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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 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, runs out of fuel and crashes into a field in South Dakota after flying off course, killing all 6 occupants on board.
Guest stars Robert Benzon
Episode 2
On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off course and crashes into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, after being hijacked. All the 64 people on board the aircraft, including the 5 hijackers, are killed, along with 125 people in the building.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Douglas CrosbieGuest stars Landy Cannon, Matt Aymar, Stephen Park, Adam Waxman, James Madge, Pippa Leslie, Qaseem Gul, Massey Ahmar
Episode 3
On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Alex BystramGuest stars Kevin Hare, Anthony Ulc, Alex Hatz, Alex Courey, Brad Austin, Benjamin Clost, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Joseph Wynne
Episode 4
On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes shortly after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. All of the 165 passengers and crew members survive.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Brad WetherlyGuest stars Ken Pak, Adrian Nguyen, Oscar Hsu, Allen Keng, Dan MacKay, Uni Park, Loretta Yu, Robert Benzon
Episode 5
On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay off the coast of Lorient, France. All fifteen occupants on board the two aircraft are killed.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Andrew KaufmanGuest stars Roger Doche, Daniel Krantz, Donald Tripe, Tristan Claxton, Emily Andrews, Clive McLean, Stuart Clow
Episode 6
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, while on final approach to Durango. Both crew members and seven of the fifteen passengers on board die.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Alix MacDonaldGuest stars Nick Stojanovic, Jeff Teravainen, Austin Strugnell, Danny Deakin, Troy Blundell, Kate Fenton, Suzanne Hawkins, Tom Haueter
Episode 7
On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. All 150 people on board are killed.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Julia NunesGuest stars Noah Davis, Travis Jay Riley, Courtenay J. Stevens, Mark McGrinder, Jerome Bourgault, Elma Begovic, Monika Schurmann
Episode 8
On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River. 59 of the 60 people on board survive.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Carl KnutsonGuest stars Leon Aureus, Matthew Gin, Henry Kwok, Ramona Katigbak, Redd Ochoa, Marcus Le
Episode 9
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Eric WeinthalGuest stars Lorne Hiro, Romaine Waite, Redd Ochoa, Lily Gao, Byron Abalos, Jon De Leon
Episode 10
On 29 April 2013, just seconds after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground, killing all seven crew members on board.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Julia NunesGuest stars Brandon Coffey, Anthony Gerbrandt, Andrew McGillivray, Dmitry Chepovetsky, Colin McClean, Kent Staines, Jamie Maczko
Episode information updated Sep 18, 2026
Stephen BogaertSelf - Narrator (voice)
Ken PakASC Investigator
Daniel FalkFirst Officer Lee Bruecher
Darrin BakerNTSB Investigator John DeLisi
Dan MacKayNTSB Investigator
Redd OchoaCaptain Preeda Suttimai
Neil GirvanFirst Officer Lanouette
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