America has so many stories to tell. And nobody brings them to your home like Smithsonian Channel.

Smithsonian Channel HD

An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.

Air Disasters

Dead of Winter

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

Deadly Inclination

A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again.

Free Fall

In the skies above the Mojave Desert, the VSS Enterprise accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots; the aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.

Deadly Space

Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Deadly Distraction

Watch TV Networks, Shows and Movies | DIRECTV

The latest movies and must watch shows!

Watch It Welcome to Derry on the HBO Max app, included with an HBO Max subscription.

Data/messaging rates may apply for app download/usage. HBO Max subscription required.

Welcome to your ultimate entertainment destination. Watch new episodes of Jeremy Renner in the new season of Mayor of Kingstown and more all in one network.

Watch exclusive originals like the adventure drama Robin Hood and Hollywood hit movies.

MGM+ is a trademark of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Lion Corp. All copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights are the property of their respective owners.

Watch visionary original series like Power Book IV: Force, Outlander: Blood of My Blood, BMF, The Couple Next Door and much more.

Watch Hollywood hits like Civil War and behind-the-scenes exclusives when you add CINEMAX to your current DIRECTV package.

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.

auxCol1

footer-common

helpCenterInfo

legal

business

options

footer-social

footer

footer-utility

auth

lightLogo

logo

recog

search

unauth

When a commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine in 2014, examiners must conduct an investigation in the middle of a war zone.

S12 E4 | Deadly Airspace