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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 Jul 22, 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 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport on a flight to Dayton, Ohio, killing all 3 crew members on board.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Corey ShurgeGuest stars Jimi Shlag, Kelly Penner, Judah Katz, Jordan Till, Chris O’Neill, Adam Langton, Dwight Ireland, Costa Kamateros
Episode 2
On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at Magong Airport during inclement weather and low visibility, killing 48 of the 58 people on board.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Svet RouskovGuest stars George Chiang, Hugh Tran, Jeff Young, Stephanie Jung, Ken Pak, Alexander Wong, Bethanie Ho
Episode 3
On 31 August 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14 of the 108 people on board.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by James BattistonGuest stars Mark Burgess, David Patrick Flemming, Jeremy Crittenden, Rod Wilson, Andrew Zachar, John Gordon, Alex Frankson, Janet Martin
Episode 4
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Mark Van de VenGuest stars Richard Tse, Jonathan Kim, Brock Johnson, Emily Andrews, Danijel Mandic, Cory O'Brien, Rong Fu, Kyle McDonald
Episode 5
On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into Mount Salak in the province of West Java. All 45 people on board are killed.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Julia NunesGuest stars Genadijs Dolganovs, Yury Ruzhyev, Simon Sinn, Xavier de Guzman, Celine Tsai, Frank Nakashima, Robert Lee, Minh Ly
Episode 6
On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes into the Mojave Desert in California, United States, while performing a test flight. The co-pilot, Michael Alsbury, is killed; the pilot, Peter Siebold, is seriously injured.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Svet RouskovGuest stars Adam Langton, Mark MacRae, Marnie Robinson, Neil Girvan, Dimitri Vantis, Chris Baker, Peter Deiwick, Greg Lanzillotta
Episode 7
On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport. 119 of the 315 people on board are injured. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport near Exmouth, Western Australia.
Guest stars Jerry Getty, Dane Bowers, Spencer Robson, David Gingrich, Jordan Imray, Colin McClean, Daniella Forget, Andrew Zachar
Episode 8
On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 kilometres) short of the runway during final approach to Zurich Airport. All 46 passengers and crew members on board are killed.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by James BattistonGuest stars Joseph Di Mambro, Joey Belfiore, Michael Coady, Kevin Carter, Jim Annan, Daniel Roberts, Trent McMullen
Episode 9
On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and crashes approximately 340 feet east-northeast of the centreline of the runway while on final approach to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. 264 of the 271 people on board are killed in the crash.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Julia NunesGuest stars Michael Park Ingram, Von Flores, James Chung, Manuel Verreydt, Christina Song, Jay Yoo, Daniel Chung
Episode 10
On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho, killing 28 of the 82 people on board.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Alex BystramGuest stars Andy Reid, Christopher Lightfoot, Daniel Falk, Jonathan Shatzky, Adam Gaudreau, Jordan Kanner, Tyler McMaster, Chris Sandiford
Episode information updated Jul 25, 2026
Stephen BogaertSelf - Narrator (voice)
Ken PakASC Investigator
Daniel FalkAir Traffic Controller
Darrin BakerNTSB Investigator John DeLisi
Dan MacKayJim Caruso
Redd OchoaNTSC Investigator
Neil GirvanFlight Director
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