Bernard Vaillot
Director
Air Disasters (2011)
Season 8
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
S8E1 - Choosing Sides
One of the worst crashes in British history has a stunning cause that changed aviation safety forever.
Oct. 16, 2016, midnight
S8E2 - Testing the Limits
What caused a 767 to break apart in mid-air? A world-famous race car driver discovers a surprising answer.
Oct. 23, 2016, midnight
S8E3 - Vanishing Act
After a terrifying crash, survivors face a new challenge: surviving the remote Brazilian jungle.
Oct. 30, 2016, midnight
S8E4 - Sideswiped
Relive the crash of Copa Airlines Flight 201 and the harrowing investigation in one of the world's most remote jungles.
Jan. 8, 2017, midnight
S8E5 - The Final Push
See if two MD-11 planes crashes, nearly 12 years apart, were both the result of pilot error or a flaw in the aircraft itself.
Jan. 15, 2017, midnight
S8E6 - The Death of JFK Jr.
Relive one of the most shocking air disasters in American history as we revisit the 1999 crash that killed JFK Jr.
Jan. 22, 2017, midnight
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S8E7 - Concorde - Up in Flames
Follow investigators as they use the few remaining pieces of a fiery crash to explain a Concorde's doomed flight.
Jan. 29, 2017, midnight
S8E8 - Accident or Assassination
Mexico's war with drug cartels appears to reach a terrifying new level when a special government charter carrying the president's right-hand man plummets to Earth. There's speculation that this plane crash was no accident but an assassination. The investigation takes a startling new turn after the cockpit voice recorder is recovered. Revisit the night when Mexico City's financial district became an inferno and follow examiners from the crash scene investigation to the shocking conclusion that changed everything.
Feb. 12, 2017, midnight
S8E9 - No Clear Options
When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.
Feb. 19, 2017, midnight
S8E10 - Death in the Arctic
An investigation of a charter plane that moves off course and goes down in Canada's far north.
Feb. 26, 2017, 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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