Cleared for Disaster
It's a busy night at Los Angeles International Airport, and US Air Flight #1493 is on its final approach.
2025-12-20 20:06:48 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 21:03:50 +0000 UTC
(57m)
Live & Upcoming Programmes
Target Is Destroyed
Korean Airlines Flight #007 is high above the Sea of Japan with 269 people on board.
2025-12-20 19:09:46 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 20:06:48 +0000 UTC
(57m)
Missed Approach
Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.
2025-12-20 18:09:46 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 19:09:46 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Turning Point
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.
2025-12-20 17:14:46 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 18:09:46 +0000 UTC
(55m)
Under Pressure
Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
2025-12-20 16:19:46 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 17:14:46 +0000 UTC
(55m)
Ghost Plane
A plane mysteriously circles the Athens airport. It doesn't answer air traffic controllers.
2025-12-20 09:34:31 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 10:34:31 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Southern Storm
Torrential rain. Baseball-sized hail. Why did Southern Airways Flight 242 enter this severe storm?
2025-12-20 08:34:31 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 09:34:31 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Helicopter Down
During extreme weather conditions, a helicopter makes a routine journey to a North Sea oil platform.
2025-12-20 07:34:16 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 08:34:31 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Fight for your Life
The three man crew of FedEx 705 are just finishing their climb out from Memphis when the attack starts.
2025-12-20 06:34:16 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 07:34:16 +0000 UTC
(1h)
System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2025-12-20 05:34:17 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 06:34:16 +0000 UTC
(59m)
Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
2025-12-20 04:39:17 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 05:34:17 +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.
2025-12-20 03:39:03 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-20 04:39:17 +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.
2025-12-19 21:40:57 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 22:42:56 +0000 UTC
(1h1m)
Runaway Train
RIA Flight 593 was routine in every respect. Then, in less than five minutes, it fell from the sky.
2025-12-19 20:40:43 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 21:40:57 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Head on Collision
AVIA Rail train slams head-on into an enormous freight train.
2025-12-19 19:40:29 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 20:40:43 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
2025-12-19 18:40:29 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 19:40:29 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Fatal Flaw
Deadly Shortcuts revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2025-12-19 17:40:29 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 18:40:29 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2025-12-19 16:40:29 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 17:40:29 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1996, Saudi Airways Flight 763 was involved in a deadly midair collision over India.
2025-12-19 15:40:29 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 16:40:29 +0000 UTC
(1h)
Blind Spot
PSA Flight #182 collides with a Cessna and both planes crash into a quiet residential neighborhood below.
2025-12-19 09:55:26 +0000 UTC → 2025-12-19 10:50:26 +0000 UTC
(55m)