8.0/103 votes
7.7/103 votes#2 - Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)
Season 13 Episode 3 - Aired 12/30/2013
On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a United States Marine Corps (USMC) jet fighter above the San Gabriel Mountains. A total of 50 people from the two aircraft are killed, with the backseat crewman of the USMC aircraft the only survivor.
Director: Su Rynard
Writer: Gary Lang
7.5/102 votes#3 - Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)
Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 2/3/2012
On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is taking off from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport with 247 Nigerian Hajj pilgrims and 14 crew members on board. A tire bursts during the takeoff, starting a fire on the landing gear. The crew is unaware of the fire and retracts the gear after takeoff; and the fire spreads. Encountering problems, the crew then tries to return the aircraft to the airport, but it breaks up during flight and crashes about three kilometres from the runway.
Director: Karl Jason
Writer: Gary Lang
7.5/102 votes#4 - What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)
Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2015
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.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Gary Lang
7.3/103 votes#5 - Flying Blind
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/17/2003
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.
Director: Gary Lang
Writer: Gary Lang
7.0/102 votes#6 - Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2011
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester United association football team, club officials and journalists, crashes into a house about 300 meters from the end of the runway in Munich after it fails to become airborne, killing 23 of the 44 people on board. The cause of the crash was slush on the runway, which slowed the aircraft down and prevented it from reaching takeoff speed.
Director: James Hyslop
Writer: Gary Lang
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"Fire on Board" is the best rated episode written by Gary Lang. It scored 8/10 based on 3 votes. It was directed by Gary Lang. It aired on 10/22/2003 and is rated 0.3 points higher than their second-best episode, "Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)".