Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
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- Seasons
- 25
- Episodes aired
- 285
- Latest aired
- S25E10
- Total runtime
- 8d 19h
Timeline when each season aired
- Season 1 May 2011 – July 2011 10 episodes
- Season 2 June 2012 – September 2012 12 episodes
- Season 3 March 2013 – May 2013 11 episodes
- Season 4 April 2014 – August 2014 13 episodes
- Season 5 February 2015 – April 2015 11 episodes
- Season 6 August 2015 – March 2016 10 episodes
- Season 7 March 2016 – October 2016 10 episodes
- Season 8 October 2016 – February 2017 10 episodes
- Season 9 March 2017 – December 2017 10 episodes
- Season 10 January 2018 – March 2018 10 episodes
- Season 11 September 2018 – January 2019 10 episodes
- Season 12 January 2019 – April 2019 10 episodes
- Season 13 September 2019 – November 2019 10 episodes
- Season 14 January 2020 – March 2020 10 episodes
- Season 15 September 2020 – November 2020 10 episodes
- Season 16 April 2021 – June 2021 10 episodes
- Season 17 February 2022 – April 2022 10 episodes
- Season 18 September 2022 – March 2023 24 episodes
- Season 19 May 2023 – July 2023 10 episodes
- Season 20 July 2023 – September 2024 30 episodes
- Season 21 September 2024 – November 2024 8 episodes
- Season 22 November 2024 – March 2025 10 episodes
- Season 23 June 2025 – July 2025 6 episodes
- Season 24 July 2025 – March 2026 10 episodes
- Season 25 March 2026 – September 2026 11 episodes
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S01E01 Invisible Killer
May 15 · 45min find the promo
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A landing goes wrong when Delta Airlines Flight 191 is hit by an invisible force.
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S01E02 Gimli Glider
May 22 · 45min find the promo
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A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the 767 he is flying runs out of fuel.
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S01E03 Behind Closed Doors
May 29 · 45min find the promo
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A flaw on the infamous DC-10 airline causing two midair crashes in the early 70's.
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S01E04 Fanning the Flames
June 5 · 45min find the promo
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A recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 was carrying illegal weapons.
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S01E05 Dead Weight
June 12 · 45min find the promo
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Just after take-off, Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground, killing all on board.
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S01E06 Southern Storm
June 26 · 45min find the promo
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In 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242 finds itself in a violent storm. When both engines fail, the pilots must land their plane on a rural Georgia highway.
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S01E07 Explosive Evidence
July 10 · 45min find the promo
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Air India Flight 182 crashes into the sea after an explosion. Was it a tragic accident or an act of terrorism?
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S01E08 Mixed Signals
July 17 · 45min find the promo
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Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean.
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S01E09 Fatal Distraction
July 24 · 45min find the promo
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Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.
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S01E10 Phantom Strike
July 31 · 45min find the promo
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A Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 in mid-air over the Amazon Rain Forest.