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Seconds from Disaster•Season 2•Episode 3

Motorway Plane Crash (Freeway Plane Crash)

7.6/10 · 50 votesJul 12, 200547 min

Ranked #7 of 19 in Season 2•+0.2 vs season avg

January 1989. British Midland Airways Flight 092, a Boeing 737, is landing at Kegworth, United Kingdom, when it crashes on the M1 motorway, killing 47 people. What went wrong? The B-737 is the most widely-used airliner in the world. Could mechanical failure be to blame?

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Season 2 Episodes19

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Kobe Earthquake (Killer Quake)

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The Bali Bombing (Disco Bombing)

Hotel Collapse Singapore (Hotel Collapse)

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Paris Train Crash (Runaway Train)

The Hindenburg (Hindenburg Airship)

Explosion in Peurto Rico (Puerto Rico Gas Explosion)

Skywalk Collapse

Amsterdam Air Crash (Plane Crash in the Suburbs)

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King's Cross Fire (London's Subway Inferno)

US Embassy Bombing (American Embassy Bombing)

Florida Swamp Air Crash (Everglades Plane Crash)

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Richard Vaughn

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Ashton Smith

Narrator (US)

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Episode Summary

"Motorway Plane Crash (Freeway Plane Crash)" is episode 3 of Seconds from Disaster season 2. It scored 7.6/10 from 50 votes, ranking #7 of 19 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on July 12, 2005.

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