Season 5 (2008)

Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
7.0

April 9, 2008 • 45m

On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 passengers ...Read more

Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
7.5

April 16, 2008 • 45m

On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroit, Michigan...Read more

Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
6.7

April 23, 2008 • 45m

On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a severe thund...Read more

Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
7.0

April 30, 2008 • 45m

On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport seconds afte...Read more

Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
7.5

May 7, 2008 • 45m

In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds and plummet...Read more

Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
8.0

May 14, 2008 • 45m

A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through i...Read more

Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
6.5

May 21, 2008 • 45m

South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted in the rear main level cargo ...Read more

Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
8.0

May 28, 2008 • 45m

A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because t...Read more

Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
7.5

June 4, 2008 • 45m

On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that hi...Read more

Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
6.5

June 11, 2008 • 45m

A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flight collide in mid-air over the...Read more