Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Air date: 2026-03-08
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Just after takeoff from Honolulu, TransAir Flight 810 loses power and ditches in the Pacific. Both pilots survive, blaming dual engine failure—but when the Boeing 737 is recovered, the wreckage reveals a different cause behind the crash.
Air date: 2026-07-12
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: An Air Tahoma cargo plane is within sight of a Cincinnati runway when both engines flame out and the turboprop crashes into a golf course.
Air date: 2026-07-19
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: In Indonesia, the deadliest aviation market in the world, a Boeing 737 spirals out of the sky and nosedives into the Java Sea.
Air date: 2026-03-29
Runtime: 34 min
Air date: 2026-04-05
Runtime: 46 min
Air date: 2026-04-12
Runtime: 47 min
