Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.
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Episode 1
A landing goes wrong when Delta Airlines Flight 191 is hit by an invisible force.
Episode 2
A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the 767 he is flying runs out of fuel.
Episode 3
A flaw on the infamous DC-10 airline causing two midair crashes in the early 70's.
Episode 4
A recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 was carrying illegal weapons.
Episode 5
Just after take-off, Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground, killing all on board.
Episode 6
In 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242 finds itself in a violent storm. When both engines fail, the pilots must land their plane on a rural Georgia highway.
Episode 7
Air India Flight 182 crashes into the sea after an explosion. Was it a tragic accident or an act of terrorism?
Episode 8
Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean.
Episode 9
Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.
Episode 10
A Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 in mid-air over the Amazon Rain Forest.
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