All episodes — Season 5
S5 E1Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
Apr 9, 20087.745 min
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 passengers and crew members on board. Investigators discovered that a bomb from Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa caused
S5 E2Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
Apr 16, 20088.245 min
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroit, Michigan, to Buffalo, New York, suffers an explosive decompression after a cargo door in the lower rear fuselage burst
S5 E3Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
Apr 23, 20087.245 min
On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a severe thunderstorm and is hit by large hailstones. Both engines of the DC-9-31 fail, and the aircraft makes an emergency
S5 E4Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
Apr 30, 20087.645 min
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport seconds after takeoff on a flight to Greenville. All 21 people on board die, and one person on the ground is injured. Inve
S5 E5Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
May 7, 20088.445 min
In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds and plummet to the ground. Flames engulfed the front of the plane and more than 130 people died in a tragic accident that
S5 E6Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
May 14, 2008945 min
A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at
S5 E7Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
May 21, 20086.845 min
South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted in the rear main level cargo area; the pilots successfully open the doors in flight to clear the smoke from the aircraft, however it crashe
S5 E8Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
May 28, 20088.545 min
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because the crew is distracted by a faulty landing gear indicator light and accidentally disengage the autopilot. 101 p
S5 E9Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
Jun 4, 2008845 min
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's ASI is showing the correct speed; th
S5 E10Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
Jun 11, 20087.445 min
A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flight collide in mid-air over the Amazon. The 737 crashes but the Legacy manages to make a safe landing. 154 people die.