On 11 May 1996, 10 minutes after takeoff, ValuJet Flight 592 crashes into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The cause was an in-flight fire which was started by the accidental triggering of a chemical oxygen generator improperly shipped as cargo.
- Directed by
- Su Rynard
- Written by
- Christopher Blow
Guest stars
Janet Porter
Captain Candalyn Kubeck
David Huband
First Officer Richard Hazen
Jefferson Brown
NTSB Investigator Greg Feith
- S
Steven Bird
NTSB Investigator Merritt Birky
Jack Grinhaus
NTSB Investigator Malcolm Brenner
David Tompa
NTSB Investigator Jim Henderson
- A
Ayla Summers
Flight Attendant Jennifer Sterns
Kevin Dennis
Air Traffic Controller Jesse Fisher
- P
Phil Morrison
John Taber
- T
Tamara Evans
Mother
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S12 E1Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)
Aug 3, 201245 min
On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's propeller separates from the aircraft over Cold Bay, Alaska, causing an explosive decompression and loss of control. The pilots manage to land the aircraft safely at Anchorage, Alaska. The p
S12 E3Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)
Aug 17, 2012845 min
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon. 83 of the 179 passengers and crew membe
S12 E4Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)
Aug 24, 201245 min
On 19 December 1997, SilkAir Flight 185, en route to Singapore, crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude, killing all 104 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was disput
S12 E5Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
Aug 31, 201245 min
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a severe thunderstorm, but crashes into a muddy swamp four miles (6.4 km) away. The cause was the pilots not following visual flight rules that
S12 E6Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
Jan 24, 20137.445 min
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 collides with Trans World Airlines Flight 2 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All 128 occupants on both flights are killed. At the time, it was the deadliest airline crash in history, and would le
S12 E7Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)
Jan 27, 20137.245 min
On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force VIP aircraft carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes short of the runway in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airp