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Murder in the Skies
On 24 March 2015, suicidal co-pilot Andreas Lubitz deliberately locked his Captain out of the cockpit and initiated a...
Explosive Proof
Just minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is ripped apart by a massive explosion. With a...
Storming Out
When USAir Flight 1016 fell out of the sky above North Carolina during a storm most passengers on board perished. Somehow both...
Runway Runoff
After Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames, investigators are left to determine what...
Mission Disaster
On a refuelling mission during the Gulf War, a US Air Force tanker plane loses two engines. The crew struggles to fly their...
Turning Point
Headed for South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, a Boeing 767 crashes into a hillside several miles from the runway. As...
Deadly Distraction
En route to Salt Lake City, Delta Airlines Flight 1141 crashes just moments after lifting off from Dallas-Fort Worth airport...
Deadly Display
On a high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia, a Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet slams into a mountain killing everyone on...
Deadly Mission
With the future of commercial space travel hanging in the balance, it's up to investigators to figure out what went wrong.
Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max8-one of the best-selling new airplanes on Earth-plunged into the...
Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with...
Impossible Pitch
A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of...
Mixed Signals
Careening into a mountaintop just minutes from the runway, an American charter flight becomes the worst aviation disaster in...
For The Love of Fashion
Alexandra Cousteau, National Geographic Emerging Explorer, filmmaker and globally recognized advocate on water issues, travels...
Iceland Volcano Eruption
Iceland Volcano Eruption
Close The Door, Load The Shotgun
Deadly Solution
On 28 December 2014 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 departed Indonesia for Singapore with 162 people on board. An hour later,...
Kathmandu Descent
A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas. And when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators...
Deadly Departure
After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in...
Portugal Hellfire
The story of the largest wildfire in Portugal's history and how it devastated a rural community. As fire fighters tried to...