Bernard Vaillot
Director
Air Disasters (2011)
Season 6
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
S6E1 - Hanging by a Thread
The 1988 flight of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which saw the top of its fuselage torn off due to an explosive decompression, is recalled.
Sept. 13, 2015, midnight
S6E2 - Attack Over Baghdad
A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane just after it leaves Baghdad International Airport.
Sept. 6, 2015, midnight
S6E3 - Out of Control
Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single-plane crash in history and the simple error made years earlier that caused it.
Aug. 30, 2015, midnight
S6E4 - Fight for Your Life
FedEx employees fend off an attack by a coworker.
Aug. 23, 2015, midnight
S6E5 - Bomb on Board
A mid-flight bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots to attempt a daring landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
Aug. 16, 2015, midnight
S6E6 - Mistaken Identity
A Navy cruiser in the Persian Gulf must determine if an incoming plane is friend or foe.
Aug. 9, 2015, midnight
S6E7 - Helicopter Down
The 1995 crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea while ferrying workers to an oil platform is recounted.
Feb. 14, 2016, midnight
S6E8 - Death and Denial
The worst plane crash in Egypt's history becomes one the most controversial when the investigation focuses on one pilot's intentions.
Feb. 21, 2016, midnight
S6E9 - Kid in the Cockpit
A pilot allows his teen son to fly the plane; tragedy results.
Feb. 28, 2016, midnight
S6E10 - Ocean Landing
The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one problem: the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the trip.
March 6, 2016, 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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