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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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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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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Episode 1
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.
Directed by Léo SingerGuest stars Peter James Haworth, Sean Sullivan, Kelly Bodanis, Gregory Feith
Episode 2
On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
Directed by Bryn HigginsWritten by Andrew WeirGuest stars Jano Frandsen, Bill Dow, Chris Gibson
Episode 3
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.
Directed by Gary LangWritten by Gary LangGuest stars Pat Mastroianni, Victor A. Young, Nicholas Kilbertus
Episode 4
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.
Directed by Bernard VaillotWritten by Bernard VaillotGuest stars Guy Richer, Nick Baillie, Natacha La Ferriere
Episode 5
On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.
Directed by Greg LanningWritten by Andrew WeirGuest stars Ray Kahnert, Barry Flatman, Eric Weinthal, Bernie Henry
Episode 6
On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.
Directed by Gary LangWritten by Gary LangGuest stars Christopher Bondy, Richard Quesnel, Andrew Sabiston, Barry Stillwell, Kelley Grando, Robert J. Tavenor
Episode information updated Aug 16, 2026
Stephen BogaertSelf - Narrator (voice)
Ken PakAir Traffic Controller
Daniel FalkFirst Officer Lee Bruecher
Darrin BakerNTSB Investigator Evan Byrne
Dan MacKayNTSB Investigator
Redd OchoaCaptain Preeda Suttimai
Neil GirvanFirst Officer Lanouette
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