Air Crash Investigation

Control Catastrophe: After a brilliant crew manage to land an aircraft on the fritz, investigators must determine how a freshly serviced plane was released with a fatal flaw. (S22, ep 5) 7+

Deadly Delivery: Facing poor visibility, a cargo flight is on final approach to an Alabama airport when it hits a grove of trees and crashes. What went wrong? 7+

Deadly Delivery: Facing poor visibility, a cargo flight is on final approach to an Alabama airport when it hits a grove of trees and crashes. What went wrong? 7+

Disaster at Dutch Harbor: Investigators struggle to explain why PenAir 3296 failed to stop after landing at a famously tricky Alaskan airport - until they uncover the truth. (7 of 10) 7+

Pitch Battle: After a long maintenance stop, the pilots of Colgan Air 9446 struggle to stay in the air - eventually nosediving into the waters off Cape Cod. (8 of 10) 7+

Pitch Battle: After a long maintenance stop, the pilots of Colgan Air 9446 struggle to stay in the air - eventually nosediving into the waters off Cape Cod. (8 of 10) 7+

Turboprop Terror: After a turboprop crash in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight and uncover an industry-wide safety problem. (S21, ep 9) 7+

Vanishing Act: Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crash-lands in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course. (S13, ep 3) 7+

Vanishing Act: Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crash-lands in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course. (S13, ep 3) 7+

Deadly Discussions: Experts reveal how a staggering blunder caused one of Argentina's most devastating air disasters as they investigate the fate of LAPA Flight 3142. (S16, ep 9) 7+

The Lost Plane: Experts are baffled when the wreck of Thai Airways Flight 311 is found amid mountain peaks, miles away from its flight path. How did it end up there? (S16, ep 7) 7+

Nuts and Bolts: Investigators call on a friend and colleague of the crew as they investigate the fatal crash of American cargo plane, Emery Worldwide Flight 17. (S17, ep 1) 7+

Nuts and Bolts: Investigators call on a friend and colleague of the crew as they investigate the fatal crash of American cargo plane, Emery Worldwide Flight 17. (S17, ep 1) 7+

Deadly Departure: When a DC-8 with just three working engines crashes during take-off, killing all three pilots, the training simulator is found to have been fatally wrong. (9 of 10) 7+

Eleven Deadly Seconds: Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 falls out of the sky, killing all 196 people on board. But why? (10 of 10) 7+

Eleven Deadly Seconds: Approaching Taipei in an intensifying electrical storm, China Airlines Flight 676 falls out of the sky, killing all 196 people on board. But why? (10 of 10) 7+

Sioux City Fireball: Shocking look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989. The subsequent explosion left 111 people dead. 7+

Peril Over Portugal: A Martinair flight crashes amid thunderstorms, and when investigators gather the evidence the mystery only deepens. (S21, ep 2) 7+

Peril Over Portugal: A Martinair flight crashes amid thunderstorms, and when investigators gather the evidence the mystery only deepens. (S21, ep 2) 7+

...Special Report. Splash Down: Three last-resort water landings. All handled differently, yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.

...Special Report. Splash Down: Three last-resort water landings. All handled differently, yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.

Deadly Mission: With the future of space tourism hanging in the balance, experts investigate the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic's revolutionary rocket plane. (S17, ep 6) 7+

Deadly Mission: With the future of space tourism hanging in the balance, experts investigate the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic's revolutionary rocket plane. (S17, ep 6) 7+

Niki Lauda: Tragedy In The Air: F1 driver Niki Lauda investigates the fate of Lauda Air Flight 004, uncovering a design flaw that could affect planes globally. (S13, ep 2) 7+

Niki Lauda: Tragedy In The Air: F1 driver Niki Lauda investigates the fate of Lauda Air Flight 004, uncovering a design flaw that could affect planes globally. (S13, ep 2) 7+

Deadly Deception: When violent hijackers take over a Bulgarian airliner, negotiators might convince them that their demands have been met before the plane runs out of fuel. (S22, ep 8) 12+

Deadly Deception: When violent hijackers take over a Bulgarian airliner, negotiators might convince them that their demands have been met before the plane runs out of fuel. (S22, ep 8) 12+

Pacific Plunge: When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue. (S21, ep 5) 7+

Pacific Plunge: When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue. (S21, ep 5) 7+

War Zone: Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world. (S5, ep 1) 7+

War Zone: Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in war zones around the world. (S5, ep 1) 7+

Free Fall: Experts investigate the mysterious malfunction that caused Qantas Airways Flight 72 to take a sudden nosedive over the Indian Ocean. (S17, ep 7) 7+

Free Fall: Experts investigate the mysterious malfunction that caused Qantas Airways Flight 72 to take a sudden nosedive over the Indian Ocean. (S17, ep 7) 7+

Vanishing Act: Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crash-lands in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course. (S13, ep 3) 7+

Vanishing Act: Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crash-lands in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course. (S13, ep 3) 7+

Terror Over Michigan: After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why the plane fell out of the sky. (S21, ep 6) 7+

Terror Over Michigan: After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why the plane fell out of the sky. (S21, ep 6) 7+

Time Critical: In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions. (S5, ep 2) 7+

Time Critical: In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions. (S5, ep 2) 7+

Deadly Inclination: Everyone on board was killed when Alitalia Flight 404 crashed into a hill on its way into Zurich. But why was the plane flying so low? (S17, ep 8) 7+

Deadly Inclination: Everyone on board was killed when Alitalia Flight 404 crashed into a hill on its way into Zurich. But why was the plane flying so low? (S17, ep 8) 7+

Sideswiped: After taking off with a major storm on the horizon, Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from the radar over one of the most remote jungles on Earth. (S13, ep 4) 7+

Sideswiped: After taking off with a major storm on the horizon, Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from the radar over one of the most remote jungles on Earth. (S13, ep 4) 7+

Stealth Bomber Down: When a two-billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes in Guam, the US Air Force investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time. (S21, ep 3) 7+

Stealth Bomber Down: When a two-billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes in Guam, the US Air Force investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time. (S21, ep 3) 7+

Ticking Time Bomb: From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts. (S5, ep 3) 7+

Ticking Time Bomb: From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts. (S5, ep 3) 7+

Deadly Go Round: Investigators examine the debris of China Airlines Flight 140, which crashed into the ground at Japan's Nagoya Airport in 1994. (S17, ep 9) 7+

Deadly Go Round: Investigators examine the debris of China Airlines Flight 140, which crashed into the ground at Japan's Nagoya Airport in 1994. (S17, ep 9) 7+

Death at Narita: Investigators examine similarities between a crash landing at Tokyo's Narita Airport and an accident at Newark Airport more than a decade earlier. (S13, ep 5) 7+

Death at Narita: Investigators examine similarities between a crash landing at Tokyo's Narita Airport and an accident at Newark Airport more than a decade earlier. (S13, ep 5) 7+

Double Trouble: Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing. (S21, ep 4) 7+