Air Crash Investigation

Thursday 20:00 CAT

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Season 22
00:15

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  1. Tuesday 19 March at 18:10 CAT

    Trained to Fail (Season 5)

  2. Wednesday 20 March at 11:00 CAT

    Trained to Fail (Season 5)

  3. Wednesday 20 March at 18:10 CAT

    Deadly Data (Season 5)

Synopsis

Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Air Crash Investigation investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why.

Clips

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.

  • 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.

    Next Showing
    Thursday 28 March at 20:00 CAT
    On National Geographic
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    Friday 29 March at 01:10 CAT
    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
    Thursday 11 April at 20:00 CAT
    On National Geographic
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    Friday 12 April at 01:20 CAT
    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.

  • 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.

  • Fight for Survival

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    With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.

  • 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
    Thursday 4 April at 20:00 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Friday 5 April at 01:20 CAT
    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.

    Next Showing
    Thursday 21 March at 20:00 CAT
    On National Geographic
    Next Showing
    Friday 22 March at 01:10 CAT
    On National Geographic
  • 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.

  • 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.