System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2025-12-09 19:09:20 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 20:09:19 +0000 UTC
(59m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
2025-12-09 18:14:20 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 19:09:20 +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.
2025-12-09 17:14:06 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 18:14:20 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Flying on Empty
An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing.
2025-12-09 11:16:00 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 12:17:59 +0000 UTC
(1h1m)
Runaway Train
RIA Flight 593 was routine in every respect. Then, in less than five minutes, it fell from the sky.
2025-12-09 10:15:46 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 11:16:00 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Head on Collision
AVIA Rail train slams head-on into an enormous freight train.
2025-12-09 09:15:32 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 10:15:46 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
2025-12-09 08:15:32 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 09:15:32 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Fatal Flaw
Deadly Shortcuts revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2025-12-09 07:15:32 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 08:15:32 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2025-12-09 06:15:32 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 07:15:32 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1996, Saudi Airways Flight 763 was involved in a deadly midair collision over India.
2025-12-09 05:15:32 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 06:15:32 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Blind Spot
PSA Flight #182 collides with a Cessna and both planes crash into a quiet residential neighborhood below.
2025-12-08 23:30:29 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-09 00:25:29 +0000 UTC
(55m)
The Plane That Flew Too High
West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 is flying through a moderate hurricane when the aircraft drops.
2025-12-08 22:35:30 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 23:30:29 +0000 UTC
(54m)
Miracle Escape
Air France Flight 358 bursts into flames when it skids off the runway during a raging thunderstorm.
2025-12-08 21:35:30 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 22:35:30 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Kid in the Cockpit
Express Samina is on its normal route when it smashes into a huge rock.
2025-12-08 20:35:15 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 21:35:30 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Partnair Flight 394, en route from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly dives from 22,000 feet toward the sea.
2025-12-08 19:35:15 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 20:35:15 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Flying Blind
Immediately after take off, the pilots begin to experience a confusing set of alarms.
2025-12-08 18:33:15 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 19:35:15 +0000 UTC
(1h2m)
Out of Control
Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747.
2025-12-08 17:33:01 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 18:33:15 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Alarming Silence
The pilots are bound for Phoenix Arizona, but first they have to find their runway.
2025-12-08 10:50:41 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 11:47:43 +0000 UTC
(57m)
Killing Machine
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked.
2025-12-08 09:48:41 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 10:50:41 +0000 UTC
(1h2m)
Disaster Runway
TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.
2025-12-08 08:53:41 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-08 09:48:41 +0000 UTC
(55m)