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First Aired: May 15th, 2011

Summary: 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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Season 6

Episode 1: Hanging by a Thread

Air Date: September 13rd, 2015

Summary: The 1988 flight of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which saw the top of its fuselage torn off due to an explosive decompression, is recalled.

Episode 2: Attack Over Baghdad

Air Date: September 6th, 2015

Summary: A 2003 surface-to-air missile attack in Iraq on a DHL Airbus A300, which was carrying letters home from U.S. soldiers, is recalled. The plane was hit moments after departing Baghdad International Airport.

Episode 3: Out of Control

Air Date: August 30th, 2015

Summary: Recalling the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines Flight 123 in Japan, the worst single-plane crash in history.

Episode 4: Fight for Your Life

Air Date: August 23rd, 2015

Summary: FedEx employees fend off an attack by a coworker.

Episode 5: Bomb on Board

Air Date: August 16th, 2015

Summary: A mid-flight bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots to attempt a daring landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.

Episode 6: Mistaken Identity

Air Date: August 9th, 2015

Summary: A Navy cruiser in the Persian Gulf must determine if an incoming plane is friend or foe.

Episode 7: Helicopter Down

Air Date: February 14th, 2016

Summary: The 1995 crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea while ferrying workers to an oil platform is recounted.

Episode 8: Death and Denial

Air Date: February 21st, 2016

Summary: The worst plane crash in Egypt's history becomes one the most controversial when the investigation focuses on one pilot's intentions.

Episode 9: Kid in the Cockpit

Air Date: February 28th, 2016

Summary: A pilot allows his teen son to fly the plane; tragedy results.

Episode 10: Ocean Landing

Air Date: March 6th, 2016

Summary: The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one problem: the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the trip.

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