Episodes List
Ep.1 Cracks in the System
Air Date: 2012-06-17
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
Ep.2 Target is Destroyed
Air Date: 2012-06-24
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
Ep.3 Cruel Skies
Air Date: 2012-07-01
The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
Ep.4 Panic on the Runway
Air Date: 2012-07-08
In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
Ep.5 Alarming Silence
Air Date: 2012-07-15
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
Ep.6 Cold Case
Air Date: 2012-07-22
A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
Ep.7 Pilot vs. Plane
Air Date: 2012-07-29
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
Ep.8 System Breakdown
Air Date: 2012-08-05
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
Ep.9 The Final Blow
Air Date: 2012-08-12
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
Ep.10 Cleared for Disaster
Air Date: 2012-08-19
An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
Ep.11 The Plane That Flew Too High
Air Date: 2012-08-26
The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
Ep.12 Deadly Reputation
Air Date: 2012-09-02
AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.