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.
Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
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Season 1 | Episode 1 | Unlocking Disaster | 2003-09-03 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 2 | Racing the Storm | 2003-09-10 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 3 | Fire on Board | 2003-09-17 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 4 | Cutting Corners | 2003-10-08 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 5 | Flying Blind | 2003-10-15 | 60 min |
Season 1 | Episode 6 | Flying on Empty | 2003-10-22 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 1 | Blow Out | 2005-01-23 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 2 | A Wounded Bird | 2005-01-30 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 3 | Hijacked | 2005-02-06 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 4 | Mid-Air Collision | 2005-02-13 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 5 | Crash on the Mountain | 2005-02-20 | 60 min |
Season 2 | Episode 6 | Missing Over New York | 2005-02-27 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 1 | Hanging by a Thread | 2005-09-14 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 2 | Attack over Baghdad | 2005-09-21 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 3 | Out of Control | 2005-09-28 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 4 | Fight for Your Life | 2005-10-05 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 5 | Bomb on Board | 2005-10-12 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 6 | Mistaken Identity | 2005-10-19 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 7 | Helicopter Down | 2005-10-26 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 8 | Death and Denial | 2005-11-02 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 9 | Kid in the Cockpit | 2005-11-09 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 10 | Collision Course | 2005-11-16 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 11 | Ocean Landing | 2005-11-23 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 12 | Head-On Collision | 2005-11-30 | 60 min |
Season 3 | Episode 13 | Runaway Train | 2005-12-07 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 1 | Desperate Escape | 2007-04-15 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 2 | Falling from the Sky | 2007-04-22 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 3 | Fire Fight | 2007-04-29 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 4 | Missed Approach | 2007-05-06 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 5 | Hidden Danger | 2007-05-13 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 6 | Panic Over the Pacific | 2007-05-20 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 7 | Out of Sight | 2007-05-27 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 8 | Fog of War | 2007-06-03 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 9 | Vertigo | 2007-06-10 | 60 min |
Season 4 | Episode 10 | Ghost Plane | 2007-06-17 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 1 | Explosive Evidence | 2008-04-09 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 2 | Behind Closed Doors | 2008-04-16 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 3 | Southern Storm | 2008-04-23 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 4 | Dead Weight | 2008-04-30 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 5 | Invisible Killer | 2008-05-07 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 6 | Gimli Glider | 2008-05-14 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 7 | Fanning the Flames | 2008-05-21 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 8 | Mixed Signals | 2008-05-28 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 9 | Fatal Distraction | 2008-06-04 | 60 min |
Season 5 | Episode 10 | Phantom Strike | 2008-06-11 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 1 | Ripped Apart | 2007-12-16 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 2 | Fatal Flaw | 2007-12-16 | 60 min |
Season 6 | Episode 3 | Who's Flying the Plane? | 2008-03-02 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 1 | Lockerbie Disaster | 2009-11-04 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 2 | Sight Unseen | 2009-11-11 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 3 | Scratching the Surface | 2009-11-18 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 4 | Blown Apart | 2009-11-25 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 5 | Operation Babylift | 2009-12-02 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 6 | Falling Fast | 2009-12-09 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 7 | Flight 574: Lost | 2009-12-16 | 60 min |
Season 7 | Episode 8 | Frozen in Flight | 2009-12-16 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 1 | Panic on the Runway | 2010-09-08 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 2 | Pilot vs. Plane | 2010-09-15 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 3 | Alarming Silence | 2010-09-22 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 4 | Cleared for Disaster | 2010-09-29 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 5 | Target is Destroyed | 2010-10-06 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 6 | Cold Case | 2010-10-13 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 7 | The Final Blow | 2010-10-20 | 60 min |
Season 8 | Episode 8 | Cracks in the System | 2010-10-27 | 60 min |
Season 9 | Episode 1 | Who's In Control? | 2011-02-27 | 60 min |
Season 9 | Episode 2 | The Heathrow Enigma | 2011-03-07 | 60 min |
Season 9 | Episode 3 | Cockpit Failure | 2011-03-12 | 60 min |
Season 9 | Episode 4 | Hudson Splashdown | 2011-03-14 | 60 min |
Season 9 | Episode 5 | Dead Tired | 2011-03-21 | 60 min |
Season 9 | Episode 6 | Pilot Betrayed | 2011-03-28 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 1 | Deadly Reputation | 2011-08-12 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 2 | The Plane That Flew Too High | 2011-08-19 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 3 | Split Decision | 2011-08-26 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 4 | Break Up Over Texas | 2011-12-29 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 5 | Munich Air Disaster | 2011-12-29 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 6 | Turning Point | 2011-12-29 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 7 | Bad Attitude | 2012-01-20 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 8 | Blind Spot | 2012-01-27 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 9 | Under Pressure | 2012-02-03 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 10 | I'm the Problem | 2012-02-10 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 11 | Nowhere to Land | 2012-03-09 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 12 | The Linate Airport Disaster / The Invisible Plane | 2012-03-23 | 60 min |
Season 10 | Episode 13 | Impossible Landing | 2012-04-13 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 1 | Fight for Control | 2012-08-03 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 2 | Fire in the Hold | 2012-08-10 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 3 | Caution to the Wind | 2012-08-17 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 4 | Pushed to the Limit | 2012-08-24 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 5 | Blind Landing | 2012-08-31 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 6 | Grand Canyon Disaster | 2013-03-29 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 7 | Death of the President | 2013-04-05 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 8 | Catastrophe at O'Hare | 2013-04-12 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 9 | Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster | 2013-04-19 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 10 | Focused on Failure | 2013-04-26 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 11 | Heading to Disaster | 2013-05-03 | 60 min |
Season 11 | Episode 12 | 28 Seconds to Survive | 2013-05-10 | min |
Season 11 | Episode 13 | Vanished | 2013-05-17 | min |
Season 12 | Episode 1 | Fight to the Death | 2014-02-28 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 2 | Disaster on the Potomac | 2014-03-07 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 3 | Speed Trap | 2014-03-14 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 4 | Queens Catastrophe | 2014-04-04 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 5 | Lost In Translation | 2014-04-11 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 6 | Massacre Over the Mediterranean | 2014-04-18 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 7 | Terror In Paradise | 2014-04-25 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 8 | Imperfect Pitch | 2014-05-02 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 9 | Into the Eye of the Storm | 2014-05-09 | 60 min |
Season 12 | Episode 10 | Qantas 32: Titanic in the Sky | 2014-05-16 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 1 | Concorde - Up In Flames | 2015-01-13 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 2 | The Death of JFK Jr. | 2015-01-20 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 3 | Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits | 2015-01-27 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 4 | Choosing Sides | 2015-02-03 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 5 | Vanishing Act | 2015-02-10 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 6 | Inner City Carnage | 2015-02-17 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 7 | Death in the Arctic | 2015-02-24 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 8 | No Clear Options | 2015-02-26 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 9 | Sideswiped | 2015-03-10 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 10 | The Final Push | 2015-03-17 | 60 min |
Season 13 | Episode 11 | Malaysia 370: What Happened? | 2015-03-22 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 1 | Fatal Focus | 2016-01-04 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 2 | Fatal Delivery | 2016-01-11 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 3 | Terror in San Francisco | 2016-01-18 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 4 | Steep Impact | 2016-01-25 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 5 | High Rise Catastrophe | 2016-02-01 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 6 | Fatal Transmission | 2016-02-08 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 7 | Carnage in Sao Paulo | 2016-02-15 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 8 | Edge of Disaster | 2016-02-22 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 9 | Deadly Mission | 2016-02-29 | 60 min |
Season 14 | Episode 10 | Fatal Delay | 2016-03-07 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 1 | Deadly Silence | 2016-06-07 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 2 | Inside 9/11: The Pentagon Attack | 2016-06-14 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 3 | Disaster at Tenerife | 2016-06-21 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 4 | Deadly Detail | 2016-06-28 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 5 | Deadly Detour | 2016-07-05 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 6 | Dangerous Approach | 2016-07-12 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 7 | Murder in the Skies | 2017-01-23 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 8 | River Runway | 2017-01-30 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 9 | Deadly Solution | 2017-02-06 | 60 min |
Season 15 | Episode 10 | Afghan Nightmare | 2017-02-13 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 1 | Killer Attitude | 2017-02-20 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 2 | Deadly Myth | 2017-02-27 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 3 | Turning Point | 2017-03-06 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 4 | Explosive Proof | 2017-03-13 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 5 | Lethal Turn | 2017-09-05 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 6 | Storming Out | 2017-09-12 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 7 | Caught on Tape | 2017-09-19 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 8 | Terror over Egypt | 2017-09-18 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 9 | Deadly Discussions | 2017-10-03 | 60 min |
Season 16 | Episode 10 | The Lost Plane | 2017-10-10 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 1 | Deadly Airspace | 2018-02-15 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 2 | Blown Away | 2018-02-22 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 3 | Nuts and Bolts | 2018-03-01 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 4 | Deadly Distraction | 2018-03-08 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 5 | Deadly Display | 2018-03-15 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 6 | Deadly Space | 2018-03-22 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 7 | Free Fall | 2018-06-15 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 8 | Deadly Inclination | 2018-06-22 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 9 | Deadly Go-Round | 2018-06-27 | 60 min |
Season 17 | Episode 10 | Dead of Winter | 2018-07-04 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 1 | Deadly Descent | 2019-01-02 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 2 | Death Race | 2019-01-07 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 3 | Borderline Tactics | 2019-01-14 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 4 | Fatal Approach | 2019-01-16 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 5 | Deadly Pitch | 2019-01-21 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 6 | Fatal Climb | 2019-01-28 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 7 | Runway Runoff | 2019-02-18 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 8 | Lethal Limits | 2019-02-25 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 9 | Football Tragedy | 2019-03-04 | 60 min |
Season 18 | Episode 10 | Slam Dunk | 2019-03-11 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 1 | Explosive Touchdown | 2020-01-09 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 2 | Taxiway Turmoil | 2020-01-16 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 3 | Kathmandu Descent | 2020-01-23 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 4 | Icy Descent | 2020-01-30 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 5 | Atlantic Ditching | 2020-02-06 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 6 | Impossible Pitch | 2020-02-13 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 7 | No Warning | 2020-02-20 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 8 | Cockpit Killer | 2020-02-27 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 9 | Stormy Cockpit | 2020-03-05 | 60 min |
Season 19 | Episode 10 | Runway Breakup | 2020-03-12 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 1 | North Sea Nightmare | 2021-04-04 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 2 | Grounded: Boeing Max 8 | 2021-04-05 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 3 | Playing Catch Up | 2021-04-11 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 4 | Cabin Catastrophe | 2021-04-12 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 5 | Tragic Take Off | 2021-04-18 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 6 | Meltdown Over Kathmandu | 2021-04-25 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 7 | Mission Disaster | 2021-05-16 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 8 | Caught in a Jam | 2021-05-23 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 9 | Seconds From Touchdown | 2021-05-30 | 60 min |
Season 20 | Episode 10 | Deadly Delivery | 2021-06-06 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 1 | Pacific Plunge | 2022-01-03 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 2 | Terror over Michigan | 2022-01-10 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 3 | Holding Pattern | 2022-01-17 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 4 | Stealth Bomber Down | 2022-01-17 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 5 | Double Trouble | 2022-01-22 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 6 | Peril over Portugal | 2022-01-24 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 7 | Tree Strike Terror | 2022-02-05 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 8 | Pitch Black | 2022-02-05 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 9 | Turboprop Terror | 2022-02-12 | 60 min |
Season 21 | Episode 10 | Loss of a Legend | 2022-02-12 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 1 | Deadly Exchange | 2023-01-03 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 2 | Mixed Signals | 2023-01-10 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 3 | Pressure Point | 2023-01-17 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 4 | Power Play | 2023-01-24 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 5 | Control Catastrophe | 2023-01-31 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 6 | Cockpit Catastrophe | 2023-02-07 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 7 | Dream Flight Disaster | 2023-02-14 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 8 | Deadly Deception | 2023-02-21 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 9 | Delivery to Disaster | 2023-02-28 | 60 min |
Season 22 | Episode 10 | Mystery over the Mediterranean | 2023-03-07 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 1 | Terror Over The Pacific | 2024-01-23 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 2 | Disaster At Dutch Harbor | 2024-01-30 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 3 | Deadly Departure | 2024-02-06 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 4 | Deadly Directive | 2024-02-11 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 5 | Without Warning | 2024-02-13 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 6 | Eleven Deadly Seconds | 2024-02-20 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 7 | Lost Star Footballer | 2024-02-25 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 8 | Fight For Survival | 2024-02-27 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 9 | Pitch Battle | 2024-03-05 | 60 min |
Season 23 | Episode 10 | Under Fire | 2024-03-12 | 60 min |