Flying is one of the safest forms of transport. But what happens when tragedy strikes? From human error and accidents to mechanical faults and design flaws, the success of aviation history is punctuated with disaster and catastrophe. It’s rare, but it does happen. Follow experts as they determine what went wrong and work out how to prevent these horrific tragedies from happening again. Examine the wrecks and official records, and hear from eyewitnesses, passengers and aviation experts as we reconstruct some of the most tragic disasters in aviation history. Air Crash Investigation looks at what went wrong and how future disasters can be averted.
Season 21, Episode 01 – “Loganair – Flight 6780”
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.
Season 21, Episode 02 – “Execuflight 1526”
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.
Season 21, Episode 03 – “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, killing 49 of the 50 people on board. The pilots lost their awareness and inadvertently taxied onto the wrong runway.
Season 21, Episode 04 – “Grounded: Boeing MAX 8”
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. All 181 passengers and 8 crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Season 21, Episode 05 – “Southwest Airlines Flight 1380”
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.
Season 21, Episode 06 – “US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211”
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.
Season 21, Episode 07 – “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 the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing. The incident was attributed to severe turbulence.
Season 21, Episode 08 – “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 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.
Season 21, Episode 09 – “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-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.
Season 21, Episode 10 – “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 final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama.
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3 Responses to this entry.
Thanks a lot M.D. are there any more episodes to this? There are usually 10 epiaodes per season sometimes more.
Thank you Max. I like viewing these documentaries but always with the deepest respect for the loss of life, knowing that those who died made it safer for us to travel in the present.
We have come a long way from the first flight of the Wright brothers.
Is there a film on the Wright brothers? Could you post it?
Thanks
Or a documentary on how flight began.
Thank you too Nick_@shley let me see what i can find
-team maxdugan