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s25e10 · 2026-03-25
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Air Crash Investigation
National Geographic Documentary
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Flying is one of the safest forms of transport. But what happens when tragedy strikes? From human error and accidents to mechanical faults and design flaws, the success of aviation history is punctuated with disaster and catastrophe. It's rare, but it does happen. Follow experts as they determine what went wrong and work out how to prevent these horrific tragedies from happening again. Examine the wrecks and official records, and hear from eyewitnesses, passengers and aviation experts as we reconstruct some of the most tragic disasters in aviation history. Air Crash Investigation looks at what went wrong and how future disasters can be averted.
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10 this season · 261 totals19e01 Explosive Touchdown 2020-01-09 23:30
Explosive Touchdown
When a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion, the scorched wreckage reveals a catastrophe started in the overhead lockers.
s19e02 Taxiway Turmoil 2020-01-16 23:30
Taxiway Turmoil
When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves creating chaos.
s19e03 Kathmandu Descent 2020-01-23 23:30
Kathmandu Descent
A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.
s19e04 Icy Descent 2020-01-30 23:30
Icy Descent
When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.
s19e05 Atlantic Ditching 2020-02-06 23:30
Atlantic Ditching
A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
s19e06 Impossible Pitch 2020-02-13 23:30
Impossible Pitch
A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.
s19e07 No Warning 2020-02-20 23:30
No Warning
A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.
s19e08 Cockpit Killer 2020-02-27 23:30
Cockpit Killer
When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
s19e09 Stormy Cockpit 2020-03-05 23:30
Stormy Cockpit
A brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa during a major storm, but investigators eventually discover weather had nothing to do with it.
s19e10 Runway Breakup 2020-03-12 22:30
Runway Breakup
Landing on a Caribbean island in a severe tropical storm, a Colombian airliner crashes short of the runway. Investigators need to find out why.