The BEST episodes of Air Disasters season 8

Every episode of Air Disasters season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Air Disasters season 8!

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.

Last Updated: 11/16/2024Network: Smithsonian ChannelStatus: Continuing
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Concorde - Up in Flames
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#1 - Concorde - Up in Flames

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/2017

Follow investigators as they use the few remaining pieces of a fiery crash to explain a Concorde's doomed flight.

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Choosing Sides
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#2 - Choosing Sides

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2016

One of the worst crashes in British history has a stunning cause that changed aviation safety forever.

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Testing the Limits
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#3 - Testing the Limits

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2016

What caused a 767 to break apart in mid-air? A world-famous race car driver discovers a surprising answer.

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Vanishing Act
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#4 - Vanishing Act

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/30/2016

After a terrifying crash, survivors face a new challenge: surviving the remote Brazilian jungle.

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Sideswiped
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#5 - Sideswiped

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2017

Relive the crash of Copa Airlines Flight 201 and the harrowing investigation in one of the world's most remote jungles.

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The Final Push
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#6 - The Final Push

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2017

See if two MD-11 planes crashes, nearly 12 years apart, were both the result of pilot error or a flaw in the aircraft itself.

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The Death of JFK Jr.
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#7 - The Death of JFK Jr.

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2017

Relive one of the most shocking air disasters in American history as we revisit the 1999 crash that killed JFK Jr.

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Accident or Assassination
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#8 - Accident or Assassination

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/12/2017

Mexico's war with drug cartels appears to reach a terrifying new level when a special government charter carrying the president's right-hand man plummets to Earth. There's speculation that this plane crash was no accident but an assassination. The investigation takes a startling new turn after the cockpit voice recorder is recovered. Revisit the night when Mexico City's financial district became an inferno and follow examiners from the crash scene investigation to the shocking conclusion that changed everything.

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No Clear Options
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#9 - No Clear Options

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/19/2017

When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.

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Death in the Arctic
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#10 - Death in the Arctic

Season 8 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/26/2017

An investigation of a charter plane that moves off course and goes down in Canada's far north.

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