Air Disasters

When a commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway, investigators turn their attention to the final seconds in the cockpit.

Investigators of the worst aviation disaster in Portuguese history struggle to explain why the plane slammed into mountaintop just minutes from the runway.

Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.

When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world.

After pilots miraculously land an out-of-control plane in Portugal, investigators must determine how the freshly serviced aircraft was released with a fatal flaw.

When the cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes, the captain battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land his plane.

When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.

When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.

Investigators race to uncover why an Amazon cargo plane inexplicably nosedived into a swamp outside of Houston, Texas, in 2019.

When an Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities, French investigators, and an Italian journalist theorize different causes for the accident.