- 8.3/103 votes
#1 - Kid in the Cockpit
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2005
On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 is en route to Hong Kong, when it stalls and crashes, killing all 75 people on board. The pilot's 15-year-old son accidentally disabled the autopilot while in the captain's seat, causing the aircraft to bank heavily to the right, inducing the stall.
Director: Jim Donovan
Writer: Greg Gransden
- 7.0/102 votes
#2 - Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 8/31/2012
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a severe thunderstorm, but crashes into a muddy swamp four miles (6.4 km) away. The cause was the pilots not following visual flight rules that could have prevented the crash while the aircraft was being pushed by a downdraft.
Director: Jim Donovan
Writer: Carl Knutson