Flying is one of the safest forms of transport. But what happens when tragedy strikes? From human error and accidents to mechanical faults and design flaws, the success of aviation history is punctuated with disaster and catastrophe. It's rare, but it does happen. Follow experts as they determine what went wrong and work out how to prevent these horrific tragedies from happening again. Examine the wrecks and official records, and hear from eyewitnesses, passengers and aviation experts as we reconstruct some of the most tragic disasters in aviation history. Air Crash Investigation looks at what went wrong and how future disasters can be averted.
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AIR EMERGENCY - General Information
Series Premiere: September 03, 2003 Classification: Documentary Genre: Action | Crime | Documentary | Drama | History | Reality-TV Network: Discovery Airs: Sunday at 07:30 pm Runtime: 60 Minutes
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 1 -- 6 Episodes
1x1 -- Sep 03, 2003 -- Unlocking Disaster 1x2 -- Sep 10, 2003 -- Racing the Storm 1x3 -- Sep 17, 2003 -- Fire on Board 1x4 -- Oct 08, 2003 -- Cutting Corners 1x5 -- Oct 15, 2003 -- Flying Blind 1x6 -- Oct 22, 2003 -- Flying on Empty
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 2 -- 6 Episodes
2x1 -- Jan 23, 2005 -- Blow Out 2x2 -- Jan 30, 2005 -- A Wounded Bird 2x3 -- Feb 06, 2005 -- Hijacked 2x4 -- Feb 13, 2005 -- Mid-Air Collision 2x5 -- Feb 20, 2005 -- Crash on the Mountain / Deadly Crossroads 2x6 -- Feb 27, 2005 -- Missing Over New York
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 3 -- 13 Episodes
3x1 -- Sep 14, 2005 -- Hanging by a Thread 3x2 -- Sep 21, 2005 -- Attack over Baghdad 3x3 -- Sep 28, 2005 -- Out of Control 3x4 -- Oct 05, 2005 -- Fight for Your Life 3x5 -- Oct 12, 2005 -- Bomb on Board 3x6 -- Oct 19, 2005 -- Mistaken Identity 3x7 -- Oct 26, 2005 -- Helicopter Down 3x8 -- Nov 02, 2005 -- Death and Denial 3x9 -- Nov 09, 2005 -- Kid in the Cockpit 3x10 -- Nov 16, 2005 -- Collision Course 3x11 -- Nov 23, 2005 -- Ocean Landing 3x12 -- Nov 30, 2005 -- Head-On Collision 3x13 -- Dec 07, 2005 -- Runaway Train
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 4 -- 10 Episodes
4x1 -- Apr 15, 2007 -- Desperate Escape 4x2 -- Apr 22, 2007 -- Falling from the Sky 4x3 -- Apr 29, 2007 -- Fire Fight 4x4 -- May 06, 2007 -- Missed Approach 4x5 -- May 13, 2007 -- Hidden Danger 4x6 -- May 20, 2007 -- Panic Over the Pacific 4x7 -- May 27, 2007 -- Out of Sight 4x8 -- Jun 03, 2007 -- Fog of War 4x9 -- Jun 10, 2007 -- Vertigo 4x10 -- Jun 17, 2007 -- Ghost Plane
6x1 -- Dec 16, 2007 -- Ripped Apart 6x2 -- Dec 16, 2007 -- Fatal Flaw 6x3 -- Mar 02, 2008 -- Who's Flying the Plane?
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 7 -- 8 Episodes
7x1 -- Nov 04, 2009 -- Lockerbie Disaster 7x2 -- Nov 11, 2009 -- Sight Unseen 7x3 -- Nov 18, 2009 -- Scratching the Surface 7x4 -- Nov 25, 2009 -- Blown Apart 7x5 -- Dec 02, 2009 -- Operation Babylift 7x6 -- Dec 09, 2009 -- Falling Fast 7x7 -- Dec 16, 2009 -- Flight 574: Lost 7x8 -- Dec 16, 2009 -- Frozen in Flight
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 8 -- 8 Episodes
8x1 -- Sep 08, 2010 -- Panic on the Runway 8x2 -- Sep 15, 2010 -- Pilot vs. Plane 8x3 -- Sep 22, 2010 -- Alarming Silence 8x4 -- Sep 29, 2010 -- Cleared for Disaster 8x5 -- Oct 06, 2010 -- Target is Destroyed 8x6 -- Oct 13, 2010 -- Cold Case 8x7 -- Oct 20, 2010 -- The Final Blow 8x8 -- Oct 27, 2010 -- Cracks in the System
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 9 -- 8 Episodes
9x1 -- Feb 27, 2011 -- Who's In Control? 9x2 -- Mar 07, 2011 -- The Heathrow Enigma 9x3 -- Mar 12, 2011 -- Cockpit Failure 9x4 -- Mar 14, 2011 -- Hudson Splashdown 9x5 -- Mar 21, 2011 -- Dead Tired 9x6 -- Mar 28, 2011 -- Pilot Betrayed 9x7 -- Oct 20, 2010 -- The Final Blow 9x8 -- Oct 27, 2010 -- Cracks in the System
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 10 -- 13 Episodes
10x1 -- Aug 12, 2011 -- Deadly Reputation 10x2 -- Aug 19, 2011 -- The Plane That Flew Too High 10x3 -- Aug 26, 2011 -- Split Decision 10x4 -- Dec 29, 2011 -- Break Up Over Texas 10x5 -- Dec 29, 2011 -- Munich Air Disaster 10x6 -- Dec 29, 2011 -- Turning Point 10x7 -- Jan 20, 2012 -- Bad Attitude 10x8 -- Jan 27, 2012 -- Blind Spot 10x9 -- Feb 03, 2012 -- Under Pressure 10x10 -- Feb 10, 2012 -- I'm the Problem 10x11 -- Mar 09, 2012 -- Nowhere to Land 10x12 -- Mar 23, 2012 -- The Linate Airport Disaster / The Invisible Plane 10x13 -- Apr 13, 2012 -- Impossible Landing
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 11 -- 13 Episodes
11x1 -- Aug 03, 2012 -- Fight for Control 11x2 -- Aug 10, 2012 -- Fire in the Hold 11x3 -- Aug 17, 2012 -- Caution to the Wind 11x4 -- Aug 24, 2012 -- Pushed to the Limit 11x5 -- Aug 31, 2012 -- Blind Landing 11x6 -- Mar 29, 2013 -- Grand Canyon Disaster 11x7 -- Apr 05, 2013 -- Death of the President 11x8 -- Apr 12, 2013 -- Catastrophe at O'Hare 11x9 -- Apr 19, 2013 -- Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster 11x10 -- Apr 26, 2013 -- Focused on Failure 11x11 -- May 03, 2013 -- Heading to Disaster 11x12 -- May 10, 2013 -- 28 Seconds to Survive 11x13 -- May 17, 2013 -- Vanished
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 12 -- 13 Episodes
12x1 -- Feb 28, 2014 -- Fight to the Death 12x2 -- Mar 07, 2014 -- Disaster on the Potomac 12x3 -- Mar 14, 2014 -- Speed Trap 12x4 -- Apr 04, 2014 -- Queens Catastrophe 12x5 -- Apr 11, 2014 -- Lost In Translation 12x6 -- Apr 18, 2014 -- Massacre Over the Mediterranean 12x7 -- Apr 25, 2014 -- Terror In Paradise 12x8 -- May 02, 2014 -- Imperfect Pitch 12x9 -- May 09, 2014 -- Into the Eye of the Storm 12x10 -- May 16, 2014 -- Qantas 32: Titanic in the Sky 12x11 -- May 03, 2013 -- Heading to Disaster 12x12 -- May 10, 2013 -- 28 Seconds to Survive 12x13 -- May 17, 2013 -- Air France 447: Vanished
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 13 -- 11 Episodes
13x1 -- Jan 13, 2015 -- Concorde - Up In Flames 13x2 -- Jan 20, 2015 -- The Death of JFK Jr. 13x3 -- Jan 27, 2015 -- Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits 13x4 -- Feb 03, 2015 -- Choosing Sides 13x5 -- Feb 10, 2015 -- Vanishing Act 13x6 -- Feb 17, 2015 -- Inner City Carnage 13x7 -- Feb 24, 2015 -- Death in the Arctic 13x8 -- Feb 26, 2015 -- No Clear Options 13x9 -- Mar 10, 2015 -- Sideswiped 13x10 -- Mar 17, 2015 -- The Final Push 13x11 -- Mar 22, 2015 -- Malaysia 370: What Happened?
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 14 -- 11 Episodes
14x1 -- Jan 04, 2016 -- Fatal Focus 14x2 -- Jan 11, 2016 -- Fatal Delivery 14x3 -- Jan 18, 2016 -- Terror in San Francisco 14x4 -- Jan 25, 2016 -- Steep Impact 14x5 -- Feb 01, 2016 -- High Rise Catastrophe 14x6 -- Feb 08, 2016 -- Fatal Transmission 14x7 -- Feb 15, 2016 -- Carnage in Sao Paulo 14x8 -- Feb 22, 2016 -- Edge of Disaster 14x9 -- Feb 29, 2016 -- Deadly Mission 14x10 -- Mar 07, 2016 -- Fatal Delay 14x11 -- Mar 22, 2015 -- Malaysia 370: What Happened?
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 15 -- 10 Episodes
15x1 -- Jun 07, 2016 -- Deadly Silence 15x2 -- Jun 14, 2016 -- Inside 9/11: The Pentagon Attack 15x3 -- Jun 21, 2016 -- Disaster at Tenerife 15x4 -- Jun 28, 2016 -- Deadly Detail 15x5 -- Jul 05, 2016 -- Deadly Detour 15x6 -- Jul 12, 2016 -- Dangerous Approach 15x7 -- Jan 23, 2017 -- Murder in the Skies 15x8 -- Jan 30, 2017 -- River Runway 15x9 -- Feb 06, 2017 -- Deadly Solution 15x10 -- Feb 13, 2017 -- Afghan Nightmare
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 16 -- 10 Episodes
16x1 -- Feb 20, 2017 -- Killer Attitude 16x2 -- Feb 27, 2017 -- Deadly Myth 16x3 -- Mar 06, 2017 -- Turning Point 16x4 -- Mar 13, 2017 -- Explosive Proof 16x5 -- Sep 05, 2017 -- Lethal Turn 16x6 -- Sep 12, 2017 -- Storming Out 16x7 -- Sep 19, 2017 -- Caught on Tape 16x8 -- Sep 18, 2017 -- Terror over Egypt 16x9 -- Oct 03, 2017 -- Deadly Discussions 16x10 -- Oct 10, 2017 -- The Lost Plane
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 17 -- 20 Episodes
17x1 -- Feb 15, 2018 -- Deadly Airspace 17x2 -- Feb 22, 2018 -- Blown Away 17x3 -- Mar 01, 2018 -- Nuts and Bolts 17x4 -- Mar 08, 2018 -- Deadly Distraction 17x5 -- Mar 15, 2018 -- Deadly Display 17x6 -- Mar 22, 2018 -- Deadly Space 17x7 -- Jun 15, 2018 -- Free Fall 17x8 -- Jun 22, 2018 -- Deadly Inclination 17x9 -- Jun 27, 2018 -- Deadly Go-Round 17x10 -- Jul 04, 2018 -- Dead of Winter 17x11 -- Jul 09, 2018 -- Communication Breakdown 17x12 -- Jul 16, 2018 -- Bad Attitude 17x13 -- Jul 23, 2018 -- Hero Pilots 17x14 -- Jul 30, 2018 -- Plane vs. Pilot 17x15 -- Aug 06, 2018 -- Explosive Evidence 17x16 -- Aug 13, 2018 -- Killer in the Cockpit? 17x17 -- Aug 20, 2018 -- Missing Pieces 17x18 -- Aug 27, 2018 -- Controversial Crashes 17x19 -- Sep 03, 2018 -- Deadly Distractions 17x20 -- Sep 10, 2018 -- Fire on Board
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 18 -- 10 Episodes
18x1 -- Jan 02, 2019 -- Deadly Descent 18x2 -- Jan 07, 2019 -- Death Race 18x3 -- Jan 14, 2019 -- Borderline Tactics 18x4 -- Jan 16, 2019 -- Fatal Approach 18x5 -- Jan 21, 2019 -- Deadly Pitch 18x6 -- Jan 28, 2019 -- Fatal Climb 18x7 -- Feb 18, 2019 -- Runway Runoff 18x8 -- Feb 25, 2019 -- Lethal Limits 18x9 -- Mar 04, 2019 -- Football Tragedy 18x10 -- Mar 11, 2019 -- Slam Dunk
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 19 -- 10 Episodes
19x1 -- Jan 09, 2020 -- Explosive Touchdown 19x2 -- Jan 16, 2020 -- Taxiway Turmoil 19x3 -- Jan 23, 2020 -- Kathmandu Descent 19x4 -- Jan 30, 2020 -- Icy Descent 19x5 -- Feb 06, 2020 -- Atlantic Ditching 19x6 -- Feb 13, 2020 -- Impossible Pitch 19x7 -- Feb 20, 2020 -- No Warning 19x8 -- Feb 27, 2020 -- Cockpit Killer 19x9 -- Mar 05, 2020 -- Stormy Cockpit 19x10 -- Mar 12, 2020 -- Runway Breakup
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 20 -- 10 Episodes
20x1 -- Apr 04, 2021 -- North Sea Nightmare 20x2 -- Apr 05, 2021 -- Grounded: Boeing Max 8 20x3 -- Apr 11, 2021 -- Playing Catch Up 20x4 -- Apr 12, 2021 -- Cabin Catastrophe 20x5 -- Apr 18, 2021 -- Tragic Take Off 20x6 -- Apr 25, 2021 -- Meltdown Over Kathmandu 20x7 -- May 16, 2021 -- Mission Disaster 20x8 -- May 23, 2021 -- Caught in a Jam 20x9 -- May 30, 2021 -- Seconds From Touchdown 20x10 -- Jun 06, 2021 -- Deadly Delivery
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 21 -- 10 Episodes
21x1 -- Jan 03, 2022 -- Pacific Plunge 21x2 -- Jan 10, 2022 -- Terror over Michigan 21x3 -- Jan 17, 2022 -- Holding Pattern 21x4 -- Jan 17, 2022 -- Stealth Bomber Down 21x5 -- Jan 22, 2022 -- Double Trouble 21x6 -- Jan 24, 2022 -- Peril over Portugal 21x7 -- Feb 05, 2022 -- Tree Strike Terror 21x8 -- Feb 05, 2022 -- Pitch Black 21x9 -- Feb 12, 2022 -- Turboprop Terror 21x10 -- Feb 12, 2022 -- Loss of a Legend
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 22 -- 10 Episodes
22x1 -- Jan 03, 2023 -- Deadly Exchange 22x2 -- Jan 10, 2023 -- Mixed Signals 22x3 -- Jan 17, 2023 -- Pressure Point 22x4 -- Jan 24, 2023 -- Power Play 22x5 -- Jan 31, 2023 -- Control Catastrophe 22x6 -- Feb 07, 2023 -- Cockpit Catastrophe 22x7 -- Feb 14, 2023 -- Dream Flight Disaster 22x8 -- Feb 21, 2023 -- Deadly Deception 22x9 -- Feb 28, 2023 -- Delivery to Disaster 22x10 -- Mar 07, 2023 -- Mystery over the Mediterranean
AIR EMERGENCY - Season 23 -- 10 Episodes
23x1 -- Jan 23, 2024 -- Terror Over The Pacific 23x2 -- Jan 30, 2024 -- Disaster At Dutch Harbor 23x3 -- Feb 06, 2024 -- Deadly Departure 23x4 -- Feb 11, 2024 -- Deadly Directive 23x5 -- Feb 13, 2024 -- Without Warning 23x6 -- Feb 20, 2024 -- Eleven Deadly Seconds 23x7 -- Feb 25, 2024 -- Lost Star Footballer 23x8 -- Feb 27, 2024 -- Fight For Survival 23x9 -- Mar 05, 2024 -- Pitch Battle 23x10 -- Mar 12, 2024 -- Under Fire
