When a cargo plane crashes at a U.S. airfield in Afghanistan, investigators reach a conclusion that ultimately proves incorrect.

When a commuter turboprop plane crashes at an Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety.

Alaska Airlines 261 nosedives into the Pacific leaving investigators stumped . A rare storm and a deadly design flaw intersect cause American Eagle 4184 to fall from the sky. And, investigators suspect a fatal flaw in the Boeing 737.

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues.

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot.

A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.

Ancestral home of the Abenaki Indians; Henry David Thoreau's first book; Mount Monadnock; New Hampshire is seen from the air.

A flight over Indiana explores the Hoosier State's rich agriculture, busy highways and basketball legends; exploring the War Memorial and the Angel Mounds of the southwest.

A flight over Northern California explores ancient forests, timeless coasts, golden cities and the region's pioneering spirit.

A tour over two U.S. territories, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

An aerial view of major cities in the United States, including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and Boston.

A flight over Missouri explores the Show Me State's towering monuments, mighty rivers and spectacular Ozarks.

The birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner; sites Harriet Tubman, Babe Ruth and the DuPont family made their marks on history.

A flight over Massachusetts explores the sites; the Bay State, from Martha's Vineyard to the Bambino's Curse, seen from the air.

America's most remarkable natural wonders are explored including the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes and more.

A cross-country flight over the nation's mountains, beaches and national parks; visiting other sites that attract adventurers and tourists.

The stories and sights of Hawaii's major islands.

A flying tour of Michigan's cultural landmarks, including Motown, the Great Lakes, the automobile industry and more.

Mississippi from above; the state's unique beauty and history; mighty waters, ancient trails and the birth of the Delta Blues.

An elite group of British paratroopers launch a midnight raid in order to capture Hitler's unusual radar equipment.

American paratroopers are dropped behind German lines on D-Day in order to secure territory behind the beaches.

British Commandos raid two occupied Norwegian islands to wipe out fish oil factories used to make explosives.

The first invasion of the Italian Campaign of WWII: Operation Husky.

A secret British regiment in 1942 led a daring raid on a Nazi-occupied Libyan harbor.

An elite squad of Norwegians destroy a power plant in 1943 that the Nazis may have been using for nuclear weapons research.

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

A propeller breaks off and rips a hole in the fuselage of an aircraft en route from Alaska to Washington 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.

On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 spirals out of control shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport and crashes into Queens.

On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai Shek airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon, killing 83 of the 179 people on board.

A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.

A coast-to-coast tour over America's man-made structures, old and new; the Statue of Liberty and the Golden Gate Bridge.

Taking an aerial tour of Virginia.

A high-flying tour of Connecticut; exploring the safe harbors, buildings and rich maritime history; the home state of Mark Twain, PT Barnum and Katharine Hepburn; the exclusive Gold Coast, the Thimble Islands and the historic cities.

From battlefields where hundreds died to Beale Street where musical legends were born.

Northern state's green forests; red-painted barns and sugar maples.

An aerial view of Arkansas, where settlers' westward journeys began and the scene of Bonnie and Clyde's most serious crime; a view of the land of raging rivers, vast wilderness and legends of the Wild West.

An aerial tour of Nevada; the state's deserts, ghost towns, neon cities and Hoover Dam; its history built on epic booms and busts.

A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells stories about the men and women who called them home.

The South's famous landmarks, historical milestones and unique culture.

A journey over America's western landscape featuring "wild" history and stories of colorful characters.

Tour the Wisconsin State Capitol and Milwaukee City Hall, once the tallest building in the world.

From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide critical data about what to do in an emergency.

A shocking error in the cockpit causes the crash of a 737 on takeoff and leaves an entire nation reeling.

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

On its final approach to Charlotte, N.C., US Air Flight 1016 is engulfed in intense rain obstructing the view from the cockpit; the pilots abort the landing, but the aircraft crashes to earth, hurtling along a road and breaking apart.

The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.

Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving investigators to uncover the cause.

Indonesian investigators must determine why a Boeing 737 Max 8 -- one of the world's best-selling new airplanes -- plunged into the Java Sea.

TAM flight 402 slammed into a residential neighborhood and burst into flames, just seconds after lifting off from Congonhas airport in São Paulo, Brazil, killing all 95 people on board and three people on the ground.

On December 21, 1992, Martinair Flight 495 crashes off the right side of the runway while attempting to land at Faro Airport in Faro, Portugal, in severe weather conditions, killing 56 of the 340 people on board.

After losing two engines near enemy territory, U.S. Air Force pilots abort their refueling mission and try to land their damaged plane.

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

The 2013 crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco shocks the nation.

A plane crash lands in Guam after losing sight of the airport in a storm.

Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes less than a mile from the runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.

In the skies above the Mojave Desert, the VSS Enterprise accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, guided by test pilots; the aircraft breaks apart and falls from the sky, killing the flight's co-pilot.

A simple error years prior causes the deadliest single-plane crash in history.

The 2010 crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 sparks rumors of terrorism.

Pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011, tragically distracting them.

An Alitalia airliner crashes into a forested hillside just a few miles from a Zurich runway.

Human flaws cause three plane crashes in England, Colorado and Minnesota.

On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff.

Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, in low visibility.

A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.

Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question; a look at how two planes end up on the same runway at the same time.

Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.

Cameras roll as Nazi Germany launches an all-out assault on the Soviet Union.

Footage of life and death on the battlefield of El Alamein and behind the lines in the African desert.

The story of the greatest tank battle the world has ever seen.

Eye-witness accounts from those who fought in the US military's bloodiest battle on the European front in World War II.

Incredible footage, colourised for the first time, chronicles the final days of the Third Reich and the brutal battle for Berlin, though German defeat looked certain. Nazi soldiers persisted fighting despite the inevitability of their downfall.

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

Following three horrifying crashes, investigators uncover fatal flaws in the very operations designed to prevent aircraft from flying into mountains.

A plane carrying a Brazilian soccer team crashes just ten miles from the airport in 2016.

A look at three commercial planes that became targets over the Sinai Desert, the Sea of Japan and Ukraine.

The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board.

Norwegian Joy sails amid icebergs in Alaska's Inside Passage, treating guests to glaciers, humpback whales, and the largest zip line in the world.

The Paul Gauguin offers five-star luxury while sailing near the coral reefs, mountainous islands and tropical playgrounds of French Polynesia.

New luxury liner Le Soleal navigates the uncharted waters of Indonesia to give her passengers one-of-a-kind encounters at exotic destinations.

Royal Clipper is the largest sailing cruise ship in the world, celebrating tall ships of the 19th century while offering modern-day service for its guests.

This 50-year-old ocean liner offers off-season Baltic tours, battling unpredictable weather to deliver one-of-a-kind experiences.

Set a course for breathtaking sights on Koningsdam's 15-day voyage from Amsterdam to the northern tip of Norway.

The Rocky Mountaineer travels across western Canada and over the Rocky Mountains.

Passengers on Ecuador's Tren Crucero experience a dangerous rail journey, which includes tropical jungles, volcanoes and the Devil's Nose.

A trip through Lima details the voyage's breathtaking scenery and engineering challenges.

The Norwegian Epic is a billion-dollar showboat with more than 20 bars and restaurants and pool decks that transform into nightclubs.

Le Boreal is built to take on the demanding waters of the Southern Ocean.

MSC's biggest cruise ship navigates tight Mediterranean harbors, offering a brand new water park, classic excursions and Cirque du Soleil at Sea.

Take a cruise where the guests choose the ports to visit and the captain and crew work overtime to make it happen.

The only cruise ship designed specifically to navigate the treasures and dangers at the southern tip of South America.

The C-2 Greyhound's design allows it a flexibility and access that few other fixed wing craft possess; for the U.S. Navy, it provides critical logistics support, flying 1,000 miles in a matter of hours and transporting high-priority cargo.

The Ghan takes passengers on a three-day, two-night journey through Australia; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.

Cruise among the icebergs of Greenland and the Canadian High Arctic aboard the expedition cruiser Ocean Endeavour.

The Sky Princess carries passengers from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to three Central American stops.

South Africa's most luxurious train - Rovos Rail - travel from Pretoria to Cape Town in classic cars pulled by a series of steam, diesel and electric locomotives.

The highly-specialized North Rail Express container train travels from Narvik to Oslo, delivering cargo of fish as quickly as possible.

The world's latest, most-advanced expedition cruise ship Roald Amundsen whisks passengers on an adventurous voyage to Antarctica.

Costa Diadema's seven-day cruise around the Mediterranean offers Italian delights to its passengers and challenges to its captain and crew.

Japan's largest cruise ship brings East and West together on a cruise featuring cherry.

We hop aboard a seven-day cruise to the Canary Islands and Madeira aboard the first large liner to run purely on cleaner-burning liquefied natural gas.

A new Olympic and Paralympic museum tests engineers with its trailblazing accessible design. A dazzling curved glass skyscraper battles gravity in Milan. And a student center built under a noisy railroad.

The engineering secrets behind the world's steepest mountain railway, a remodeled 145-year-old museum and a futuristic condo.

Building an eco-friendly visitor center in the permafrost on Colorado's Pikes Peak tests the team. A museum is constructed in a disused dry dock that's in danger of collapse.

Traveling from Canada to Belgium to the Southern U.S. to examine an eye-popping school, museum and railway station and reveal how they were built.

Uncovering the design and engineering secrets behind the Grand Canyon Skywalk, the Audain Museum and more.

The inside stories behind a new, horseshoe-shaped complex in Rotterdam, a rock-shaped opera house in China and a makeover of the British Museum.

Mike Davidson heads to Brazil, where an offshore crew is racing the clock to set up giant power ships to deliver electricity to a country in desperate need.

With wildfire season ahead, Mike works with an aerial firefighting company as they fix and convert aircraft into firefighting machines, including the transformation of a 1960's C130 plane from aged military aircraft into a stateofthe art waterbomber.

In the Alps of Switzerland, Mike helps an elite team install a new cable (rope) system on an iconic mountain gondola line, helps fix the world's steepest cogwheel railway track and explores mountaintop family farms only accessib.

Mike joins crews as they build the world's longest railway tunnel in the Alps, fixing gridlock through the infamous Brenner Pass by drilling, blasting and digging their way through the mountains.

A museum building bends 1,100-glass tubes to form a facade and tunnels below the water table; a vast 11-storey glass atrium HQ is built on the former Berlin Wall site to represent unity.

The American Museum of Natural History in NYC gets a cave-like extension; an arts center inspired by migrating birds is built on a lake in China; Boston University gains a fossil-free, Jenga-like tower.

Alien port authority in Belgium; ultrathin skyscraper in Manhattan; hanging museum in Scotland.

A new performance center with a tent-like glass-and-steel lobby tests engineers in Kansas City; two twisting apartment towers make heads spin in Ontario.

Exploring the design and engineering stories behind D.C.'s Museum of African American History, the Montreal Tower and the Equinor building in Oslo.

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

Two float planes collide midair near an Alaskan waterfall. One shatters; the other crash-lands intact. With no warning before impact, investigators use wreckage clues and 3D tech to uncover how-and why-the deadly crash occurred.

Featuring captivating reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI; Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters of all time.

An investigation into a jet crash from 2008 leads to a drastic change into the Russian aviation system.

A U.S. military plane veers off course and flies into a mountain while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia in heavy fog, killing all 35 people on board.

A British Airways Flight's engines failure to respond cause the plane to crash-land just short of the runway.

Pilots leaving Cameroon steer their plane clear of a storm, but the aircraft begins rolling to the right, and they are unable to regain control.

Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.

A passenger plane veers off the runway in Denver sparking an investigation into the airport's proximity to the Rocky Mountains.

The 200-year evolution of the submarine in wartime is examined, told by the designers and engineers behind the machines.

An up-close look at the naval carriers, destroyers, and nuclear submarines of the Cold War.

Stories of historic Black struggle for equality in maritime combat; an enslaved powder boy who served during the French and Indian War; a Civil War gunner; the first African American to command a vessel with a fully integrated crew: Hugh Mulzac.

A look at how technological advances over the centuries have led to bigger and faster combat ships and transformed maritime warfare.

A look at key naval battles that have taken place in the Persian Gulf over the last 50 years and the warships involved, from both sides of the conflicts.

A look at the smallest ships of war and the major roles they've played over the centuries, including the 1776 gunboat built to stop a British invasion and the HA-19 sub.

The story of the world's first nuclear bomber, the B-29, and its explosive impact on aerial warfare.

An inside look at Japan's A6M Zero, the most feared fighter at the start of World War II.

The inside story of the massive military transport aircraft, the C-17.

The history and evolution of America's most legendary spy plane.

The history of the F-16 Fighting Falcon and how it became the U.S. Air Force's most versatile plane.

A countdown of the ten greatest military planes of World War II, including the Japanese Zero, the Nazi ME 109, and the B-29 Superfortress.

The inside story of the F-4 Phantom, the U.S. military's go-to fighter for more than four decades.

The world's most versatile and powerful helicopters, including the Huey that served as a rescue helicopter in Vietnam, and the Apache attack helicopter.

Under the command of Lt. Cdr. Creed Burlingame, the USS Silversides sets its course to patrol in the crossfire of the Guadalcanal campaign to help swing the fighting in America's favor.

The first submarine outfitted with rocket launchers attacks the Japanese coastline.

In April 1944, U-515 heads to the Gold Coast, where it is tested by one of the new Hunter Killer Groups led by Captain Daniel Gallery.

A small fleet of British submarines is perhaps the Allies last chance to keep Germany and the Axis Powers from capturing Egypt.

The February 1945 clash of HMS Venturer and U-864 marks the first underwater submarine battle in history.

The four Soviet subs involved in the Cuban Missile Crisis and how they nearly triggered a nuclear war.

An inside look at the U.S. Air Force's largest aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy; its most dramatic combat and peacetime missions over the last 50 years.

The Vietnam-era OV-10 Bronco is pulled out of retirement to join the fight against ISIS.

The history of the Russian MiG, American air power's fiercest rival for more than 50 years.

Considered the deadliest fighter of WWII, Germany's Me-109s were feared by Allied bombers and fighters alike; 109s fought Spitfires in the Battle of Britain and alongside Rommel in North Africa.

A cross-country flight over icy landscapes in Alaska's Denali, vast wetlands in Florida's Everglades, and over 100 million acres of badlands, deserts, and mountains.

The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.

A cross-country flight across America reveals the nation's most iconic industries, the people behind them and the stories of how they came to be.

A flight over North and South Dakota reveals the shared history and the vast differences of these sibling states.

An aerial view of New Mexico; exploring its landscapes and landmarks, while revealing its many legends and secrets.

An aerial journey across Montana celebrates the Treasure State's adventure-filled history while showcasing its sprawling farms and rugged terrain.

A small state has a whole lot of history.

After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low.

Faced with a midair crisis, pilots must make a life or death decision, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.

On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalled and crashed into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all the 109 people on board and 4 on the ground.

On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is jolted by strong winds, causing an engine to catch fire and fail.

A pilot's decision to let his 15-year-old son fly has disastrous consequences on a commercial flight.

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.

A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.

With a young rising football star on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.

Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.

In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, the toughest landings on earth pushed three flight crews.

Pilots of TACA Flight 110 make a remarkable landing on a narrow levee, but investigators must find out why the engines in a brand new plane failed.

The business jet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and former Alabama football quarterback crashes; how loss of pressurization and structural failure led to this crash and the deadliest aviation accidents in both Greek and Taiwanese history.

Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes shortly after take off from London Stansted Airport on December 22, 1999.

In 1978, PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna and crashes into a San Diego residential area, killing everyone on both planes and seven people on the ground.

Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground just after takeoff, killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005; it leads to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Oregon's Cascade Mountains; Columbia River waterway.

A high-flying tour of Pennsylvania.

A sky-high tour over Minnesota reveals the state's ancient, glacial landscapes and tells the stories of the pioneers who helped build the nation.

A day-long aerial tour of the New England city of Boston in Massachusetts; where Americans first rebelled against Britain by dumping chests of tea into the harbor and where rock band Aerosmith first made it big.

An aerial tour over the places made famous by America's most influential men and women.

A view of Idaho from the air reveals a state filled with agricultural fields, lands untouched by human hands, and riches in the form of gold, ski resorts and spuds.

Louisiana's wetlands and underwater oil fields.

A coast-to-coast aerial journey across America, visiting locations made famous by movies such as Rocky, Citizen Kane, Forrest Gump and others.

Explore the forests, shores, bridges and tunnels of one of American's 13 original states, New Jersey.

Home to some of America's highest mountains; Mount St. Helens.

Natural wonders, manmade marvels, hidden treasures and places of inspiration.

Viewing Oklahoma from the sky reveals a state filled with tall-grass prairies and man-made wonders; the Dust Bowl, Tornado Alley and buffalo-filled plains; it also shows a history steeped in tragedy and devastation.

An aerial tour over Kentucky reveals a state of racetracks, country music highways, bourbon distilleries and a history of feuds and traditions.

Beauty of the Empire State; Central Park; tallest skyscrapers; mighty rivers; 17th century explorer Henry Hudson.

Annual celebration of Black excellence, the NAACP Image Awards draw the biggest and brightest stars in Hollywood.

The Empire State of the South; ancient Moundbuilders to the Cherokee Indians.

An aerial tour of Florida's peninsula and panhandle celebrates the state's sights, unique history and lavish lifestyles.

The Lone Star's rugged canyons, historic ranches and modern cities.

A Russian passenger jet crashes into the Volga River, killing almost everyone on board; the incident turns into a national tragedy when rescuers discover the plane carried some of the country's famous athletes.

JFK Jr. disappears on the way to Martha's Vineyard; a captain loses his bearings and crashes over the Red Sea; pilots crash a plane over Indonesia.

Following three air crash investigations in which examiners are pushed to the limit to crack the cases.

[EPG Series] History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

A Swissair passenger jet catches fire midflight and crashes into the Atlantic, leading to one of the largest investigations in aviation history.

An aerial tour of the world's first national park showcases Yellowstone's diverse wildlife and rich history.

A flight over Arizona explores the state's storied past, architectural achievements and landscapes, including America's natural wonder, the Grand Canyon.

An aerial tour over America's Great Plains tracks the prairies, farms, oilfields and wildlife.

Vast cotton fields, Gulf coast beaches; famous Civil Rights marches; NASCAR's most dangerous track; steel factories.

A look at America's landmarks, including a view of bears catching clams in Alaska's rivers; a high-flying tour reveals Alaska's call of the wild spirit that has lured adventurers and dreamers north for centuries.

The world's largest volcanic island; Iceland's landscapes, forged by fire and ice; a tour over Alaska, the residents it attracts and the wildlife that thrives in these unique surroundings.

An aerial tour over America's coastlines explores the visual splendor and rich history of the nation's varied borders.

Zoom above, and below, some of the Golden State's greatest monuments.

Soaring above the Cornhusker State's vast farms, towering spires, desolate badlands and gleaming cities.

A sweeping tour over popular destinations in America, including the Badlands, Nantucket, the National Mall and more.

Alpine valleys; Rocky Mountains; Denver's towering skyscrapers.

An aerial journey over Ohio showcases the Buckeye State's autumnal vistas, majestic rivers, epic skyscrapers and battlegrounds.

A challenging descent in the Himalayas turns tragic when the pilots miscalculate their approach to a Kathmandu airport.

Three planes fall prey to deadly winds, and it is up to investigators to find out why.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff.

On July 17, 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off runway 35L at Congonhas Airport in São Paulo, Brazil, and crashes at high speed into a warehouse adjacent to a petrol station killing nearly 200 people.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff.

Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen.

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff.

A look at the string of events that caused a midair collision in 2002 over the skies of southern Germany; a Bashkirian Airlines Flight collides with a DHL Flight in German airspace near Überlingen.

A United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing.

Investigators discover a shocking mistake when pilots must ditch their plane in the Mediterranean, killing 14 of the 34 passengers.

Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

Experts examine a departing DC-9 in Detroit which gets lost in the fog and ends up in the path of an oncoming 727.

Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route; it is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.

On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board are killed.

A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway and the reasons why rock the airline industry.

Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river after losing their engines and electrical power.

Two 747s collide on the runway of a small airport in the Canary Islands, resulting in history's deadliest air crash.

On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board.

After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine what caused the aircraft to lose control.

The inside story of one of history's most infamous and complex investigations: the 1996 crash of TWA Flight 800.

The 2000 crash of an Alaska Airlines plane just off the California coast leads to a disturbing discovery about the company's cost-cutting procedures.

A look at several air disasters that involved small components that failed; accidents caused by minor defects or errors; how the follow-up investigations led to changes that have made flying safer.

Air accident survival stories; keeping passengers and crews alive when disaster strikes.

A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the Boeing 767 jet he is flying unexpectedly runs out of fuel.

Hitler unleashes the full wrath of his military might.