Hanging by a Thread: A look at the events that led to the catastrophic blow-out that tore through Aloha Airlines Flight 243 en route to Hawaii. (S3, ep 1)
Air Crash: Disasters Uncovered
Investigation into high-profile air disasters, re-creating events on disaster-hit flights, to uncover the causes of the crashes.
Episodes
Season Season 3 Episode Guide
1 - Hanging By A Thread
2 - Attack Over Baghdad
Attack over Baghdad: The three-man crew of DHL A300 battled against the plane's failing hydraulics as a routine mail flight turned into a fight for their lives. (S3, ep 2)
3 - Out Of Control
Out of Control. Minutes after take-off, the tail fin blows off a huge Boeing 747. Out of control over Tokyo, can the pilots save the stricken plane and its 509 passengers? (S1, ep 3)
4 - Fight For Your Life
Fight for your Life: The lives of FedEx flight 705's crew were thrown on the line when they came under attack above Memphis. Could they control both the plane and their hijacker? (S1, ep 5)
5 - Bomb On Board
Bomb on Board: A passenger is left dead and another 10 injured when a notorious terrorist sets off a bomb on Philippine Airlines Flight 434. (S1, ep 4)
6 - Mistaken Identity
Mistaken Identity: Two hundred and ninety people died when a military radar operator mistook a civilian aircraft for a hostile F-14. But how did it happen? Experts investigate. (S1, ep 6)
7 - Helicopter Down
Helicopter Down: Two crew members and 16 oil rig staff were killed when a helicopter flying from Aberdeen to a North Sea rig hit a storm. But was the weather entirely to blame? (S3, ep 7)
8 - Death And Denial
Death and Denial: Malfunctioning elevators, hydraulics problems or pilot fatigue? What caused the deaths of 217 people in a catastrophic air crash off Nantucket? (S3, ep 8)
10 - Kid In The Cockpit
Kid in the Cockpit: It was a routine flight from Moscow to Hong Kong, but in less than five minutes everyone on board was dead. What brought the passenger plane down? (S3, ep 10)
13 - Ocean Landing
Ocean Landing: The pilot holds the lives of everyone on board in his hands when a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines flight runs out of fuel and plunges 31,000 feet. (S3, ep 13)
Season Season 2 Episode Guide
1 - Blow Out
Blow Out: Those aboard British Airways Flight 111 knew something was terribly wrong when there was a bang moments after take-off. Could the inexperienced co-pilot land the plane? (S2, ep 1)
2 - A Wounded Bird
Wounded Bird: Flight ASA 52 had to fly with one wing during a trip to Mississippi. With no option other than to crash land, it was touch and go whether anyone would survive. (S2, ep 2)
3 - Killing Machine
Killing Machine: In 1994, an Air France flight carrying 180 passengers was hijacked by terrorists. Their aim was to explode it over Paris. Could French special forces stop them? (S2, ep 3)
4 - Deadly Crossroads
Deadly Crossroads: Pilots of a Russian plane carrying school children are forced to make a life or death decision when they get caught in the path of a cargo plane. (S2, ep 4)
5 - Lost!
Lost!: The pilots were experienced and the navigation system was sophisticated, so why did delayed American Airlines Flight 965 fly into a mountain? Experts investigate. (S2, ep 5)
6 - Missing Over New York
Missing over New York: Seventy-three people were killed when a low-on-fuel flight was caught in a holding pattern over the Big Apple. Who or what was to blame for the tragedy? (S2, ep 6)