Air Crash Investigation investigates recent air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. It takes viewers on board six different flights in trouble, recreating the tension and the pressure in the cockpit and cabin. These expertly crafted dramatic re-enactments are based on transcripts of recovered cockpit voice recordings and survivor testimonies. News footage, interviews, and computer graphics all shed light on the safety issues at the heart of aviation industry controversies.
Air Crash Investigation
DETAILS
A gripping nonfiction series, Air Crash Investigation investigates recent high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday takes viewers on board six different flights in trouble, recreating the tension and the pressure in the cockpit and cabin. These expertly crafted dramatic re-enactments are based on transcripts of recovered cockpit voice recordings and survivor testimonies. News footage, interviews with key witnesses, and computer graphics of the planes in flight all shed light on the safety issues at the heart of aviation industry controversies.
Air Crash Investigation follows survivors, family members of crash victims and air crash detectives as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. Each episode of Air Crash Investigation provides a compelling, in-depth look at one particular aspect of air safety: hijackings, mismanaged maintenance, and mid-air collisions are all dealt with in the new series, as well as the biggest aviation problem of recent years: pilots learning to cope with increased automation.
- Release Date:
- 2004 – 2022
- Genre:
- Docuseries
- Rating:
- Creator:
- André Barro
- Bernard Vaillot
- Starring:
- Jonathan Aris
EPISODES
S21:E1 Terror Over Michigan
A Boeing 727 suddenly flips over and spirals uncontrollably out of the sky.
S21:E2 Holding Pattern
Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov Airport.
S21:E3 Stealth Bomber Down
A billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes at a U.S. Air Force base in Guam.
S21:E4 Pacific Plunge
Alaska Airlines 261 suddenly flips over and nosedives into the Pacific.
S21:E5 Peril Over Portugal
A Martinair flight to Portugal goes down amid thunderstorms and heavy rain.
S21:E6 Double Trouble
The pilots of a cargo plane lose both right engines over the French Alps.
S21:E7 Tree Strike Terror
Flight 1572 loses two engines on its final approach into Windsor Locks, Connecticut.
S21:E8 Pitch Black
A deadly decision brings down a commuter plane in Illinois.
S21:E9 Turboprop Terror
A turboprop disaster reveals a deadly industry-wide problem.
S21:E10 Loss of a Legend
Basketball star Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.
