Air Crash Investigation

Thursday 18:00 CAT

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Season 24
00:30

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Synopsis

Featuring captivating reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI, Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind legendary aviation disasters.

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Episodes

  • Pacific Ditching

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    The pilots of a crashed cargo jet believe they lost both engines. But when the wreckage emerges from the Pacific, the evidence tells another story.

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  • Running on Empty

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    An Air Tahoma cargo plane is within sight of a Cincinnati runway when both engines flame out and the turboprop crashes into a golf course.

  • Power Struggle

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    In Indonesia—the deadliest aviation market in the world—a Boeing 737 spirals out of the sky and nosedives into the Java Sea.

  • Second Thoughts

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    Amid heavy fog and a rushed approach, Luxair Flight 50 falls out of the sky just a few miles short of Luxembourg airport.

  • Powerless Plunge

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    Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.

  • Cabin Chaos

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    After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky.

  • Deadly Climb

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    It’s 1985—the deadliest year in civilian aviation—and a DC-9 commuter plane crashes just seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.

  • Firebomber Down

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    A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire. And ATSB investigators must determine the cause—within an active fire zone.

  • Collision Catastrophe

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    German investigators are stumped when two planes collide while flying in the skies over southern Germany.

  • Fatal Test Flight

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    When a cargo plane test flight ends in disaster, investigators uncover a series of failures that doomed the DC-8 before it got off the ground.

  • No Exit

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    Following a catastrophic runway collision at LAX, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.

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    Friday 4 July at 20:30 CAT
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