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First Aired: September 3rd, 2003
Status: Continuing
Summary: Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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Season 21
Episode 1: North Sea Nightmare
Air Date: April 4th, 2021
Summary: On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen, with no fatalities. A lightning strike had disabled the aircraft's elevator controls.
Episode 2: Playing Catch Up
Air Date: April 11st, 2021
Summary: On 10 November 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into an apartment building and an embankment during final approach to Akron Fulton International Airport in Akron, Ohio. Both crew members and all seven passengers on board are killed in the crash.
Episode 3: Tragic Takeoff
Air Date: April 18th, 2021
Summary: 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, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.
Episode 4: Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Air Date: April 25th, 2021
Summary: 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 Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on a flight to Pangkal Pinang.
Episode 5: Cabin Catastrophe
Air Date: May 2nd, 2021
Summary: On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after its left engine explodes. A passenger dies after being partially ejected from the aircraft.
Episode 6: Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Air Date: May 9th, 2021
Summary: 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 during landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. 51 of the 71 people on board are killed in the accident.
Episode 7: Mission Disaster
Air Date: May 16th, 2021
Summary: 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 the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.
Episode 8: Caught in a Jam
Air Date: May 23rd, 2021
Summary: 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 aircraft descends until it crashes into hilly terrain as the pilots try to resolve the problem. 4 of the 21 people on board are killed.
Episode 9: Seconds from Touchdown
Air Date: May 30th, 2021
Summary: On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport after an in-flight fire causes its left wing to fail, killing all 11 people on board.
Episode 10: Deadly Delivery
Air Date: June 6th, 2021
Summary: 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 final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. Both crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Episode 11: North Sea Nightmare
Air Date: April 4th, 2021
Summary: On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen, with no fatalities. A lightning strike had disabled the aircraft's elevator controls.
Episode 12: Playing Catch Up
Air Date: April 11st, 2021
Summary: On 10 November 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into an apartment building and an embankment during final approach to Akron Fulton International Airport in Akron, Ohio. Both crew members and all seven passengers on board are killed in the crash.
Episode 13: Tragic Takeoff
Air Date: April 18th, 2021
Summary: 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, killing 49 of the 50 people on board. The pilots lost their awareness and inadvertently taxied onto the wrong runway.
Episode 14: Grounded Boeing Max 8
Air Date: April 25th, 2021
Summary: 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 Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on a flight to Pangkal Pinang.
Episode 15: Cabin Catastrophe
Air Date: May 2nd, 2021
Summary: On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after its left engine explodes. A passenger dies after being partially ejected from the aircraft. The engine failure was caused by a fatigue crack in a fan blade.
Episode 16: Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Air Date: May 9th, 2021
Summary: 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 during landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. 51 of the 71 people on board are killed in the accident.
Episode 17: Mission Disaster
Air Date: May 16th, 2021
Summary: 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 the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing. The incident was attributed to severe turbulence.
Episode 18: Caught In a Jam
Air Date: May 23rd, 2021
Summary: 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 aircraft descends until it crashes into hilly terrain as the pilots try to resolve the problem. 4 of the 21 people on board are killed.
Episode 19: Seconds From Touchdown
Air Date: May 30th, 2021
Summary: On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport after an in-flight fire causes its left wing to fail, killing all 11 people on board. It was later determined that the aircraft's left brakes overheated during takeoff.
Episode 20: Deadly Delivery
Air Date: June 6th, 2021
Summary: 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 final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. Both crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Episode 21: Episode 21
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 22: Episode 22
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 23: Episode 23
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 24: Episode 24
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 25: Episode 25
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 26: Episode 26
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 27: Episode 27
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 28: Episode 28
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 29: Episode 29
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
Episode 30: Episode 30
Air Date: June 14th, 2021
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