Engineering Disasters

A CA explosion kills residents; a ship sails into the path of Hurricane Sandy; a building collapse traps thousands; an explosion turns deadly and trains collide... was it engineering or human error?

A storm floods entire towns in Colorado, a train derailment releases toxins on a NJ community, a gas line break reduces a neighborhood to ashes, a cargo jet crashes seconds after take off and a luxury cruise is wrecked on the rocks.

On this episode, a modern jetliner crashes with 228 people on board.

Investigate the site of a disastrous train crossing, a stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair, a deadly NYC explosion, a disastrous accident aboard an airliner at 36,000 feet and a radioactive leak in Japan.

Explore the Texas explosion that kills 15, a Washington bridge collapse, a deadly NYC crane accident, a demo gone wrong and a ferry sinking—disasters of epic proportions caused by engineering failures.

A runaway train levels a town; a gaping sinkhole threatens a Kentucky museum; an airplane is crippled by hyraudlic failure, and Chilean miners await rescue, in these tales of engineering disasters.

A mudslide swallows a neighborhood,; a rocket explodes seconds after liftoff; a train line flies off the tracks twice; a mine mysteriously ignites, and 200,000 die in Haiti—was engineering to blame?

Why did Asiana flight 214, packed with passengers, suddenly crash land and cartwheel across San Francisco International Airport's runway?