On 16 August 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 stalls while cruising and crashes in rural Venezuela during a severe thunderstorm. Investigations revealed there were no faults with the engines. Pilot error led to the stall which was misinterpreted by the crew members, who took no recovery action until it was too late.
- Directed by
- Ian Robertson
- Written by
- Carl Knutson
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S11 E1Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)
Aug 12, 20117.745 min
On 17 July 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 careens off runway 35L at Brazil's Congonhas Airport, crashes at high speed into a warehouse adjacent to a filling station and explodes. A total of 199 people on board the aircraft and on the ground
S11 E3Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)
Aug 26, 201145 min
On 12 December 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285, carrying troops of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Gander International Airport in Canada, killing all 256 people on board. The cause o
S11 E4Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)
Dec 29, 20117.645 min
On 11 September 1991, Continental Express Flight 2574 is nearing the end of its intra-state flight from Laredo, Texas, to Houston. As the pilots are preparing to land, the aircraft tips into a dive and falls out of the sky as the left wing
S11 E5Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)
Dec 29, 201145 min
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester United association football team, club officials and journalists, crashes into a house about 300 meters from the end of the runway in Munich a
S11 E6Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)
Dec 29, 201145 min
On 9 October 2002, Northwest Airlines Flight 85 is cruising above the Bering Sea, when the lower rudder segment suddenly deflects to the left. The pilots divert the aircraft to a successful emergency landing at Anchorage, Alaska, by using e
S11 E7Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)
Jan 20, 20128.645 min
On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509, en route from London Stansted Airport to Milan, Italy, crashes into a field about 55 seconds after taking off, killing all four crew members on board. The causes of the crash were the capta