Air Crash Investigation - Season 18
Season 18
Episodes
Deadly Descent
On 13 April 2010, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 suffers a duel engine failure while nearing Hong Kong International Airport at the end of a flight from Juanda International Airport, Indonesia. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at almost twice the speed of a normal landing. All 322 people on board survive.
Death Race
On 16 September 2011, a vintage fighter aircraft named The Galloping Ghostcrashes into spectators during the Reno Air Races, killing the pilot, James Leeward, and 10 people on the ground.
Borderline Tactics
On 18 August 1993, American International Airways flight 808 stalls, rolls to the right and crashes into the ground 1 quarter of a mile short of the runway while maneuvering onto final approach to Leeward Point Airfield in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. All 3 crew members on board survive.
Fatal Approach
On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the 24 people on board.
Deadly Pitch
On 7 August 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Miami International Airport, killing all 4 people on board and 1 person on the ground.
Fatal Climb
On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, killing all 60 people on board.
Runway Runoff
On 20 December 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veers off the side of the runway, skids across the taxiway and a service road and crashes into a ravine while taking off from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. All 115 passengers and crew members on board survive.
Lethal Limits
On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, Russia, in poor weather conditions, killing all 88 people on board.
Football Tragedy
On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out of fuel and crashes into the side of a mountain after entering a holding pattern to land at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia. 71 of the 77 people on board are killed.
Slam Dunk
On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operating for Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashes 1.2 miles short of the runway during final approach to Port Columbus International Airport after entering a stall. The two pilots, the flight attendant, and two passengers are killed in the crash.
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