Panic over the Pacific
A series of small mistakes causes China Airlines Flight 006 to fall 30,000 feet (10 kms) in just two minutes.
2025-12-02 16:20:26 +0000 UTC→2025-12-02 17:20:26 +0000 UTC(1h)
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Flying on Empty
An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing.
2026-01-27 03:52:26 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 04:54:25 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Runaway Train
RIA Flight 593 was routine in every respect. Then, in less than five minutes, it fell from the sky.
2026-01-27 02:52:12 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 03:52:26 +0000 UTC(1h)
Head on Collision
AVIA Rail train slams head-on into an enormous freight train.
2026-01-27 01:51:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 02:52:12 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
2026-01-27 00:51:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 01:51:58 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fatal Flaw
Deadly Shortcuts revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-01-26 23:51:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-27 00:51:58 +0000 UTC(1h)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2026-01-26 22:51:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 23:51:58 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1996, Saudi Airways Flight 763 was involved in a deadly midair collision over India.
2026-01-26 21:51:58 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 22:51:58 +0000 UTC(1h)
Blind Spot
PSA Flight #182 collides with a Cessna and both planes crash into a quiet residential neighborhood below.
2026-01-26 16:06:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 17:01:55 +0000 UTC(55m)
The Plane That Flew Too High
West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 is flying through a moderate hurricane when the aircraft drops.
2026-01-26 15:11:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 16:06:55 +0000 UTC(54m)
Miracle Escape
Air France Flight 358 bursts into flames when it skids off the runway during a raging thunderstorm.
2026-01-26 14:11:56 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 15:11:56 +0000 UTC(1h)
Kid in the Cockpit
Express Samina is on its normal route when it smashes into a huge rock.
2026-01-26 13:11:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 14:11:56 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Partnair Flight 394, en route from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly dives from 22,000 feet toward the sea.
2026-01-26 12:11:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 13:11:41 +0000 UTC(1h)
Flying Blind
Immediately after take off, the pilots begin to experience a confusing set of alarms.
2026-01-26 11:09:41 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 12:11:41 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Out of Control
Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747.
2026-01-26 10:09:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 11:09:41 +0000 UTC(1h)
Alarming Silence
The pilots are bound for Phoenix Arizona, but first they have to find their runway.
2026-01-26 03:27:07 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 04:24:09 +0000 UTC(57m)
Killing Machine
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked.
2026-01-26 02:25:07 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 03:27:07 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Disaster Runway
TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.
2026-01-26 01:30:07 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 02:25:07 +0000 UTC(55m)
Hudson River Runway
United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
2026-01-26 00:35:07 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 01:30:07 +0000 UTC(55m)
Panic on the Runway
As the aircraft is accelerating, a loud ‘thud' emanates from the fuselage, and the pilots abandon takeoff.
2026-01-25 23:38:05 +0000 UTC→2026-01-26 00:35:07 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ocean Landing
A hi-jacked Ethiopian Airlines 767 runs out of fuel near the Comoros Islands.
2026-01-25 22:37:50 +0000 UTC→2026-01-25 23:38:05 +0000 UTC(1h)
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