
Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.

At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.

A military radar operator mistakenly identifies an approaching civilian aircraft as a hostile F-14.

Relive the incredible story of a pilot forced to glide an engineless 767 to safety.

A plane carrying a group of school children heading to Spain is on a collision course with DHL cargo plane.

A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.

A Boeing 767 slams into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on-board, the questions start flying.

The crew and passengers aboard British Airways Flight 111 know something is terribly wrong.

It's one of the most alarming disasters in the history of aviation, and not just because of the crash.

The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.

Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.

The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.

Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.

A military 737 carrying high-powered passengers crashes miles from its intended destination in Croatia.

A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.

The crew have three green lights confirming that their landing gear is locked, but they only have two.

The captain struggles to keep the plane flying but the aircraft suddenly plummets towards the ground.

System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.

Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.

A short island hop from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare for the crew and passengers.

Already an hour behind schedule, the pilots fear the heavy snowfall will further delay their departure.