Air Disasters - Season 21

Air Disasters

Season 21

2024 • 8 Episodes

Episodes

Scratching the Surface - Air Disasters

1. Scratching the Surface

September 15, 2024

Twenty minutes after taking off from Taipei, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar. A massive rescue mission is launched.

Lockerbie Disaster - Air Disasters

2. Lockerbie Disaster

September 22, 2024

A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.

Blown Apart - Air Disasters

3. Blown Apart

September 29, 2024

Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air, and crashes into the North Sea. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer had vibrated loose during flight due to excessive wear on sub-standard bolts, sleeves, and pins that had been illegally sold.

Sight Unseen - Air Disasters

4. Sight Unseen

October 6, 2024

The world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi, India.

Operation Babylift - Air Disasters

5. Operation Babylift

October 13, 2024

A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing in South Vietnam.

Falling Fast - Air Disasters

6. Falling Fast

October 20, 2024

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

Lost - Air Disasters

7. Lost

October 27, 2024

An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain.

Deep Freeze - Air Disasters

8. Deep Freeze

November 3, 2024

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.