Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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- Seasons
- 26
- Episodes aired
- 240
- Latest aired
- S26E10
- Total runtime
- 7d
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 September 2003 – October 2003 6 episodes
- Season 2 January 2005 – February 2005 6 episodes
- Season 3 September 2005 – November 2011 13 episodes
- Season 4 April 2007 – June 2007 10 episodes
- Season 5 April 2008 – June 2008 10 episodes
- Season 6 December 2007 – March 2008 3 episodes
- the show was away for 1 year and 8 months
- Season 7 November 2009 – December 2009 8 episodes
- Season 8 June 2009 2 episodes
- Season 9 September 2010 – October 2010 8 episodes
- Season 10 February 2011 – December 2011 6 episodes
- Season 11 August 2011 – April 2012 13 episodes
- Season 12 August 2012 – April 2013 13 episodes
- Season 13 December 2013 – February 2014 10 episodes
- Season 14 January 2015 – March 2015 11 episodes
- Season 15 January 2016 – March 2016 10 episodes
- Season 16 June 2016 – February 2017 10 episodes
- Season 17 February 2017 – October 2017 10 episodes
- Season 18 February 2018 – July 2018 10 episodes
- Season 19 January 2019 – March 2019 10 episodes
- Season 20 January 2020 – March 2020 10 episodes
- Season 21 April 2021 – June 2021 10 episodes
- Season 22 January 2022 – March 2022 10 episodes
- Season 23 February 2023 – April 2023 10 episodes
- Season 24 February 2024 – April 2024 10 episodes
- Season 25 February 2025 – May 2025 11 episodes
- Season 26 February 2026 – April 2026 10 episodes
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S01E01 Racing the storm
September 3 · 45min find the promo
Show synopsis
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.
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S01E02 Unlocking Disaster
September 10 · 52min find the promo
Show synopsis
On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
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S01E03 Flying Blind
September 17 · 45min find the promo
Show synopsis
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.
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S01E04 Flying on Empty
October 8 · 45min find the promo
Show synopsis
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.
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S01E05 Cutting Corners
October 15 · 45min find the promo
Show synopsis
On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.
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S01E06 Fire on Board
October 22 · 45min find the promo
Show synopsis
On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.