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Murder in the Skies
On 24 March 2015, suicidal co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately locked his Captain out of the cockpit and initiated a...
Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet, skids off the runway,...
Taxiway Turmoil
Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path...
Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max8-one of the best-selling new airplanes on Earth-plunged into the...
Portugal Hellfire
The story of the largest wildfire in Portugal's history and how it devastated a rural community. As fire fighters tried to...
Turboprop Terror
After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety...
Impossible Pitch
A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of...
Stormy Cockpit
Taking off during a major storm, a brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa, and an international group of...
Peril over Portugal
A Martinair flight crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence...
Deadly Go Round
Just minutes from touching down, China Airlines Flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport.
Cockpit Killer
LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 is headed for Luanda, Angola, when it disappears from radar. Rangers in a remote Namibian...
Mission Disaster
On a refuelling mission during the Gulf War, a US Air Force tanker plane loses two engines. The crew struggles to fly their...
Stealth Bomber Down
When a two-billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive...
Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with...
Last Days of The Battleship
Survivors' stories and world-leading shipwreck investigators uncover how the most powerful warships in history had their...
Toxic Wrecks
Thousands of WW2 wrecks lay dormant in the world’s waters. 75 years later, the relentless power of the ocean has eroded...
Explosive Proof
Just minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is ripped apart by a massive explosion. With a...
Deadly Airspace
Investigators are determined to get answers for the families of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 victims, but face political...
Kathmandu Descent
A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas. And when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators...
North Sea Nightmare
En route to the Shetland Islands, a high-tech turboprop is struck by lightning, temporarily blinding the crew and disabling...