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★ 8.2/10•2003•46m•TV-14•Documentary•Drama•Crime
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Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

StatusReturning Series
Runtime46m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 3, 2003

Episodes

Episode 1 - Racing the stormE145m

Racing the storm

On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.

Sep 3, 2003

Episode 2 - Unlocking DisasterE252m

Unlocking Disaster

On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.

Sep 10, 2003

Episode 3 - Flying BlindE352m

Flying Blind

On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.

Sep 17, 2003

Episode 4 - Flying on EmptyE445m

Flying on Empty

On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.

Oct 8, 2003

Episode 5 - Cutting CornersE545m

Cutting Corners

On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.

Oct 15, 2003

Episode 6 - Fire on BoardE645m

Fire on Board

On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.

Oct 22, 2003

Actors

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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