Bernard Vaillot
Director
Air Disasters (2011)
Season 16
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
Watch Providers: The Roku Channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Paramount Plus Apple TV Channel , Paramount Plus Premium + 3 more, Philo, YouTube TV, Paramount Plus Essential
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S16E1 - North Sea Nightmare
Enter the cockpit of a high-tech turboprop as its pilots battle to keep their plane from slamming into the North Sea.
April 25, 2021, midnight
S16E2 - Playing Catch Up
Witness the final moments of ExecuFlight Flight 1526 and discover why it crashed into a residential neighborhood.
May 2, 2021, midnight
S16E3 - Tragic Takeoff
Discover how out-of-date taxi charts and a casual conversation conspired to doom the takeoff of Comair Flight 5191.
May 9, 2021, midnight
S16E4 - Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Follow investigators as they race to find out why a best-selling, new plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff.
May 16, 2021, midnight
S16E5 - Cabin Catastrophe
Relive the 2018 disaster of Southwest Airlines 1380, in which a passenger was nearly sucked from the plane mid-flight.
May 23, 2021, midnight
S16E6 - Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Witness the Kathmandu crash of US-Bangla 211 and follow detectives as they investigate both the plane and the pilots.
May 30, 2021, midnight
S16E7 - Mission Disaster
A plane loses control during a Gulf War refueling mission and investigators must determine if enemy fire was the cause.
June 6, 2021, midnight
S16E8 - Caught in a Jam
A commuter flight in New Zealand turns horrific for plane crash survivors, who may freeze to death before help arrives.
June 13, 2021, midnight
S16E9 - Seconds from Touchdown
Just 12 minutes after takeoff, a twin turboprop loses hydraulics, an engine, and then catches fire. Find out why.
June 20, 2021, midnight
S16E10 - Deadly Delivery
A last-minute repair may have played a key role in the crash of a plane leaving Madrid International Airport.
June 27, 2021, midnight
Network: Smithsonian Channel
Episode Runtime: 45 min.
Season Runtime: 11970 min.
Released: May 15, 2011
Last Air Date: July 20, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: 12
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