On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off course and crashes into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, after being hijacked. All the 64 people on board the aircraft, including the 5 hijackers, are killed, along with 125 people in the building.
- Directed by
- Tim Wolochatiuk
- Written by
- Douglas Crosbie
Guest stars
Landy Cannon
Captain Burlingame
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Matt Aymar
First Officer Charlebois
Stephen Park
Air Traffic Controller
Adam Waxman
NTSB Investigator
James Madge
FBI Commander
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Pippa Leslie
Flight Attendant
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Qaseem Gul
Hani Hanjour
- M
Massey Ahmar
Nawaf al Hazmi
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Sam Al Esai
Salem al Hazmi
Marsha Mason
Barbara Olson
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Kyle Cameron
Father McGraw
Tom Haueter
Tom Haueter
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S16 E1Deadly Silence (1999 South Dakota Learjet crash)
Jun 7, 20167.445 min
On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, runs out of fuel and crashes into a field in South Dakota after flying off course, killing all 6 occupants on board.
S16 E3Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)
Jun 21, 2016945 min
On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircra
S16 E4Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)
Jun 28, 20168.245 min
On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes shortly after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. All of the 165 passengers and crew members survive.
S16 E5Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)
Jul 5, 20168.245 min
On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay off the coast of Lorient, France. All fifteen occupants on board the two aircraft are kille
S16 E6Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)
Jul 12, 20167.645 min
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, while on final approach to Durango. Both crew members and seven of the fifteen passengers on board die.
S16 E7Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)
Jan 23, 201745 min
On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. All 150 people on board are killed.