Air Crash Investigation

From shocking crash to startling discoveries, uncover the reasons for the crash of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101.

The crash of a sea plane off the shores of Miami Beach leads to an intense and troubling investigation by the NTSB and the FBI.

A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war.

A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war.

Aviation disasters caused by storms are detailed along with the efforts of the FAA to ensure the safety of passengers and crew during inclement weather.

Aviation disasters caused by storms are detailed along with the efforts of the FAA to ensure the safety of passengers and crew during inclement weather.

When a survivable emergency on a grounded plane turns deadly, investigators examine what caused the disaster.

When a survivable emergency on a grounded plane turns deadly, investigators examine what caused the disaster.

An examination of the second-deadliest plane crash in US history, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 out of Detroit, reveals that a lethal preflight error caused the disaster.

A fatal preflight error caused the second-deadliest plane crash in US history.

See how icy conditions, a communication breakdown, and an airline's focus on the bottom line led to disaster - twice.

Two identical plane crashes involving the same icy conditions and the same plane design are examined, revealing why neither disaster should have happened.

The 1988 crash of an Airbus A320 at an airshow sets off a public battle between investigators and the plane's pilot.

The 1988 crash of Airbus A320 at an airshow demonstration was a PR disaster for Air France, and set off a public battle between investigators and the plane's pilot.

Plane crashes caused by communication breakdowns expose the changes that need to be made to our overburdened air traffic control system.

Plane crashes caused by communication breakdowns expose the changes that need to be made to our overburdened air traffic control system.

A 1992 crash in France's Vosges Mountains is examined, detailing the difficulties in finding the downed plane and then finding reasons for the accident.

A 1992 crash in France's Vosges Mountains is examined, detailing the difficulties in finding the downed plane and then finding reasons for the accident.

The 1991 collision of two planes mistakenly sharing one runway raises concerns about over-crowded airports and overburdened traffic controllers.

Two planes collide on the LAX runway when they're mistakenly assigned the same runway at the same time.

When a packed passenger jet, known for its safety, suddenly plummets to Earth from over 30,000 feet, a small Venezuelan investigative team searches for answers.

When a packed passenger jet, known for its safety, suddenly plummets to Earth from over 30,000 feet, a small Venezuelan investigative team searches for answers.

The worst aviation accident in South American history on the most notorious runway in the world.

The most notorious runway in the world is examined in the wake of the worst aviation accident in South American history.