- 8.5/102 votes
#1 - Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)
Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 1/20/2012
On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509, en route from London Stansted Airport to Milan, Italy, crashes into a field about 55 seconds after taking off, killing all four crew members on board. The causes of the crash were the captain following the indications of a malfunctioning attitude indicator and lack of communication amongst the crew members.
Director: Trevor Cornish
Writer: Greg Beer
- 8.0/103 votes
#2 - Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)
Season 13 Episode 10 - Aired 2/17/2014
On 4 November 2010, Qantas Flight 32, en route to Sydney Airport in Australia, suffers an uncontained engine failure in its number two engine and serious damage to its left wing shortly after takeoff from Singapore. The crew members overcome a number of resulting failures and make a safe emergency landing back at Singapore with no injuries among the 469 passengers and crew members. Investigators found that a manufacturing fault in an oil pipe caused the engine failure.
Director: Trevor Cornish
Writer: John LaRose
- 7.0/102 votes
#3 - Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 1/24/2013
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 collides with Trans World Airlines Flight 2 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All 128 occupants on both flights are killed. At the time, it was the deadliest airline crash in history, and would lead to sweeping changes in the regulation of flight operations over the US.
Director: Trevor Cornish
Writer: Richard O'Regan