Air Crash Investigation

See how a pilot's seat position, and how he phrases one sentence, can be the difference between life and death for travelers.

See how investigators and their findings lead to major changes in aircraft landing procedures after a disaster at San Diego's Lindbergh Airport.

Disaster strikes a Munich airport and rocks the sports world when a charter aircraft carrying the Manchester United soccer team crashes.

Revisit the 1958 plane crash that destroyed Manchester United's soccer team and left a pilot's reputation in tatters.

"I'm the problem." These are the last words heard on the cockpit voice recording of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771.

See how one man's rage led to two minutes of terror for 42 passengers and crew aboard PSA Flight 1771.

In July of 1989, halfway through its journey from Denver to Chicago, United Airlines Flight 232 is rocked by an explosion.

Meet the survivors of 1989's United Airlines Flight 232 and learn the remarkable story of their emergency crash landing.

Witness the race to bring a crippled 747 back to Alaska for an emergency landing before it crashes into the Bering Sea.

More than 35,000 feet above the Bering Sea, the crew of Northwest Airlines Flight 85 are battling with a crippled aircraft.

Investigate the 1991 crash of commuter plane Continental Express Flight 2574, and see how good intentions went terribly wrong.

In a blink of an eye, a commuter plane carrying 11 passengers from Laredo to Houston plummets to the earth, dropping thousands of feet in mere seconds.

Within ten minutes of takeoff, a DC-8 carrying pilgrims home from Mecca burst into flames. What happened?

Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 races back to a Saudi Arabian airport just a few minutes after takeoff. Will the pilots be able to safely land the crippled DC-8?

Shocking discoveries come to light after two planes collide on the runway at one of Europe's busiest airports.

A foggy morning in Milan turns deadly when an MD-87, leaving Italy's Linate Airport, collides with a Cessna crossing the same runway.

What caused a Korean airplane to slam into an English countryside, and why did its crew do nothing to stop it?

Find out why on December 1999, just days before Christmas, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes after takeoff.

What was supposed to be a Christmas homecoming for 248 U.S. service personnel turns into a holiday disaster when their plane crashes in Canada.

What was supposed to be a joyous homecoming for the elite 101st Airborne Division ends in a tragic plane crash.

Witness the remarkable story of TACA Airlines Flight 110, and its unprecedented attempt to land on a New Orleans levee.

TACA Airlines Flight 110 is in trouble. Just 20 miles from the airport, the engines quit, effectively turning the Boeing 737 into a multi-ton glider.