Meanwhile, on the ground, a French journalist is horrified to realize that the Iraqi terrorist she is interviewing just ordered ground-to-air missiles aimed at an aircraft. The wreckage provides the first major clue, and after ruling out a host of possible causes, investigators are left with an chilling conclusion.Taking off during a major storm, a brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa, and an international group of investigators soon descends on Cameroon. With their aircraft losing hydraulics the pilots struggle to turn back towards Jeddah. The crew desperately tries to restart their engines, but can't. But something goes terribly wrong on its final approach, and the DC-8 crashes at the end of the runway. Unfortunately, he is at the other screen and doesn't hear them until it's too late. Despite the winter conditions, the aircraft takes off smoothly. But the investigation takes a startling new turn after investigators listen to the cockpit voice recorder.It's a foggy day at Ireland's Cork Airport and the pilots of Manx2 Flight 7100 are circling the airport waiting for the weather to clear. When the plane finally hits the runway in Cincinnati, all on board struggle to exit the burning plane as quickly as possible. The plane crashes into a Long Island hillside killing 73 people. Their second engine also stops working -- the plane begins falling towards the sea. Captain John Maus pulls back on his control column, but the plane barely manages to get off the ground before it hits a light pole, slams into a building, and disintegrates...Air France Flight #296 (Airbus A320) June 26th, 1988 The Airbus A-320 the worlds most sophisticated passenger jet takes off for its maiden passenger flight and first-ever public demonstration. It's built on a hilltop, surrounded by tall buildings. But just as the first officer takes over the controls, and only two minutes before it touches down, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled by double engine failure. Submerged in mud and water, Kenya Airlines Flight 507 crashed into a mangrove swamp, killing everyone on board. Dropping thousands of feet in mere seconds, there is a massive explosion as the aircraft crashes into a farmer's field.
10.5k. (S17, ep 7) But in 1991, something happened onboard a 737 that sent shudders through the world of aviation. They examine hundreds of pieces of wreckage until they discover a single piece of the hull that solves the riddle. It's the deadliest crash in Ireland in decades, and it's up to the Irish Air Accident Investigation Unit to figure out what went wrong. In Manchester, a holiday flight bound for the Mediterranean faces an inferno on the runway. Of the 135 people on board, nine die, and investigators begin pouring through the wreckage to determine what brought down one of the world's most popular passenger jets. Documenting and re-enacting transportation disasters. The planes left wing is engulfed in flames and its steering system is completely destroyed...Twelve minutes after takeoff on August 12, 1985, a thunderous bang echoes through JAL flight 123. Free Fall: Experts investigate the mysterious malfunction that caused Qantas Airways Flight 72 to take a sudden nosedive over the Indian Ocean. That is, until the cockpit voice recorder reveals the smoking gun.Moments after taking off from a California airport, an American cargo plane needs to make an emergency landing. Investigators soon come up with a theory to explain the crash.Flight: TAM Airlines Flight 402; Fokker 100; October 31st, 1996. It's high above the Mediterranean when suddenly, its right engine fails. The symbol of US military might is in flames. An unprecedented disaster, it is one...Continental Express Flight #2574 Embraer 120 Brasilia On its second routine trip of the morning, Continental Express Flight #2574 is nearing the end of its one-hour flight from Laredo to Houston, Texas. Can investigators determine how a minor emergency turned into one of the worst disasters in British aviation history?August 16th, 1987 Northwest Airlines Flight #255 is on the tarmac at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. An Airbus A320, the aircraft is the worlds first to rely mainly on computerized commands to control it, and while its autopilot had been programmed to land on a specific runway, high winds and poor winter weather mean the pilots must take over the controls to land on another runway. The crucial question is how did it end up there?En route to Dallas from Orlando, a private Learjet carrying pro golf legend Payne Stewart goes rogue. With Cold War tensions at an all-time high, its up to international investigators to keep two superpowers at bay. But just moments later, the plane crashes to the ground, careens across a freeway, and plows into a building. Killing 583 people, the high-speed collision remains the single deadliest aviation accident of all time. An experienced fighter pilot, the captain manages to safely land the plane. And why is it a potential problem for every passenger plane in the world?November 12th, 1996 - Shortly after take off from New Delhi, Saudi Airways Flight 763 levels off at 14,000 feet. Rushing a landing, they find themselves disoriented and headed into a mountainside. Investigators are alerted to a bag checked in without the passenger boarding. The aircraft clips the treetops below and crashes into a hillside. After ruling out both a bomb and a gas tank explosion, investigators are stumped. My Series.
It is the worst US crash in more than 7 years, but with a raging fire...January 15th, 2009 - Less than two minutes after taking off from New York's LaGuardia Airport, US Airways Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds.
And, after a UPS cargo plane crashes in Dubai, investigators discover a tiny battery with outsize implications.We use first and third party cookies to improve our service, personalize your advertising and remember your website preference. This season on Air Crash Investigation: Conflicting stories emerge after a Swedish cargo plane spirals to the ground; an African airliner crashes in the wilderness and the cause proves too sinister to be believed; and, when a Pakistani passenger jet disappears on approach to Kathmandu, Nepalese investigators must determine how it ended up on a crash course with the Himalayas. When this rule is broken, the resulting distraction can be deadly. But somewhere over the Java Sea, the plane hits turbulence, and air traffic controllers notice the jet is hundreds of miles off course…and headed for a major storm.