Air Crash Investigation: Special Report

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Season 1
When the rules of the cockpit are broken, unnecessary distractions can prove to have fatal consequences.
Safety in the sky is often determined by the quality of investigations but internal disagreements and famous victims can add to the pressure.
Three horrifying accidents capture the world's attention and in order to solve these deadly mysteries, hero investigators are pushed to the limit.
Suicidal pilots aren't common but when they unleash their horrific plans as in these stories, the destruction inflicted is epic.
When civilian planes become targets, innocent lives are lost but each time, a vital lesson is learned about how to better protect airliners in a war.
Find out happens when the trust between a pilot and their plane breaks down and the cockpit becomes a battlefield.
It takes years of training to become an airline captain, but it's when a crisis strikes that a pilot really earns his stripes.
A look at how failures in communication lead to disasters. United Express Flight 5925, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, and the Tenerife airport disaster are the incidents that are looked into.
Drawing the attention of the entire world, three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.
Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things, but only the physical evidence can reveal the true story. Three cases send investigators hunting for answers.
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents. Even the most experienced pilots are susceptible to its subtle yet deadly effects.
Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided, investigators comb through the wreckage of three separate midair collisions in a race to prevent another fatal impact.
When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.
Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe, and the media frenzy puts intense pressure on investigators to uncover the true cause of these deadly disasters.
The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents, even experienced pilots can make deadly rookie errors.
A plane fire is one of our worst nightmares but in each of these epic tragedies, there has also been a leap towards significantly safer skies.
Three captains, three catastrophic crashes. Investigators reveal the shocking truth behind a trio of deadly air disasters.
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