Air Disasters - Season 21
1 - Scratching the Surface
Air Date: September 15, 2024
Twenty minutes after taking off from Taipei, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar. A massive rescue mission is launched.
2 - Lockerbie Disaster
Air Date: September 22, 2024
A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.
3 - Blown Apart
Air Date: September 29, 2024
Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air, and crashes into the North Sea. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer had vibrated loose during flight due to excessive wear on sub-standard bolts, sleeves, and pins that had been illegally sold.
4 - Sight Unseen
Air Date: October 6, 2024
The world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi, India.
5 - Operation Babylift
Air Date: October 13, 2024
A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing in South Vietnam.
6 - Falling Fast
Air Date: October 20, 2024
Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.
7 - Lost
Air Date: October 27, 2024
An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain.
8 - Deep Freeze
Air Date: November 3, 2024
A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.