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Holding Pattern
Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov airport. And investigators uncover one of the most lethal...
Tree Strike Terror
Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final...
Pitch Black
An Illinois turboprop crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision.
Mystery over the Mediterranean
Evidence from the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 leads investigators to theorize different causes for the plane’s...
Failed Invasions
The stories of two of the greatest failed invasions in the history of naval warfare. In 1588 King Philip II of Spain assembled...
The Lost Fleet of Wwi
In the wake of WWI, 74 of the most powerful warships of the German High Seas fleet disappear into the depths of Scapa Flow. We...
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Every episode of Air Crash Investigation Special Report examines three legendary aviation disasters that all share a common...
Doomsday Preppers
Witness to Disaster
Eyewitness; compelling stories of disaster, told through the eyes of those who were there. A Mine Collapses in Chile,...
California Mudslide
Montecito is hit by a devastating natural disaster that leaves its residents fighting for their lives. Overnight, the quiet...
Deadly Detour
When Proteus Airlines Flight 706 suddenly explodes after deviating from their flight path, investigators turn to a local...
Deadly Myth
When commuter flight 3272 ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to determine the cause and prevent it...
Nuts And Bolts
It will take more digging and hard evidence to understand what doomed the crew of Emery Worldwide Flight 17.
Taxiway Turmoil
Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up at the wrong end of an active runway in Detroit, and directly in the path...
Kathmandu Descent
A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas. And when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators...
Atlantic Ditching
A state-of-the-art helicopter carrying oil workers to a drilling platform crashes into the ocean off the coast of...
Runway Breakup
En route from Bogota to the tiny Caribbean island of San Andres, Aires Flight 8250 is rocked by a major tropical storm. And...
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...
Peril over Portugal
A Martinair flight crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence...
Pressure Point
Slamming into a mountain, Japan Airlines 123 becomes the deadliest single aircraft accident in history, and threatens to...