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American Airlines Flight 77 slams into the Pentagon on America's darkest day of the 21st century. TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island minutes after leaving JFK. The supersonic superstar Concorde crashes into an airport hotel after a failed takeoff from Paris. All three air disasters made headline news around the globe, creating media frenzies, igniting conspiracy theories, and putting immense pressure on investigators. In this episode, we revisit these three accidents and follow examiners as they uncover the truth behind the tragedies.

Release Date: 2011-05-15
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
TMDb: 8.0/10
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 45

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Headline News
Episode 1 - Headline News
Rookie Errors
Episode 2 - Rookie Errors
Collision Course
Episode 3 - Collision Course
Engines Out
Episode 4 - Engines Out
Fuel Trouble
Episode 5 - Fuel Trouble
Perilous Payload
Episode 6 - Perilous Payload
Runway in Sight
Episode 7 - Runway in Sight
Deadly Confusion
Episode 8 - Deadly Confusion
Radio Silence
Episode 9 - Radio Silence
Design Flaws
Episode 10 - Design Flaws
Heat of the Moment
Episode 11 - Heat of the Moment
Instrument Confusion
Episode 12 - Instrument Confusion
VIP on Board
Episode 13 - VIP on Board
Lapse in Security
Episode 14 - Lapse in Security
Mountain Impact
Episode 15 - Mountain Impact
Survivors
Episode 16 - Survivors
Death from Above
Episode 17 - Death from Above
Courage in the Cockpit
Episode 18 - Courage in the Cockpit
Maintenance Mistakes
Episode 19 - Maintenance Mistakes
Take Off Tragedies
Episode 20 - Take Off Tragedies
Dead of Night
Episode 21 - Dead of Night
Engine Gone
Episode 22 - Engine Gone
Lethal Choices
Episode 23 - Lethal Choices
Risky Runways
Episode 24 - Risky Runways
Landings Gone Wrong
Episode 25 - Landings Gone Wrong
Frozen Wings
Episode 26 - Frozen Wings
Runway Collisions
Episode 27 - Runway Collisions
Cockpit Breakdown
Episode 28 - Cockpit Breakdown
Splash Down
Episode 29 - Splash Down
Northern Extremes
Episode 30 - Northern Extremes