Air Disasters Season 16
Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.
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Air Disasters Season 16 Full Episode Guide
A last-minute repair may have played a key role in the crash of a plane leaving Madrid International Airport.
Just 12 minutes after takeoff, a twin turboprop loses hydraulics, an engine, and then catches fire. Find out why.
A commuter flight in New Zealand turns horrific for plane crash survivors, who may freeze to death before help arrives.
A plane loses control during a Gulf War refueling mission and investigators must determine if enemy fire was the cause.
Witness the Kathmandu crash of US-Bangla 211 and follow detectives as they investigate both the plane and the pilots.
Relive the 2018 disaster of Southwest Airlines 1380, in which a passenger was nearly sucked from the plane mid-flight.
Follow investigators as they race to find out why a best-selling, new plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff.
Discover how out-of-date taxi charts and a casual conversation conspired to doom the takeoff of Comair Flight 5191.
Witness the final moments of ExecuFlight Flight 1526 and discover why it crashed into a residential neighborhood.
Enter the cockpit of a high-tech turboprop as its pilots battle to keep their plane from slamming into the North Sea.
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