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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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.
Season 17 episodes
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After a routine one-hour flight from Minneapolis, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing everyone on board. Investigators face intense pressure to find the cause. The cockpit voice recorder raises disturbing questions about an inexperienced pilot. But as investigators dig deeper, they uncover a troubling pattern of abuse that led to a breakdown in human cooperation.
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Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Corey ShurgeGuest stars Jesse Bond, Jesse LaVercombe, Daniel Falk, Nikole Gabriel, Darrin Baker
When a commuter flight to Detroit ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to determine the cause and prevent it from ever happening again. They sort through the shattered wreckage in search of clues, and a close analysis of the flight data eventually leads them to a stunning realization-What doomed Flight 3272 is a danger the industry has known about for years.
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Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Christopher BlowGuest stars David Ingram, Benjamin Sutherland, Bob Legare, Darrin Baker, David Lafontaine, Rebecca Nicholson
Headed for South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, a Boeing 767 crashes into a hillside several miles from the runway. As the nation mourns its worst-ever air disaster, investigators face puzzling evidence: The surviving captain of Air China Flight 129 claims that everything on board was normal, but air traffic controllers testify that the crew's radio communications were anything but.
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Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Benjamin TuckerGuest stars Albert Chung, Kevin Chiao, Daniel Junghuan Park, Christina Song, Phi Huynh, Andy Yu, Daniel Lee, Krista Jang
Just minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is ripped apart by a massive explosion. With a possible terror attack on their hands, the FBI joins investigators from the NTSB in an urgent search for answers. Both agencies are hoping for quick results, but the investigation into TWA Flight 800 will eventually pit them against one another, and will turn into one of the longest, most costly and challenging ever conducted.
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Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Corey ShurgeGuest stars Jeffrey Knight, Bruce Pringle, Colin Glazer, Marty Moreau, Lorena Mackenzie, Andrew Chapman
On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, in low visibility. All 234 people on board are killed.
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Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Alex BystramGuest stars Michael Park Ingram, Von Flores, Jon De Leon, Dale Yim, Pascal Langdale
On 2 July 1994, USAir Flight 1016 stalls and crashes into a residential area while attempting to land at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport during a thunderstorm, killing 37 of the 57 people on board.
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Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Greg GransdenGuest stars Stephen Park, Martin Sims, David Storch, Toby Proctor, Spencer Robson, Derek Perks
On 4 February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 strikes a viaduct and crashes into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, killing 43 of the 58 people on board.
On 31 October 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Sinai Peninsula during a routine chartered flight from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport to Pulkovo Airport, killing all 224 people on board.
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Directed by Mark MainguyGuest stars Stephen Guy McGrath, Adris Yerkavits, Nabeel El Khafif, Robin Kasyanov, Nabil Ayoub, Asad Que, Weronika Sokalska, Elias Edraki
The Lost Plane (Thai Airways International Flight 311)
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On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, in poor weather conditions, killing all 99 passengers and 14 crew members on board.
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Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Corey ShurgeGuest stars Redd Ochoa, Robin Archer, Leon Aureus, Philip Yang
On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 overruns the runway and crashes while taking off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 63 of the 100 people on board and 2 on the ground.
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Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Jeff SturgeGuest stars Vincent Marciano, Ivan Ruiz, Lawrence Cotton, Adrian Griffin, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, John-Philip Vazquez, Hilary Krull, Gwynne Phillips
