Season 14

Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)

Jan 5, 201545 min

On 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 92 crashes onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Of the 126 people aboard, 4

Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004)

Jan 12, 201545 min

On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser of the first engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 accidentally deploys in mid-flight causing the plane to spiral out of control and disintegrate about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok. All of the 223 passengers a

Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)

Jan 19, 20158.445 min

On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shorty after take off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport. The plane had struck foreign debr

The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)

Jan 26, 201545 min

On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and s

Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)

Feb 10, 20157.245 min

On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight computer. Instead of flying towards its destination, the aircraft flies west and after some time is over a remote area of the Amazon jungle. Atte

Accident or Assasination (Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45)

Feb 17, 2015745 min

On 4 November 2008, an official Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45 crashes in central Mexico City. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan Camilo Mouriño, who was aboard the plane, was killed in the crash, along with the other seven people

No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)

Feb 26, 201545 min

On 10 February 2011, Manx2 Flight 7100 crashes at Cork Airport in Ireland after the pilots lose control of the aircraft in an attempted go-around in low visibility. Six of the twelve people on board are killed in the crash.

What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)

Mar 1, 20158.845 min

On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. As of February 2015, no trace of the Boeing 777-200ER had been found, and speculation is that it crashed i

Sideswiped (Copa Airlines Flight 201)

Mar 10, 201545 min

Copa Airlines Flight 201 is flying towards Cali, Colombia when the plane suddenly disintegrates in mid-air.

The Final Push (FedEx Express Flight 80 & FedEx Express Flight 14)

Mar 17, 2015845 min

FedEx Express Flight 14 crash lands at Newark but the pilots survive but years later, FedEx Express Flight 80 experiences a similar but fatal crash.

Death in the Arctic (First Air Flight 6560)

Mar 24, 20157.245 min

On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor weather conditions. Out of the fifteen passengers and crew members, only three survived.