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
8.0/102 votes#2 - The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)
Season 11 Episode 12 - Aired 3/23/2012
On 8 October 2001, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, carrying 110 people bound for Copenhagen, Denmark, is taking off at Milan's Linate Airport in thick fog. On the runway, it collides with an Air Evex business jet carrying four people bound for Paris, France. The airliner suffers major damage and crashes into a building shortly afterwards. All 114 people on board the two aircraft are killed, along with four on the ground. The crew of the business jet had made a wrong turn while taxiing in the fog and inadvertently taxied onto the runway.
Director: James Hyslop
Writer: Greg Beer
7.7/103 votes#3 - Fatal Focus (Garuda Indonesia Flight 200)
Season 15 Episode 2 - Aired 1/4/2016
On 7 March 2007, while landing at Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Jakarta, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 hits the ground so hard that it bounces violently before running off the end of the runway, killing 21 of the 140 people on board.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Greg Beer
6.7/103 votes#4 - Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)
Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 2/10/2015
On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight computer. Instead of flying towards its destination, the aircraft flies west and after some time is over a remote area of the Amazon jungle. Attempts to reach an alternative airport are unsuccessful, and the aircraft eventually runs out of fuel. The pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle where 13 people die.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Greg Beer
6.5/102 votes#5 - The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)
Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 1/26/2015
On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, are on board and are also killed. The NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Greg Beer
6.5/102 votes#6 - No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)
Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 2/26/2015
On 10 February 2011, Manx2 Flight 7100 crashes at Cork Airport in Ireland after the pilots lose control of the aircraft in an attempted go-around in low visibility. Six of the twelve people on board are killed in the crash.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Greg Beer
6.3/103 votes#7 - Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 3/25/2013
On 25 January 2010, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, en route to Addis Ababa, plunges into the Mediterranean Sea shortly after takeoff from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport during a thunderstorm, killing all 90 people on board.
Director: Michael Sinyi
Writer: Greg Beer
6.0/101 votes#8 - Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 8/26/2011
On 12 December 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285, carrying troops of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Gander International Airport in Canada, killing all 256 people on board. The cause of the crash remains disputed.
Director: James Hyslop
Writer: Greg Beer
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"Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)" is the best rated episode written by Greg Beer. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was directed by Trevor Cornish. It aired on 1/20/2012 and is rated 0.5 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)".