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Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.

Air Disasters

Northern Extremes

Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.

Splash Down

Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clases; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong.

Cockpit Breakdown

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings; three planes are brought down by ice and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.

Frozen Wings

Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

Landings Gone Wrong

Confused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose sight of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.

Dead of Night

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.

Take Off Tragedies

A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

Maintenance Mistakes

Midair tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.

Death from Above

From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency.

Survivors

Lapse in Security

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

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Experts analyze various plane crashes with an aim to figure out how these disasters occurred; they also shed light on how such accidents shaped the aviation industry and improved safety standards.

S20 E21 | Dead of Night

E30 | Northern Extremes

E29 | Splash Down

E28 | Cockpit Breakdown

E26 | Frozen Wings

E25 | Landings Gone Wrong

E21 | Dead of Night

E20 | Take Off Tragedies

E19 | Maintenance Mistakes

E17 | Death from Above

E16 | Survivors

E14 | Lapse in Security

E13 | VIP on Board