Air Crash Investigation - Full Series

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A CINEFLIX PRODUCTION: Air Crash Investigation is an ongoing television series which uses computer-generated imagery to recreate air crashes, aviation mishaps, and other disasters in an attempt to explain how each incident escalated.

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Season 1

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S01E01 (Series Premier)
Racing the Storm

American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land during a storm but overruns the runway and kills eleven people. Investigators suspect pilot error as a possible cause for the incident.

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S01E02
Unlocking Disaster

United Airlines Flight 811 is above the Pacific whenhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=iOGK8UhJFKk part of its right-side fuselage is torn away and nine people are sucked out. Investigators look for an electrical short as a possible cause.

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S01E03
Flying On Empty

Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean forcing pilots to attempt gliding their Airbus A330-243 to Lajes Air Base in the Archipelago of the Azores.

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S01E04
Fire on Board

An in-flight fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 over Canada causing it to plunge into the Atlantic Ocean just off the coastal fishing-village of Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia.

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S01E05
Flying Blind

Crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 receive contradictory warnings from their aircraft and eventually slam into the Pacific. Investigators look at maintenance oversight as a cause.

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S01E06 (Season Finale)
Cutting Corners

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 looses control of their horizontal stabilizer and their aircraft plunges toward the Pacific Ocean. Investigators look at improper maintenance as a possible cause.

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Season 2

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S02E01 (Season Premier)
Blow Out

The window of British Airways Flight 5390 blows out sucking the captain partway from the cockpit. Crew try desperately to hold the pilot's legs while the co-pilot attempts a landing.

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S02E02
A Wounded Bird

The left-side engine of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 tares itself partly from its mounting producing excessive drag. Metal fatigue is suspected as the cause of the failure.

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S02E03
The Killing Machine

Hijackers at Algiers Airport demand Air France Flight 8969 be allowed to depart for Paris. Over the span of two days they kill three of the flight’s 220 passengers.

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S02E04
Lost

Pilots of American Airlines Flight 965 inadvertently remove the waypoints from their flight management system (FMS) causing them to crash into a 9,000 foot mountain near Buga.

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S02E05
Missing Over New York

Avianca Flight 52’s hindered by weather and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts its landing. Wind shear forces the crew to abort the approach, and the plane runs out of fuel.

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S02E06 (Season Finale)
Deadly Crossroads

Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL Flight 611 in midair. The controller involved with the collision is later murdered by a family member of one of the crash victims.

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Season 3

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S03E01 (Season Premier)
Mistaken Identity

Despite its state-of-the-art equipment, U.S. Navy's guided missile cruiser, USS Vincennes, mistakes Iran Air Flight 655 for an F-14 Tomcat fighter and shoots it down.

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S03E02
Collision Course

Waves push the MS Express Samina into a group of rocks off the coast of Paros killing 80. Investigators discover the crew was watching a football match at the time incident occurred.

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S03E03
Head On Collision

After failing to stop for a red railway signal, a 118-car freight train ploughs into a VIA Rail passenger train killing 23 people. Investigators look at fatigue as a possible cause.

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S03E04
Out Of Control

Japan Airlines Flight 123 suffers explosive decompression, structural damage, and a complete loss of hydraulics. Investigators look at faulty repairs as a possible cause.

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S03E05
Attack Over Baghdad

The DHL OO-DLL just takes off from Baghdad when a surface-to-air missile disintegrates part of its left wing. The crew manage to fly the crippled plane for 16 minutes before landing.

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S03E06
Ocean Landing

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to attempt a water-landing after hijackers make its pilots fly their Boeing 767-200ER further than it has fuel for.

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S03E07
Kid In The Cockpit

The crash of Aeroflot Flight 593 shocks investigators when they learn it stalls and crashes because the pilot's 15 year old son accidentally disengages the autopilot.

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S03E08
Death and Denial

EgyptAir Flight 990 from New York to Cairo, Egypt dives from the sky and slams into the Atlantic Ocean. US and Egyptian governments disagree about the cause of the crash.

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S03E09
Fight for Your Life

A disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack FedEx Flight 705. Pilots try to overcome their would-be assailant while keeping their plane in the air.

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S03E10
Helicopter Down

The crew of Bristow Flight 56C are forced to ditch their helicopter in the sea, after lightning damages their tail rotor assembly and causes them to spin out of control.

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S03E11
Hanging By A Thread

Pilots of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 fight to keep their plane aloft after an explosive decompression. Corrosion damage and metal fatigue are looked at as possible causes.

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S03E12
Runaway Train

A freight train looses control while descending from California's Cajon Pass and, after reaching speeds of over 100 mph, derails and crashes into the neighborhood of San Bernardino.

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S03E13 (Season Finale)
Bomb On Board

A bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 to Tokyo, killing a single passenger and damaging some of the aircraft's key control systems.

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S04E01 (Season Premier)
Desperate Escape

Air France Flight 358 overruns its runway and crashes through the airport’s fence before plunging into a ravine and catching fire. Investigators probe multiple factors for a cause.

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S04E02
Falling From The Sky

British Airways Flight 9 experiences a phenomenon known as St. Elmo's fire while en route to Perth, Australia. A few minutes later all of its four engines flame out.

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S04E03
Fire Fight

A fire breaks out in Air Canada Flight 797’s washroom. An emergency landing’s made in Cincinnati, but the aircraft’s engulfed by flames on the runway as the doors open.

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S04E04
Final Approach

Pilots of Korean Air Flight 801 aren’t able to see the runway during final approach to Guam and crash into a low hill killing 228. Human error and a disabled ILS system at Guam are blamed.

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S04E05
Hidden Danger

Investigators are stumped as to why United Airlines Flight 585 and (two years later) USAir Flight 427 loose control and slam into the ground killing a total of 157.

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S04E06
Panic Over The Pacific

China Airlines Flight 006 stalls and goes into a horrifying ten kilometer downward spiral. Investigators look at jet-leg and pilot error as a possible cause for the incident.

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S04E07
Vertigo

Moments after take-off, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right and crashes killing 148 people. The cause of the disaster is suggested to be crew disorientation (vertigo).

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S04E08
Ghost Plane

When controllers loose radio contact with Helios Airways Flight 522, F-16s are dispatched to investigate and find its passengers and all but one of its crew have succumb to hypoxia.

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S04E09
Out of Sight

Aeroméxico Flight 498 and Piper Archer N4891F collide killing 82. Investigators believe the accident is caused by the lack of an automated-collision-warning system.

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S04E10 (Season Finale)
Fog of War

While attempting to land in heavy fog United States Air Force Flight IFO-21 crashes into a mountain killing all aboard – including the United States Secretary of Commerce.

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Season 5

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S05E01 (Season Premier)
Behind Closed Doors

A McDonnell Douglas DC-10 only a few months old suffers an explosive decompression after a cargo door rips off. Two years later a Turkish Airline encounters a similar problem.

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S05E02
Gimli Glider

Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel at 41,000 feet. With no engines, the crew attempts to glide the aircraft to Gimli Industrial Park Airport (a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba).

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S05E03
Invisible Killer

Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashes on approach killing a total of 292 people. Investigators look at microburst-generated wind shear as a contributing factor.

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S05E04
Fanning the Flames

South African Airways Flight 295 fills with smoke somewhere above the Indian Ocean. Pilots open the doors during flight in an attempt to clear the smoke from the aircraft.

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S05E05
Dead Weight

Air Midwest Express Flight 5481 crashes only minutes after takeoff killing all 21 aboard. Investigators believe faulty maintenance and overloading conspire to bring the flight down.

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S05E06
Southern Storm

Southern Airways Flight 242 is pummeled by baseball-size hailstones. After loosing both engines, the pilots of the DC-9-31 are forced to attempt a landing on a nearby highway.

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S05E07
Air India: Explosive Evidence

Air India Flight 182 disintegrates over the coast of Ireland killing 329 people. Investigators discover a explosive device from Sikh militant group, Babbar Khalsa, is the cause.

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S05E08
Mixed Signals

Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. Moments after takeoff pilots loose control and crash into the Atlantic killing all 13 crew and 176 passengers.

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S05E09
Fatal Distraction

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 crashes into the Everglades. Investigators believe the plane slowly falls from the sky while the crew’s attention is centered on a faulty indicator light.

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S05E10 (Season Finale)
Phantom Strike

Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 (a Boeing 737-800) and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its maiden-flight collide over the Amazon killing 154 people.

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Season 6

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Science of Disaster
Special Report: Ripped Apart

A special look at air crashes and aviation incidents involving pressurization malfunction or explosive decompression, and the investigations that follow them.

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Science of Disaster
Special Report: Fatal Flaw

A special look at air crashes and aviation incidents where seemingly minor defects and/or errors play a role, and the investigations that follow them.

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Science of Disaster
Special Report: Who's Flying the Plane?

A special look at air crashes and aviation incidents where a breakdown between the crew and their on-board computers plays a role, and the investigations that follow them.

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Season 7

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S07E01 (Season Premier)
Scratching the Surface

China Airlines Flight 611 breaks up only 20 minutes after take-off and falls into the Taiwan Strait. Faulty and misrepresented repair work is looked at as a possible cause.

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S07E02
Lockerbie Disaster

Pan Am Flight 103 disintegrates in mid-air and cast a shower of deadly falling debris over the town of Lockerbie, Scotland. Investigators look at terrorism as a likely cause of the crash.

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S07E03
Blown Apart

Partnair Flight 394 plunges into the North Sea killing 55. Investigators examine the wreckage and find sub-standard connecting bolts had been used on the aircraft.

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S07E04
Operation Babylift

A Lockheed C-5A Galaxy laden with orphaned Vietnamese children en route to America for adoption suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails.

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S07E05
Sight Unseen

Air Kazakhstan Flight 1907 and Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 collide in the air above a small village in India. Investigators look at the Kazakhstan flight's altitude for a possible cause.

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S07E06
Flight 574: Lost

Adam Air Flight 574 banks into an uncontrolled dive and and plunges into the Makassar Strait. Investigators concentrate on the pilot’s actions just before the incident for a cause.

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S07E07
Frozen In Flight

American Eagle Flight 4184 falls from the sky near Roselawn, Indiana killing 68 people. Investigators look at an icing oversight in the plane’s design as a possible cause.

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S07E08 (Season Finale)
Falling Fast

Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the sea, killing 16 people. Investigators look at faulty maintenance and poorly designed equipment as the likely cause of the crash.

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Season 8

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Science of Disaster
Special Report: System Breakdown

A special look at the role air-traffic controllers play in the airline industry and a innovative technology being tested that will reduce overall dependency on radar and radio.

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Science of Disaster
Special Report: Cruel Skies

A special look at the role weather plays in air-disasters and a tour of the US Aviation Weather Center to see how prudent information is relayed to pilots during flight.

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Season 9

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S09E01 (Season Premier)
Panic on the Runway

British Airtours Flight 28M’s engine catches fire during takeoff, and despite a successful abort 55 die. Investigators examine the behavior of panicked passengers during evacuation events.

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S09E02
Alarming Silence

Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls just after take-off and crashes just beyond the runway killing 156 people in total. Investigators look at pilot error as a probable cause.

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S09E03
Pilot vs. Plane

Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a low-speed/low-altitude, flyby and crashes into some trees. Investigators look at pilot error for a probable cause.

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S09E04
Cleared for Disaster

USAir Flight 1493 collides with waiting SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569 on the runway and kills 34. Investigators look at air traffic controllers and airport design to find the likely cause.

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S09E05
Target is Destroyed

Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down inside Soviet airspace during the Cold War. Investigators look at pilot error as a suspect cause in the incident.

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S09E06
Cold Case

Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after take off killing 24 people, and three years later the accident mimics itself when USAir Flight 405 crashes in a disturbingly similar manner.

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S09E07
The Final Blow

Air Inter Flight 148 crashes into the Vosges Mountains while in a holding pattern near Strasbourg Airport and 87 die. Pilot error and weather are suspected to have played a part.

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S09E08 (Season Finale)
Cracks in the System

Just moments after take off from Fort Lauderdale, Florida the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 tears off due to metal fatigue and the aircraft plummets into the sea.

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Season 10

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S10E01 (Season Premier)
Cockpit Failure

Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hillside during its final approach into Zurich and 24 people die. Investigators look at pilot error while attempting to determine a cause.

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S10E02
The Heathrow Enigma

British Airways Flight 38's engines roll back to idle and the aircraft crashes just short of the runway. Investigators look at icing in the fuel system for a possible cause.

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S10E03
Pilot Betrayed

Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 crash-lands when both its engines fail. Investigators look at the possibility of dislodged wing-ice becoming ingested by the engines during flight.

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S10E04
Dead Tired

Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls and plunges 2,200 feet into residential Buffalo, New York killing all aboard plus one on the ground. Investigators look at pilot fatigue as a possible cause.

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S10E05
Hudson River Runway

US Airways Flight 1549’s engines ingest geese and pilots are forced to touch down on the Hudson River. Guinness labels the landing the most successful ditching of all time.

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S10E06 (Season Finale)
Who's In Control?

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes when faulty equipment causes the on-board computer to automatically reduce engine-throttle a kilometer and a half from the runway.

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Season 10

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S11E01 (Season Premier)
Deadly Reputation

TAM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off an infamously treacherous runway and crashes into a populated area. Investigators look at pilot error while looking for a cause.

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S11E02
The Plane That Flew Too High

Pilots of West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 fly into a hurricane and before they can attempt an emergency landing both engines fail and the plane crashes into a cattle farm in Venezuela.

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S11E03
Split Decision

Arrow Air Flight 1285 carrying U.S. troops from Egypt to their home base in Fort Campbell, Kentucky stalls and crashes seconds after taking off from Newfoundland.

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S11E04
Break Up Over Texas

On a return flight from Laredo to Houston, Texas, Continental Express Flight 2574 falls from the sky and crashes into a farmer's field killing all fourteen aboard.

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S11E05
Munich Air Disaster

British European Airways Flight 609 overshoots the runway during a third takeoff attempt killing 23 people including several members of the Manchester United football team.

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S11E06 (Season Finale)
Turning Point

Thirty-five thousand feet above the Bering Sea Northwest Airlines Flight 85 looses partial rudder control and pilots are forced to attempt an emergency landing in Anchorage, Alaska.

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