In 2011, a Soviet-built Yak-42D plane carrying one of Russia's biggest hockey teams crashed into the River Volga – leaving only one survivor.

Disaster seemed certain when an internal US flight lost a propeller 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean. Could the pilots safely land the plane?

Revealing how 110 people lost their lives when a fire on board an aging DC-9 caused it to plummet into the Florida Everglades in 1996.

Following a fatal crash in treacherous conditions at Taipei's Chiang Kai-shek airport, investigators make a shocking discovery on the runway.

Following a fatal crash 35,000 feet above the jungles of Indonesia, investigators make a disturbing discovery.

August 6, 1997. Korean Air flight 801 departed from Seoul, Korea. It had been cleared to land at AB Won Guam Airport, Agana when it crashed about three miles south-west of the airport.

When a collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon, investigators find a problem that threatens the safety of the aviation system.

Revealing how 273 people were killed when American Airlines Flight 191 lost its left engine in the deadliest aviation accident in US history.

After United Airlines Flight 173 crashed and killed ten people, investigators discover how a landing gear problem could have caused the accident.

When an alarm warns the pilots of Flight 518 that they are dangerously close to the ground, the aircraft suddenly smashes into a mountain.

Exploring how aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Air Crash Investigation looks into legendary aviation disasters.

When Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed in a plane crash, investigators discover that this was not simply a pilot error.

When tower controllers ask Flight 409 to head to a new heading, the pilots acknowledge the change. Moments later, the plane crashes into the sea.