
Air Disasters — Season 19

A twin-engine turboprop, carrying fifteen souls en route from St. Louis, descends toward Kirksville, Missouri. Limited visibility obscures the landscape, yet the pilots seem to have located the runway lights. Then, the aircraft crashes into…

Authorities are working to ascertain the cause of the accident that befell Independent Air Flight 1851. The aircraft, en route to the Portuguese island of Santa Maria, was reportedly flying below the recommended altitude when it collided wi…

No more than minutes after ascending, Japan Airlines Flight 123 suffered a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure, plunging the aircraft into the mountains northwest of Tokyo. The ensuing crash has spurred a thorough investigation, as authorit…

The inquiry into the crash of Airlines PNG Flight 1600 in Papua New Guinea has uncovered a possible critical weakness in the widely used Bombardier Dash 8 turboprop aircraft.

A failure in equipment and software aboard Air Astana Flight 1388 triggered a critical malfunction moments after departure, compelling the flight crew to execute a series of demanding, emergency landings.

The world fractured in a blinding instant as the plane’s windshield gave way above the Himalayas. Forced into an immediate emergency descent, the pilots fought against ferocious winds and the chilling scarcity of breathable air.

The 2017 seaplane crash that claimed the lives of a British tycoon and his family prompted a protracted investigation, spanning over two years, as authorities sought to determine the cause of the devastating event.

The fate of Balkan Bulgarian Airlines Flight 013 rests on a delicate negotiation: persuading the volatile hijackers that their requests have been fulfilled, and doing so before the aircraft exhausts its fuel supply.

The Amazon cargo plane's sudden plunge into a Louisiana swamp drew investigators to a grim conclusion: the pilot possessed a troubling record of past mishaps.

The investigation into the disappearance of EgyptAir Flight 804 has yielded clues that now prompt investigators to consider a range of possible explanations for the aircraft's plunge into the Mediterranean Sea.


