- 8.0/101 votes
#1 - Mission Disaster
Season 21 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2021
On 22 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left wing while on a combat mission in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Marco Avolio
- 7.0/101 votes
#2 - Tragic Takeoff
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2021
On 27 August 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating for Delta Connection, crashes into a wooded area while taking off from Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Marco Avolio
- 7.0/101 votes
#3 - Deadly Delivery
Season 21 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2021
On 14 August 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. Both crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Marco Avolio
- 7.0/101 votes
#4 - Tree Strike Terror
Season 22 Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2022
Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Marco Avolio