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Power Play
After losing both engines, a turboprop crashes in Papua New Guinea and investigators soon uncover a deadly flaw in an aircraft...
Seconds From Disaster
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Portugal Hellfire
The story of the largest wildfire in Portugal's history and how it devastated a rural community. As fire fighters tried to...
Dangerous Approach
When Continental Express Flight 2286 plunges into the frozen wilderness just a few miles from the runway, it’s up to...
Deadly Myth
When commuter flight 3272 ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to determine the cause and prevent it...
Deadly Discussions
Just as LAPA Flight 3142 lifts off from an airport in Buenos Aires, the 737 starts shaking violently and, in moments, it has...
Lethal Turn
Amid thick smoke from a forest fire, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 approached the airport on the island of Sumatra. But just...
Deadly Inclination
Alitalia Flight 404 plows into a forested hillside killing everyone. Did a hidden flaw in the navigation system lead two...
Free Fall
En route from Singapore to Perth, Qantas Airways Flight 72 takes a sudden nosedive over the Indian Ocean.
Explosive Touchdown
After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion. The resulting inferno destroys the...
North Sea Nightmare
En route to the Shetland Islands, a high-tech turboprop is struck by lightning, temporarily blinding the crew and disabling...
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,...
Caught In A Jam
On final approach through thick clouds, a commuter turboprop in New Zealand slams into hilly terrain. Rescuers struggle to...
Turboprop Terror
After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety...
Wild Wind
A sudden calamitous event, causing great loss of life, damage, or hardship, like a flood, a tornado, an airplane crash, or an...
River Runaway
On 16 January 2002, as Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 approached its destination, it encountered severe thunderstorms resulting...
Killer Attitude
During a routine one-hour flight in December 1993, Northwest Airline Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing...
Control Catastrophe
A Kazakh crew manage to land an uncontrollable aircraft and investigators must determine how a freshly-serviced plane was...
Mystery over the Mediterranean
Evidence from the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 leads investigators to theorize different causes for the plane’s...