Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-01-03 22:52:08 +0000 UTC→2026-01-03 23:54:08 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
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Fight for your Life
The three man crew of FedEx 705 are just finishing their climb out from Memphis when the attack starts.
2026-01-10 03:24:10 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 04:24:10 +0000 UTC(1h)
System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2026-01-10 02:24:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 03:24:10 +0000 UTC(59m)
Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
2026-01-10 01:29:11 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 02:24:11 +0000 UTC(55m)
Hanging by a Thread
A short island hop from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare for the crew and passengers.
2026-01-10 00:28:57 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 01:29:11 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cold Case
Already an hour behind schedule, the pilots fear the heavy snowfall will further delay their departure.
2026-01-09 23:31:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-10 00:28:57 +0000 UTC(57m)
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.
2026-01-09 22:31:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 23:31:55 +0000 UTC(1h)
A Wounded Bird
On August 21, 1995, Flight ASA 529 loses one of its four propellers on its way to Gulfport, Mississippi.
2026-01-09 21:29:55 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 22:31:55 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
2026-01-09 15:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 16:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fatal Flaw
Deadly Shortcuts revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-01-09 14:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 15:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2026-01-09 13:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 14:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1996, Saudi Airways Flight 763 was involved in a deadly midair collision over India.
2026-01-09 12:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 13:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Pilot Betrayed
The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
2026-01-09 11:35:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 12:30:23 +0000 UTC(55m)
Who's Flying The Plane?
Who's Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-01-09 10:35:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 11:35:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Tuninter Flight 1153 is heading to Djerba when its right engine fails over the Mediterranean.
2026-01-09 09:35:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 10:35:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Kid in the Cockpit
Express Samina is on its normal route when it smashes into a huge rock.
2026-01-09 03:50:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 04:50:21 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Partnair Flight 394, en route from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly dives from 22,000 feet toward the sea.
2026-01-09 02:50:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 03:50:06 +0000 UTC(1h)
Flying Blind
Immediately after take off, the pilots begin to experience a confusing set of alarms.
2026-01-09 01:48:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 02:50:06 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Out of Control
Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747.
2026-01-09 00:47:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 01:48:06 +0000 UTC(1h)
Breakup Over Texas
Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.
2026-01-08 23:52:53 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 00:47:52 +0000 UTC(54m)
Hidden Danger
United Airlines 585 and US Air 585 crash within several years of each other.
2026-01-08 22:52:53 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 23:52:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
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