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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
(Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Julia NunesGuest stars Oscar Hsu, Andy Yu, Ken Pak, Tim O'Halloran, James Roussel, Michael Chan Wai-Man, Vicki Kim, Scott Dion Brown
Episode 2
(Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves creating chaos.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Greg GransdenGuest stars Peter Nelson, Jeff Sinasac, Brad Borbridge, Michael Hughes, Thom Marriott, Robert B. Kennedy, Torren Sylvain, Michael Goldlist
Episode 3
(Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Greg GransdenGuest stars Vijay Mehta, Hamed Dar, Leon Aureus, Philip Graeme, Ahmed Mesallati, Edmund Stapleton, Subhash Santosh
Episode 4
(SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Peter St. LaurentGuest stars Rico Tudico, Jonathan Maxwell Silver, John-Philip Vazquez, David Rosser, Felipe Aukai, Cherie D'Elia
Episode 5
(Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Denis SeguinGuest stars Julian DeZotti, Neil Girvan, Judah Katz, Glen McDonald, Rory O'Shea, Dwight Ireland, James Graham, Perrie Voss
Episode 6
(West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Alex BystramGuest stars Daniel DeSanto, Philip van Martin, Daniel Falk, Dan Lett, Sean Connolly Affleck, Andrew Mackay
Episode 7
(Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Corey ShurgeGuest stars Taybion Nguyen, J.P. Galvez, Von Flores, Joshua Barilko, Mark Rainmaker, Dipal Patel, April Miranda
Episode 8
(LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Christopher BlowGuest stars Linford Mark Robinson, Kwaku Adu-Poku, Jamaal Grant, Glen Grant, Louise Mercier
Episode 9
(Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passengers and crew died in the accident.
Directed by Mark MainguyWritten by Peter St. LaurentGuest stars P. Rodney Barnes, Chris Sandiford, Andy Marshall, Neil Whitely, Michael Brown, Laura Wilson
Episode 10
(AIRES Flight 8250) On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attempting to land at San Andrés, Colombia in a storm. The aircraft broke up into 3 pieces on the runway. 2 of the passengers died in the accident.
Directed by Tim WolochatiukWritten by Peter FindlayGuest stars Marco Timpano, René Escobar Jr., Isaiah Kolundzic, Joseph Di Mambro, Débora Demestre, Karen Espana
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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DiscoveryCanada
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