Season 23 10 Episodes
Deadly Exchange
On 19 October 2004, Corporate Airlines Flight 5966, operating for AmericanConnection, crashes short of the runway while on approach to Kirksville Regional Airport in Missouri, killing 13 of the 15 people on board. The pilots had descended below the minimum safe altitude under the effects of fatigue.
Mixed Signals
On 8 February 1989, Independent Air Flight 1851 crashes into the Pico Alto mountain while on approach to Santa Maria Airport in the Azores, killing all 144 occupants. The crash was caused by the pilots' non-observance to established operating procedures and wrong data from air traffic control.
Pressure Point
On 12 August 1985, Japan Air Lines Flight 123's aft pressure bulkhead bursts open, destroying the vertical stabilizer and severing all 4 of the aircraft's hydraulic systems. The crew keep the aircraft flying for 32 minutes until it crashes into Mount Takamagahara. 520 of the 524 people on board are killed.
Power Play
On 13 October 2011, Airlines PNG Flight 1600 loses engine power and crash-lands in a densely forested area near the mouth of the Guabe River in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea. Only 4 of the 32 passengers and crew members on board survive the crash.
Control Catastrophe
On 11 November 2018, Air Astana Flight 1388 makes an emergency landing at Beja Airbase in Portugal after suffering severe flight control issues, with no fatalities. The investigation found that the aileron cables were installed incorrectly, causing a reversal of aileron controls.
Cockpit Catastrophe
On 14 May 2018, Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633 makes an emergency landing at Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport after suffering an explosion decompression. The co-pilot was partially sucked out, but all 128 people on board survive. The incident was caused by a cockpit windshield failing in-flight.
Dream Flight Disaster
On 31 December 2017, a light aircraft configured as a floatplane veers off course and crashes into Jerusalem Bay off Cowan Creek, on the northern outskirts of Sydney, Australia, shortly after take-off. All 6 people on board, including businessman Richard Cousins, are killed.
Deadly Deception
On 7 March 1983, Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013 is hijacked by four men who demand the aircraft be diverted to Vienna, Austria, but the pilots fly the aircraft over the Black Sea in circles and land at Varna Airport. Commandos arrest three hijackers and kill one who threatens a flight attendant.
Delivery to Disaster
On 23 February 2019, Atlas Air Flight 3591 crashes into Trinity Bay while on final approach to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas, killing all 3 people on board. The first officer suffered spatial disorientation after inadvertently activating the aircraft's go-around mode.
Mystery over the Mediterranean
On 19 May 2016, EgyptAir Flight 804 suffers an in-flight cockpit fire and crashes into the Mediterranean Sea during a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, France, to Cairo International Airport in Cairo, Egypt. All 66 people on board are killed in the crash.