The Best Episodes Directed By Tim Wolochatiuk

Every TV Episode Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 21 Episode 6 - Meltdown Over Kathmandu
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #1 - Meltdown Over Kathmandu

    S21:E6

    On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 skids off the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence, and crashes into a football field during landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. 51 of the 71 people on board are killed in the accident.

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  2. undefined Season 18 Episode 4 - Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
    9.0/10(2 votes)

    #2 - Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)

    S18:E4

    On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board.

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  3. undefined Season 15 Episode 3 - Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)
    9.0/10(4 votes)

    #3 - Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)

    S15:E3

    On 3 September 2010, the pilots of UPS Airlines Flight 6 report a fire and declare an emergency shortly after taking off from Dubai International Airport. The crew tries to land back at the airport, but are unsuccessful. The aircraft flies over the airport and crashes into an unpopulated area nearby. Both of the pilots die.

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  4. undefined Season 1 Episode 4 - The Ice Ship
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - The Ice Ship

    S1:E4

    When a ship sinks off the coast of Antarctica, investigators must turn to the photos and videos taken by the surviving passengers to find out what went wrong.

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  5. undefined Season 1 Episode 3 - Four Minutes To Survive
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Four Minutes To Survive

    S1:E3

    When the MV Rocknes capsizes, investigators suspect the pilot veered off course. But soon they uncover a series of mistakes that happened before the ship left port.

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  6. undefined Season 2 Episode 6 - Death on the Staten Island Ferry
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Death on the Staten Island Ferry

    S2:E6

    In October 2003, The Andrew Barbieri, a ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island crashed into a pier, killing eleven people and injuring many more. How did this happen?

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  7. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - Fire in the Hold
    9.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Fire in the Hold

    S3:E3

    When a massive cargo ship explodes in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, an expert chemist uncovers what happened.

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  8. undefined Season 16 Episode 3 - Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)
    8.8/10(4 votes)

    #8 - Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)

    S16:E3

    On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people.

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  9. undefined Season 20 Episode 2 - Taxiway Turmoil
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #9 - Taxiway Turmoil

    S20:E2

    (Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) 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.

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  10. undefined Season 22 Episode 4 - Double Trouble
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #10 - Double Trouble

    S22:E4

    Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.

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  11. undefined Season 15 Episode 5 - High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #11 - High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)

    S15:E5

    On 4 October 1992, after taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 declares an emergency. The crew do their best to make an emergency landing, but the 747 cargo jet rolls violently to the right and crashes into an apartment complex, killing 43 people. The two engines on the right wing had separated from the aircraft, causing the loss of control.

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  12. undefined Season 15 Episode 6 - Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311)
    8.7/10(3 votes)

    #12 - Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311)

    S15:E6

    On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 from Atlanta suddenly nose-dives into the ground while on landing approach to Glynco Jetport, killing all 23 people on board, including US Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. The accident was caused by a malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit.

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  13. undefined Season 20 Episode 1 - Explosive Touchdown
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Explosive Touchdown

    S20:E1

    (Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.

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  14. undefined Season 21 Episode 7 - Mission Disaster
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #14 - Mission Disaster

    S21:E7

    On 22 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left wing while on a combat mission in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.

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  15. undefined Season 18 Episode 5 - Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)
    8.5/10(2 votes)

    #15 - Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)

    S18:E5

    On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into Mount Salak in the province of West Java. All 45 people on board are killed.

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  16. undefined Season 15 Episode 1 - Fatal Transmission (United Express Flight 5925)
    8.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Fatal Transmission (United Express Flight 5925)

    S15:E1

    On 19 November 1996, United Express Flight 5925, operating for Great Lakes Airlines, lands at Quincy Regional Airport and collides with a light aircraft taking off from an intersecting runway. All 14 occupants on both aircraft were killed in a subsequent fire.

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  17. undefined Season 22 Episode 1 - Pacific Plunge
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #17 - Pacific Plunge

    S22:E1

    When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.

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  18. undefined Season 17 Episode 4 - Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #18 - Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800)

    S17:E4

    Just minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is ripped apart by a massive explosion. With a possible terror attack on their hands, the FBI joins investigators from the NTSB in an urgent search for answers. Both agencies are hoping for quick results, but the investigation into TWA Flight 800 will eventually pit them against one another, and will turn into one of the longest, most costly and challenging ever conducted.

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  19. undefined Season 16 Episode 7 - Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #19 - Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)

    S16:E7

    On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. All 150 people on board are killed.

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  20. undefined Season 15 Episode 10 - Deadly Delay (Spanair Flight 5022)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #20 - Deadly Delay (Spanair Flight 5022)

    S15:E10

    On 20 August 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately, banks to the right and crashes, killing 154 people out of the 172 on board. The pilots aborted the first takeoff attempt, and the second attempt resulted in the crash.

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  21. undefined Season 14 Episode 8 - What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #21 - What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)

    S14:E8

    On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. As of February 2015, no trace of the Boeing 777-200ER had been found, and speculation is that it crashed in the southern part of the Indian Ocean.

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  22. undefined Season 14 Episode 2 - Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004)
    8.3/10(3 votes)

    #22 - Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004)

    S14:E2

    On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser of the first engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 accidentally deploys in mid-flight causing the plane to spiral out of control and disintegrate about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok. All of the 223 passengers and crew die in the crash.

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  23. undefined Season 22 Episode 2 - Terror over Michigan
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #23 - Terror over Michigan

    S22:E2

    After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.

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  24. undefined Season 21 Episode 8 - Caught in a Jam
    8.0/10(2 votes)

    #24 - Caught in a Jam

    S21:E8

    On 9 June 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 suffers a landing gear malfunction during final approach to Palmerston North Airport in New Zealand. The aircraft descends until it crashes into hilly terrain as the pilots try to resolve the problem. 4 of the 21 people on board are killed.

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  25. undefined Season 17 Episode 2 - Deadly Myth (Comair Flight 3272)
    8.0/10(3 votes)

    #25 - Deadly Myth (Comair Flight 3272)

    S17:E2

    When a commuter flight to Detroit ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to determine the cause and prevent it from ever happening again. They sort through the shattered wreckage in search of clues, and a close analysis of the flight data eventually leads them to a stunning realization-What doomed Flight 3272 is a danger the industry has known about for years.

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Tim Wolochatiuk Ratings Summary

"Meltdown Over Kathmandu" is the best rated episode directed by Tim Wolochatiuk. It scored 9/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 5/9/2021 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)".