Season 2

Season 2

2012-06-17
12 Episodes

Episodes

Cracks in the System

1. Cracks in the System

2012-06-17

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Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.

Target is Destroyed

2. Target is Destroyed

2012-06-24

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Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.

Cruel Skies

3. Cruel Skies

2012-07-01

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The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.

Panic on the Runway

4. Panic on the Runway

2012-07-08

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In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.

Alarming Silence

5. Alarming Silence

2012-07-15

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Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.

Cold Case

6. Cold Case

2012-07-22

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A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.

Pilot vs. Plane

7. Pilot vs. Plane

2012-07-29

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Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.

System Breakdown

8. System Breakdown

2012-08-05

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Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

The Final Blow

9. The Final Blow

2012-08-12

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An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.

Cleared for Disaster

10. Cleared for Disaster

2012-08-19

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An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.

The Plane That Flew Too High

11. The Plane That Flew Too High

2012-08-26

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The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Deadly Reputation

12. Deadly Reputation

2012-09-02

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AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.