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.
Show Info
Schedule: Sundays at 19:30
(60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type:
Documentary
Created by:
Andre Barro
Official site: www.ctv.ca
7.2 (30 votes)
Previous Episode
Under Fire
Episode 23x10; Mar 12, 2024
On 19 August 1980, Saudia Flight 163 suffers an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. Despite returning to Riyadh International Airport, the flight crew fail to perform an emergency evacuation, and the aircraft bursts into flames on a taxiway. All 301 pe…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 23x10: Under Fire | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| 23x09: Pitch Battle | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| 23x08: Fight For Survival | Feb 27, 2024 |
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Recent discussions
The question remains as to why didn't the pilot recognize the altitude after seeing the runway and taking it manually? It doesn't tell as it was plenty of time to recover and have contact to ground.
While the pilot should've not been in the cockpit, the construction of this episode was chaotic and stretched out.
Aka "Pilot vs plane" in UK
Extra Details
Also known as:
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Air Emergency (
United States)
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Air Disasters ( United States)
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Mayday Air Disasters (
United Kingdom)
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Air Crash Investigation (
Canada)
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Air Crash Investigations (
Australia)
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Mayday! Desastres Aéreos (
Brazil)
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空中浩劫 (
China)
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Undersøgelse af flystyrt (
Denmark)
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Lentoturmatutkinta (
Finland)
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Dangers dans le ciel (
France)
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Mayday - Alarm im Cockpit (
Germany)
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Légikatasztrófák (
Hungary)
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Flyhavarikommisjonen (
Norway)
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Podniebny horror aka Katastrofy w przestworzach (
Poland)
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Расследования авиакатастроф (
Russian Federation)
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Mayday: catástrofes aéreas (
Spain)
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Uçak Kazasi Raporu (
Turkey)
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