- 7.5/102 votes
#1 - Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 12/16/2013
On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines-upon-Thames shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board. The crash was attributed to the pilot retracting the aircraft's droops at too low an airspeed and failing to recognise the stall warnings.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Alix MacDonald
- 7.3/103 votes
#2 - Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)
Season 16 Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/2016
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, while on final approach to Durango. Both crew members and seven of the fifteen passengers on board die.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Alix MacDonald
- 7.0/102 votes
#3 - Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)
Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2015
On 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 92 crashes onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Of the 126 people aboard, 47 died and 74, including seven members of the flight crew, sustained serious injuries.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Alix MacDonald
- 6.5/102 votes
#4 - Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines Flight 214)
Season 15 Episode 4 - Aired 1/18/2016
On 6 July 2013, on landing at San Francisco International Airport, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 strikes a seawall and crashes short of the runway. Of the 307 people on board, 2 passengers die at the crash scene; another dies shortly after in hospital.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Alix MacDonald