Air Disasters

Season 22

2024 · 10 episodes · 7h 18m in all

Episodes

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   1. Time of War

   10 Nov 2024 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents: Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory — the extraordinary risks facing crews who fly through the world's war zones.

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   2. Time Critical

   17 Nov 2024 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents: Pressured by deadlines, three crews rush, skip key procedures, and ignore warning signs — with deadly consequences.

3. 

   3. Ticking Time Bomb

   26 Jan 2025 · 42 min

   Special — Multiple incidents: Three aircraft brought down by gradually deteriorating parts, where neglected maintenance turned wear and tear into catastrophe.

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   4. Accidents in the Air

   2 Feb 2025 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents, including Southwest Airlines Flight 1380, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, and Air Canada Flight 797: Mid-flight emergencies that tore aircraft open — and the crews who had to get them down.

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   5. Impossible Landings

   9 Feb 2025 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents: With zero margin for error, three crews manage to land their crippled aircraft against all odds.

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   6. Trained to Fail

   16 Feb 2025 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents, including Loganair Flight 6780 and the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team charter: When pilot training falls short, emergencies in the cockpit escalate into disaster.

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   7. Deadly Data

   23 Feb 2025 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents: Hidden flaws buried in navigation and flight computers feed three crews fatal errors, forcing investigators to dig deep into the code.

8. 

   8. Poor Piloting

   2 Mar 2025 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents, including Manx2 Flight 7100 and Aeroflot Flight 593: Fatigue, fog, and lapses in judgment lead three crews into catastrophic blunders.

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   9. Dangerous Winds

   9 Mar 2025 · 44 min

   Special — Multiple incidents: Three aircraft fall prey to fearsome winds, and investigators must untangle what the weather did — and what the crews could have done.

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    10. Sabotage

    16 Mar 2025 · 44 min

    Special — Multiple incidents: From hijackers to deliberate acts in the cockpit, three flights brought down not by accident but by intent.