Season 25 11 Episodes
Pacific Ditching
On 2 July 2021, Transair Flight 810 ditches in Māmala Bay about 11 minutes into a flight from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Kahului, Maui. However, both crew members survive. It was determined that the pilots inadvertently reduced power to the wrong engine during a failure.
Running on Empty
On 13 August 2004, Air Tahoma Flight 185 crashes into a golf course in Florence, Kentucky, after suffering a fuel starvation. The first officer is killed, but the captain survives with minor injuries. The investigation found that the pilots did not follow the fuel crossfeed procedures.
Power Struggle
On 9 January 2021, Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashes into the Java Sea five minutes after takeoff from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport, killing all 62 people on board. The crash was caused by the pilots improperly reacting to an autothrottle malfunction.
Second Thoughts
On 6 November 2002, the pilots of Luxair Flight 9642 accidentally set the propellers into reverse pitch while attempting to land at Luxembourg Findel Airport in heavy fog. The aircraft loses control and crashes into a field short of the airport. 20 of the 22 people on board are killed.
Powerless Plunge
On 27 February 2001, both engines on Loganair Flight 670A flame out shortly after takeoff from Edinburgh Airport. The aircraft later ditches in the Firth of Forth, killing both of the pilots. It was later determined that large amounts of snow had entered the engine air intakes.
Cabin Chaos
On 6 April 1993, a crew member accidentally deploys the slats on China Eastern Airlines Flight 583 over the Pacific Ocean, causing severe oscillations. The aircraft later lands safely at Shemya Air Force Base in Alaska. Two passengers die from their injuries.
Deadly Climb
On 6 September 1985, the right engine of Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105 explodes shortly after takeoff from General Mitchell International Airport. The aircraft banks to the right and crashes into an open field in Oak Creek. All 31 people on board are killed.
Firebomber Down
On 23 January 2020, an airtanker operated by Coulson Aviation crashes into terrain while aerial firefighting for the New South Wales Rural Fire Service during Australia's black summer bushfires. All three crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Collision Catastrophe
On 1 July 2002, BAL Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL International Aviation ME Flight 611 in German airspace near Überlingen, killing all 71 people on board the two aircraft. The crew of Flight 611 followed the on-board traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) instructions to initiate a descent. However, the crew of Flight 2937 followed the instructions of the air traffic controller instead of their TCAS and initiated a descent as well.
Fatal Test Flight
On 22 December 1996, Airborne Express Flight 827 stalls and crashes into mountainous terrain near Narrows, Virginia, during a post-modification functional evaluation flight, killing all six occupants. The investigation found that the pilots made improper flight control inputs.
No Exit
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569 on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport, killing 35 people. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned Flight 1493 to land on a runway where the SkyWest Airlines aircraft was waiting to take off.