waves push the MS Express Samina off course, causing it to hit a group of rocks off Paros and sink, killing 80 people. The ferry...
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Runaway Train
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California's Cajon Pass. It derails in a residential neighbourhood of...
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Ocean Landing
On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to ditch after running out of fuel. The aircraft breaks up as the wings hit the water, ki...
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Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)
On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 overruns the runway while attempting to land in a storm. The Airbus A340 travels through the airport perimeter...
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Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 9 experiences St. Elmo's fire en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Perth, Australia. A few minutes later, ...
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Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)
On 2 June 1983, a fire breaks out on Air Canada Flight 797 in the aircraft's toilet. An emergency landing is made in Cincinnati, but the aircraft is e...
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Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)
On 6 August 1997, the crew of Korean Air Flight 801 is unable to see the runway during final approach for a night landing in Guam. They initiate a mis...
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Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)
On 3 March 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 is on approach to land, when it suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within ei...
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Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)
On 19 February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006's number four (right-side outer) engine flames out. As the crew tries to restart the engine, the Boeing...
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Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)
On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and a light aircraft collide over Cerritos, California, causing both to go out of ...
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Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)
On 3 April 1996, while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia during heavy fog, a United States Air Force Boeing CT-43 strays off course a...
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Vertigo
On 3 January 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board. The ...
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Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)
On 14 August 2005, air traffic controllers lose radio contact with Helios Airways Flight 522. Two fighters from the Hellenic Air Force intercept and i...
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Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 passengers and crew members on ...
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Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroit, Michigan, to Buffalo, New Yo...
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Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a severe thunderstorm and is hit b...
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Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport seconds after takeoff on a fligh...
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Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds and plummet to the ground. Flam...
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Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montr...
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Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted in the rear main level cargo area; the pilots suc...
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Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because the crew is distracte...
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Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator...
E10
Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flight collide in mid-air over the Amazon. The 737 cra...
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Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures)
BOAC Flight 781 ,South African Airways Flight 201, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, British Airways Flight 5390, United Airlines Flight 811, Helios Airways ...
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Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, Swissair Flight 111, United Airlines Flight 585, USAir ...
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Who's Flying the Plane? (Crew vs Avionics)
This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on-board avionics were a factor and the caus...
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Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)
Shortly after leaving London Heathrow airport in December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded above Lockerbie , Scotland killing 270 people. Investigator...
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Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)
Find out what went wrong when a Kazakhstan Airlines jet and a Saudi Airways plane collided in the worst mid-air crash in aviation history, killing 349...
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Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)
Rescuers have to look to the past to solve the riddle of Flight 611, a China Airlines 747 that disappeared 20 minutes after taking off.
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Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)
On September 8, 1989, Partnair Flight 394, a charter from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly begins to dive from 22 thousand feet. The aging propeller plane ev...
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Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)
Near the close of the Vietnam War, the United States launched Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation of children from war torn Vietnam. On April 4th 19...
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Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)
On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 people. It ran out of fuel because a fuel g...
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Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)
On January 1st 2007, a Boeing 737-400 crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi. The subsequent investigation raised deep concerns ab...
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Frozen in Flight (American Eagle Flight 4184)
On 31 October 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184 falls out of the sky, killing all 68 people on board. The crash was caused by ice developing on the win...
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System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision, 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision, Avianca Flight 52, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, Überlingen mid-air collis...
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Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)
Southern Airways Flight 242, Delta Air Lines Flight 191, American Airlines Flight 1420, British Airways Flight 9. This special looked at the role of ...
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Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)
On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a hole in the wing fuel tank and starting a fire. The cre...
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Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)
On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a flyby during an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, ...
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Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashes just beyond the runway, killing ...
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Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runway, killing 34 people. An air traffic controller mi...
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Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)
On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace. The crew did not switch the autop...
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Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405)
On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff, killing 24 people. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 405 also cr...
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The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An...
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Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)
On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing the aircra...
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Who's in Control (Turkish Airlines Flight 1951)
On 25 February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 is on approach to land at Schiphol in Amsterdam, when it stalls and crashes 1.5 kilometres from the ...
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The Heathrow Enigma (British Airways Flight 38)
On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38 is on its final approach to land, when the autothrottles command increased thrust from the engines. The ...
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Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)
On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to Zurich, killing 24 of the 33 passengers and crew members on boa...
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Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)
On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese approximately 1.5 minutes after taking off from LaGuardi...
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Dead Tired (Colgan Air Flight 3407)
On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York. All on board and one pers...
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Pilot Betrayed (Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751)
On 27 December 1991, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 crash-lands without loss of life in Gottröra moments after taking off due to both engines failin...
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Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)
On 17 July 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 careens off runway 35L at Brazil's Congonhas Airport, crashes at high speed into a warehouse adjacent to a f...
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The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
On 16 August 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 stalls while cruising and crashes in rural Venezuela during a severe thunderstorm. Investigations...
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Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)
On 12 December 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285, carrying troops of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off...
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Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)
On 11 September 1991, Continental Express Flight 2574 is nearing the end of its intra-state flight from Laredo, Texas, to Houston. As the pilots are p...
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Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester United association football team, club officials and...
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Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)
On 9 October 2002, Northwest Airlines Flight 85 is cruising above the Bering Sea, when the lower rudder segment suddenly deflects to the left. The pil...
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Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)
On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509, en route from London Stansted Airport to Milan, Italy, crashes into a field about 55 seconds after ...
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Blind Spot (PSA Flight 182)
On 25 September 1978, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 182 collides with a light aircraft while approaching Lindbergh Field and crashes in a re...
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Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)
On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is taking off from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport with 247 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims and 14 c...
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I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)
On 7 December 1987, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, on a flight to San Francisco, crashes at the speed of sound on a mountainside in rural San...
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Nowhere to Land (TACA Flight 110)
On 24 May 1988, TACA Airlines Flight 110, a near-new Boeing 737, flies through a thunderstorm and suffers a dual engine flameout. The captain, Carlos ...
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The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)
On 8 October 2001, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, carrying 110 people bound for Copenhagen, Denmark, is taking off at Milan's Linate Airport in thi...
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Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)
On 19 July 1989, the tail-mounted number two engine of United Airlines Flight 232 explodes, causing serious damage to the aircraft's hydraulic systems...
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Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)
On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's propeller separates from the aircraft over Cold Bay, Alaska, causing an explosive decompression and ...
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Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592)
On 11 May 1996, 10 minutes after takeoff, ValuJet Flight 592 crashes into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The cause was an in...
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Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei while attemp...
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Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)
On 19 December 1997, SilkAir Flight 185, en route to Singapore, crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitud...
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Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a severe thunderstorm, but crashes into a muddy swamp...
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Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 collides with Trans World Airlines Flight 2 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All 128 occupants on both fl...
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Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)
On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force VIP aircraft carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, c...
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Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)
On 25 May 1979, the left engine of American Airlines Flight 191 falls off moments after takeoff at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. The aircraf...
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Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster (2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Air Disaster)
On 7 September 2011, an aircraft carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team crashes shortly after takeoff at Yaroslavl, Russia, kil...
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Focused on Failure (United Airlines Flight 173)
On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 is preoccupied with a landing gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in...
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Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)
On 25 January 2010, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, en route to Addis Ababa, plunges into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut–Rafic...
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28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)
On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, en route from Mérida, Venezuela, to Caracas, veers off course and flies into the side of a mou...
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Vanished (Air France Flight 447)
On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447, a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying throug...
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Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines-upon-Thames shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow...
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Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 takes off from a snowy runway in Washington D.C, stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and cras...
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Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)
On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a United States Marine Corps (USMC) jet fighter above the San Gabriel Mountains. A total of 50...
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Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)
On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 spirals out of control after taking off from John F....
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Lost in Translation (Crossair Flight 498)
On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zurich, Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing a...
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Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)
On 27 June 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy. All 81 people on board are killed. The ...
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Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121)
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia. All 19 passengers and the pilot die...
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Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T)
On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off ...
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Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42)
On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is...
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Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)
On 4 November 2010, Qantas Flight 32, en route to Sydney Airport in Australia, suffers an uncontained engine failure in its number two engine and seri...
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Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)
On 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 92 crashes onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was attemp...
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Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004)
On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser of the first engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 accidentally deploys in mid-flight causing the plane to spiral out of ...
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Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shorty afte...
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The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)
On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Marth...
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Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)
On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight computer. Instead of flying towards its destination, th...
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Accident or Assasination (Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45)
On 4 November 2008, an official Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45 crashes in central Mexico City. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan Camilo Mou...
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No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)
On 10 February 2011, Manx2 Flight 7100 crashes at Cork Airport in Ireland after the pilots lose control of the aircraft in an attempted go-around in l...
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What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)
On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. As of February 2...
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Sideswiped (Copa Airlines Flight 201)
Copa Airlines Flight 201 is flying towards Cali, Colombia when the plane suddenly disintegrates in mid-air.
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The Final Push (FedEx Express Flight 80 & FedEx Express Flight 14)
FedEx Express Flight 14 crash lands at Newark but the pilots survive but years later, FedEx Express Flight 80 experiences a similar but fatal crash.
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Death in the Arctic (First Air Flight 6560)
On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor w...
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Fatal Transmission (United Express Flight 5925)
On 19 November 1996, United Express Flight 5925, operating for Great Lakes Airlines, lands at Quincy Regional Airport and collides with a light aircra...
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Fatal Focus (Garuda Indonesia Flight 200)
On 7 March 2007, while landing at Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Jakarta, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 hits the ground so hard...
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Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)
On 3 September 2010, the pilots of UPS Airlines Flight 6 report a fire and declare an emergency shortly after taking off from Dubai International Airp...
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Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines Flight 214)
On 6 July 2013, on landing at San Francisco International Airport, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 strikes a seawall and crashes short of the runway. Of th...
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High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)
On 4 October 1992, after taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 declares an emergency. The crew do their best to make an emerge...
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Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311)
On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 from Atlanta suddenly nose-dives into the ground while on landing approach to Glynco Jetport,...
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Carnage in Sao Paulo (TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402)
On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes seconds after takeoff from São Paulo–Congonhas Airport into a heavily populate...
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Edge of Disaster (Atlantic Airways Flight 670)
On 10 October 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 lands at Stord Airport, but the aircraft overruns the runway and crashes after careening off a steep e...
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Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)
On 18 September 1961, a Douglas DC-6 operated by Transair Sweden, carrying Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, crash...
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Deadly Delay (Spanair Flight 5022)
On 20 August 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately, banks to the right and crashes, killing 154 p...
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Deadly Silence (1999 South Dakota Learjet crash)
On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, runs out of fuel and crashes int...
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9/11 The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)
On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off course and crashes into the Pentagon in Arlington County,...
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Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)
On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM F...
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Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)
On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes shortly after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport in Okinawa, ...
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Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)
On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay o...
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Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, while on final approach t...
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Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)
On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsse...
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River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double...
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Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passenger...
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Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102)
On 29 April 2013, just seconds after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground, ...
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Killer Attitude (Northwest Airlink Flight 5719)
After a routine one-hour flight from Minneapolis, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing everyone on board. Investigator...
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Deadly Myth (Comair Flight 3272)
When a commuter flight to Detroit ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to determine the cause and prevent it from ever happening...
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Turning Point (Air China Flight 129)
Headed for South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, a Boeing 767 crashes into a hillside several miles from the runway. As the nation mourns its wo...
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Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800)
Just minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is ripped apart by a massive explosion. With a possible terror attack on the...
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Lethal Turn (Garuda Indonesia Flight 152)
On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, N...
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Storming Out (USAir Flight 1016)
On 2 July 1994, USAir Flight 1016 stalls and crashes into a residential area while attempting to land at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport durin...
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Caught On Tape (TransAsia Airways Flight 235)
On 4 February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 strikes a viaduct and crashes into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airpo...
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Terror Over Egypt (Metrojet Flight 9268)
On 31 October 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Sinai Peninsula during a routine chartered flight from Sharm El...
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The Lost Plane (Thai Airways International Flight 311)
On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu...
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Deadly Discussions (LAPA Flight 3142)
On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 overruns the runway and crashes while taking off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing...
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Nuts and Bolts
On 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport on a fl...
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Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)
On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at Magong Airport during inclement weather and low visib...
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Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)
On 31 August 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14 of ...
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Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 283 passe...
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Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)
On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into Mount Salak in the province of West Java. All 45 people on board are killed.
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Deadly Mission
On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes into the Mojave...
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Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)
On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth ...
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Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)
On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nau...
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Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)
On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and crashes approximately 340 feet east-north...
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Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)
On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from...
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Deadly Descent
En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the plane's engines fail, turning the Airbus A-330 into...
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Death Race
Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to set a new speed record, but half way through the rac...
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Borderline Tactics
On 18 August 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 stalls, rolls to the right and crashes into the ground 1 quarter of a mile short of the r...
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Fatal Approach
On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the ...
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Deadly Pitch
On 7 August 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Miami International Airport, killing all 4 people on board...
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Fatal Climb
On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, kil...
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Runway Runoff
On 20 December 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veers off the side of the runway, skids across the taxiway and a service road and crashes into a...
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Lethal Limits
On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, ...
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Football Tragedy
On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out of fuel and crashes into the side of a mountain af...
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Slam Dunk
On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operating for Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashes 1.2 miles short of the runway during final approach to P...
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Explosive Touchdown
(Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in...
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Taxiway Turmoil
(Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it wa...
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Kathmandu Descent
(Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliv...
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Icy Descent
(SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and sco...
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Atlantic Ditching
(Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching inve...
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Impossible Pitch
(West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of...
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No Warning
(Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure o...
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Cockpit Killer
(LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a...
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Stormy Cockpit
(Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passenge...
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Runway Breakup
(AIRES Flight 8250) On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attempting to land at San Andrés, Colombia in a storm. The ...
Ricostruendo le dinamiche degli incidenti aerei vediamo che molto spesso i disastri vengono causati da una catena di eventi e non da un singolo problema. Scopriamo informazioni ed aumentiamo la sicurezza in volo.
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North Sea Nightmare
On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control ...
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Playing Catch Up
On 10 November 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into an apartment building and an embankment during final approac...
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Tragic Takeoff
On 27 August 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating for Delta Connection, crashes into a wooded area while taking off from Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky...
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Grounded: Boeing Max 8
On 29 October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 enters a nosedive and crashes into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Soekarno–Hatta International Air...
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Cabin Catastrophe
On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after its left engine explodes. A pa...
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Meltdown Over Kathmandu
On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 skids off the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence, and crashes into a football field d...
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Mission Disaster
On 22 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left wing while on a combat mission in Saudi Arabia during...
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Caught in a Jam
On 9 June 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 suffers a landing gear malfunction during final approach to Palmerston North Airport in New Zealand. The...
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Seconds from Touchdown
On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport after an in-fli...
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Deadly Delivery
On 14 August 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during fin...
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Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.
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Terror over Michigan
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.
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Stealth Bomber Down
When a two-billion-dollar B-2 Stealth Bomber named the Spirit of Kansas crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive...
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Double Trouble
Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military air...
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Holding Pattern
When Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov Airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.
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Peril over Portugal
Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence the mystery only deepen...
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Turboprop Terror
After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.
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Tree Strike Terror
Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks A...
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Pitch Black
A turboprop, Air Illinois Flight 710, crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision.
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Loss of a Legend
When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief.
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Deadly Exchange (Corporate Airlines Flight 5966)
Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 appears out of the clouds and crashes into trees on approach to Kirksville, Missouri. The twin-engine turboprop plane c...
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Mixed Signals (Independent Air Flight 1851)
Independent Air Flight 1851 is en route from Italy to the Dominican Republic and is scheduled to refuel on a Portuguese island. For some reason, a Boe...
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Pressure Point (Japan Airlines Flight 123)
Just moments after takeoff, Japan Airlines Flight 123 experiences two explosions. The pilot is having trouble keeping the damaged Boeing 747 in the ai...
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Power Play (PNG Flight 1600)
After losing both engines, a turboprop crashes in Papua New Guinea and investigators soon uncover a deadly flaw in an aircraft used around the world.
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Control Catastrophe (Air Astana Flight 1388)
A Kazakh crew manage to land an uncontrollable aircraft and investigators must determine how a freshly-serviced plane was released with a fatal flaw.
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Cockpit Catastrophe (Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633)
When the cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines 8633 explodes, the crew somehow battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land the plane.
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Dream Flight Disaster (Sydney Seaplanes DHC-2 Crash)
When a UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash, investigators uncover a minor maintenance issue with deadly consequences.
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Deadly Deception (Balkan Bulgarian Flight 013)
The plan to save a Bulgarian airliner hinges on convincing the violent hijackers that their demands have been met before the plane runs out of fuel.
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Delivery to Disaster (Atlas Air Flight 3591)
An Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston, the evidence eventually leads investigators to a pilot with a long history of failures.
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Mystery Over the Mediterranean (EgyptAir Flight 804)
EgyptAir flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean on its way from Paris to Cairo. Evidence initially suggests that the plane caught fire, but Egyptia...
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Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.
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Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, killing one passenger. The ...
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Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to takeoff from Kansas City International Airport in...
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Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision)
Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.
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Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in poor weather conditi...
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Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.
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Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing both pilots. The causes ...
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Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.
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Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.
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Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
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Pacific Ditching (Transair Flight 810)
The pilots of a crashed cargo jet believe they lost both engines. But when the wreckage emerges from the Pacific, the evidence tells another story.
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Running on Empty (Air Tahoma Flight 185)
An Air Tahoma cargo plane is within sight of a Cincinnati runway when both engines flame out and the turboprop crashes into a golf course.
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Power Struggle
Power Struggle: Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed in to the Java Sea after a hard left bank, revealing deadly defects in the investigation that followe...
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Second Thoughts (Luxair Flight 9642)
Amid heavy fog and a rushed approach, Luxair Flight 50 falls out of the sky just a few miles short of Luxembourg airport.
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Powerless Plunge (Loganair Flight 670A)
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea
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Cabin Chaos
Cabin Chaos: After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sk...
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Deadly Climb (Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105)
It's 1985-the deadliest year in civilian aviation-and a DC-9 commuter plane crashes just seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.
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Firebomber Down
Firebomber Down: A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire. And ATSB investigators must determine the cause within an acti...
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Collision Catastrophe (2002 Überlingen mid-air collision)
German investigators are stumped when two planes collide while flying in the skies over southern Germany.
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Fatal Test Flight (Airborne Express Flight 827)
When a cargo plane test flight ends in disaster, investigators uncover a series of failures that doomed the DC-8 before it got off the ground.
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No Exit (US Air 1493)
Following a catastrophic runway collision at LAX, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.
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Moments from Touchdown (Yeti Airlines Flight 691)
On 15 January 2023, Yeti Airlines Flight 691 stalls and crashes into a gorge near the Seti Gandaki River during final approach to Pokhara Internationa...
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Peril over Pakistan (Airblue Flight 202)
On 28 July 2010, Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills while attempting to land at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in poor weather c...
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Divided in Crisis (Air Algérie 6289)
On 6 March 2003, the left engine of Air Algérie Flight 6289 fails during takeoff from Aguenar – Hadj Bey Akhamok Airport in Tamanrasset, Algeria. The ...
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Crash Landing (Eagle Airways Flight 2300)
On 18 June 2007, the landing gear of Eagle Airways Flight 2300 fails to extend while on approach to Wellington. The pilots divert the aircraft and mak...
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A Perfect Storm (Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108)
On 8 February 1988, Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108 breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Kettwig, Germany, while on approach to Düsseldorf Airport, ...
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Deadly Charter (2001 Aspen Gulfstream III crash)
On 29 March 2001, a chartered business jet operated by Avjet crashes into a hillside while on final approach to Aspen/Pitkin County Airport in Colorad...
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Deadly Cover Up (Aeroperú Flight 603)
On 2 October 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 are confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warning...
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Norwegian Nightmare (Widerøe Flight 839)
On 12 April 1990, Widerøe Flight 839 crashes into the water shortly after takeoff from Værøy Airport in Norway, killing all five people on board. The ...
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Monsoon Approach (Air India Express Flight 1344)
On 7 August 2020, Air India Express Flight 1344 plunges down a gorge after overrunning the runway at Kozhikode International Airport in poor weather, ...
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Mixed Measures (Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316)
On 15 April 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316 crashes into an industrial zone shortly after takeoff from Shanghai, China, killing all 3 crew members ...
