The BEST episodes of Air Disasters season 18
Every episode of Air Disasters season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Air Disasters season 18!
Harrowing stories of tragedy and triumph are brought to life through official reports, transcripts and interviews with the pilots, air traffic controllers and lucky survivors of history's most terrifying crashes. Widely considered to be the safest form of travel, air transportation is still in its infancy and when midair calamity strikes, the results are often catastrophic. From the cockpit to the cabin, from the control room to the crash scene, we uncover just what went wrong.
#1 - A Wounded Bird
Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/22/2023
A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting.
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#2 - Who's Flying the Plane
Season 18 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/2023
Experts document aviation tragedies that show how safety is a delicate balance between automated systems and pilot training, often meaning the difference between survival and disaster.
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#3 - Fatal Flaw
Season 18 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/19/2023
Maintenance oversights and shortsighted cost-cutting measures can lead to disaster, as evidenced by the tragic fates of Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123 and more.
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#4 - Ripped Apart
Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/12/2023
Several airplane disasters resulting from seemingly minor flaws, like faulty windows and doors or poorly maintained building materials, are examined.
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#5 - Head-On Collision
Season 18 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/12/2023
Two trains collide near the town of Hinton in Alberta, Canada, and the event becomes known as one of the deadliest accidents -- and greatest mysteries -- in Canadian railway history.
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#6 - Collision Course
Season 18 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/5/2023
A Greek ferry, the Express Samina, is pushed off course by strong waves and crashes into a rock formation, causing 80 passengers to lose their lives in the freezing water as they wait for rescue.
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#7 - Runaway Train
Season 18 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/5/2023
A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people.
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#8 - Missing Over New York
Season 18 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/26/2023
Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.
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#9 - Lost
Season 18 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/19/2023
Relive the 1995 disaster of American Airlines Flight 965, in which a Boeing 757 veered off course and crashed into a 9,000-foot mountain on its final approach to Cali, Colombia.
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#10 - Deadly Crossroads
Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/12/2023
In 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collided with DHL Flight 611 over Überlingen, Germany, in an air traffic controller error, resulting in 71 deaths from both flights.
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#11 - Flying Blind
Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/5/2023
Aeroperú Flight 603 experiences an erratic descent into the Pacific Ocean, and a team of investigators discover the small but critical oversight that caused the fatal landing.
#12 - The Killing Machine
Season 18 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/29/2023
In 1994, Air France flight 8969 is hijacked by extremists during the Algerian Civil War, prompting Major Denis Favier to devise impromptu counterterror measures to save the hostages onboard.
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#13 - Cockpit Failure
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2022
Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.
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#14 - Blow Out
Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/15/2023
The crew of British Airways 5390 springs into action after explosive decompression pulls the pilot out the window, and investigators use a novel psychological tactic to determine the cause.
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#15 - Flying on Empty
Season 18 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/8/2023
The pilots of Air Transat Flight 236 find themselves gliding without power high above the Atlantic, and investigators must figure out how a state-of-the-art airbus could run out of fuel.
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#16 - Cutting Corners
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/2022
The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast leads to a disturbing discovery about the company's cost-cutting procedures.
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#17 - Fire on Board
Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/2022
Expert investigators work tirelessly to understand the mysterious 1998 crash of Swissair Flight 111 after a cockpit fire led to the deaths of 229 people.
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#18 - Racing the Storm
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/2022
The violent crash landing of American Airlines Flight 1420 in Arkansas claims 11 lives, exposing an industry-wide scandal and triggering an investigation into severe weather and pilot error.
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#19 - Unlocking Disaster
Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/2022
When United Flight 811's cargo door blows off at a high altitude over the Pacific Ocean, the crew acts to bring the packed aircraft down safely, and one victim's family searches for answers.
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#20 - Who's in Control?
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2022
When Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 drops out of the sky on its final approach to Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, investigators work to determine if the cause is due to plane or pilot error.
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#21 - Hudson River Runway
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/2022
A comprehensive look at the famous “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency landing in January 2009, and the investigation that followed.
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#22 - Dead Tired
Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/2022
Follow the tragic crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 from Newark, NJ, into a house in Buffalo, NY, a case that confounded both forensic anthropology students and investigators.
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#23 - Pilot Betrayed
Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/2022
A Scandinavian Airlines flight plummets from the winter sky moments after takeoff, and a seasoned pilot's career comes to an end after the culprits of the disaster are identified.
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#24 - The Heathrow Enigma
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/2022
January 2008. British Airways Flight 38 is about to land at Heathrow Airport when calamity strikes. The Boeing 777, one of the safest planes in the airline industry, suffers double engine failure, and with only seconds until the aircraft hits the ground, Captain Peter Burkill must attempt a highly risky move to save the lives of the 152 people on board. Witness the remarkable emergency landing the follow investigators as they solve the mystery behind the crash, using unrelenting diligence and a little inspiration from Sherlock Holmes.
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