Air Crash Investigation

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Air Crash Investigation

WHEN TO WATCH

  1. Friday 29 March at 08.00pm

    Disaster at Dutch Harbor (Season 23)

  2. Friday 29 March at 11.00pm

    Deadly Inclination (Season 17)

  3. Sunday 31 March at 09.00pm

    Disaster at Dutch Harbor (Season 23)

Synopsis

Flying is one of the safest forms of transport. But what happens when tragedy strikes? From human error and accidents to mechanical faults and design flaws, the success of aviation history is punctuated with disaster and catastrophe. It's rare, but it does happen. Follow experts as they determine what went wrong and work out how to prevent these horrific tragedies from happening again. Examine the wrecks and official records, and hear from eyewitnesses, passengers and aviation experts as we reconstruct some of the most tragic disasters in aviation history. Air Crash Investigation looks at what went wrong and how future disasters can be averted.

Episodes

  • Terror Over the Pacific

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    A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.

    Next Showing
    Tuesday 23 April at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Disaster at Dutch Harbor

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    While landing at a notoriously tricky Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can’t stop their plane.

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    Friday 29 March at 08.00pm
    On National Geographic
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    Sunday 31 March at 09.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Deadly Departure

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    After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots’ training.

    Next Showing
    Monday 8 April at 09.00pm
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Tuesday 9 April at 11.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Without Warning

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    Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.

    Next Showing
    Friday 26 April at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Eleven Deadly Seconds

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    Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.

    Next Showing
    Monday 15 April at 09.00pm
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Tuesday 16 April at 11.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Pitch Battle

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    After Colgan Air 9446 crashes off Cape Cod, investigators must determine what brought down a widely-used commuter aircraft in under three minutes.

    Next Showing
    Tuesday 2 April at 11.00pm
    On National Geographic
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    Wednesday 3 April at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Under Fire

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    Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.

  • Lost Star Footballer

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    With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

    Next Showing
    Friday 19 April at 09.00pm
    On National Geographic
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    Wednesday 24 April at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic
  • Deadly Directive

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    When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.

    Next Showing
    Monday 22 April at 07.00pm
    On National Geographic