Bernard Vaillot
Director
Air Disasters (2011)
Season 3
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
S3E1 - Blind Spot
In 1978, passengers and seven people on the ground die when a PSA flight crashed into a Cessna.
March 3, 2013, midnight
S3E2 - Mayday Munich
Manchester United football team's plane crashes while returning from Yugoslavia, killing 23 aboard.
March 10, 2013, midnight
S3E3 - I'm the Problem
Moments before a Pacific Southwest flight crashes in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.
March 17, 2013, midnight
S3E4 - Impossible Landing
United Airlines Flight 232 crashes into Sioux City's runway in 1989.
March 24, 2013, midnight
S3E5 - Turning Point
A Northwest Airlines flight above the Bering Sea must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.
March 31, 2013, midnight
S3E6 - Breakup Over Texas
Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.
April 7, 2013, midnight
S3E7 - Under Pressure
A burst tire creates an in-flight fire on flight 2120 which causes passengers and crew to perish.
April 14, 2013, midnight
S3E8 - The Invisible Plane
Moments after take-off, SAS Flight 686 collides with a Cessna on the runway.
April 21, 2013, midnight
S3E9 - Bad Attitude
A Korean Air Cargo flight crashes in a field moments after takeoff from England's Stansted Airport.
April 28, 2013, midnight
S3E10 - Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes after refueling in Newfoundland.
May 5, 2013, midnight
S3E11 - Nowhere to Land
An emergency landing during a violent storm kills the engines of a 737.
May 12, 2013, 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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