Bernard Vaillot
Director
Air Disasters (2011)
Season 2
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.
Released May 15, 2011
Episode 45 min
None+
Genres: Documentary
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Network: Smithsonian Channel
S2E1 - Cracks in the System
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
June 17, 2012, midnight
S2E2 - Target is Destroyed
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
June 24, 2012, midnight
S2E3 - Cruel Skies
The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
July 1, 2012, midnight
S2E4 - Panic on the Runway
In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
July 8, 2012, midnight
S2E5 - Alarming Silence
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
July 15, 2012, midnight
S2E6 - Cold Case
A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
July 22, 2012, midnight
S2E7 - Pilot vs. Plane
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
July 29, 2012, midnight
S2E8 - System Breakdown
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
Aug. 5, 2012, midnight
S2E9 - The Final Blow
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
Aug. 12, 2012, midnight
S2E10 - Cleared for Disaster
An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
Aug. 19, 2012, midnight
S2E11 - The Plane That Flew Too High
The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
Aug. 26, 2012, midnight
S2E12 - Deadly Reputation
AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.
Sept. 2, 2012, midnight
Smithsonian Channel
45 min/ep
11970 min
May 15, 2011
Jan. 11, 2026, midnight
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