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

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Near the end of its flight, Continental Express Flight 2574 suffers wing damage and goes into a dive falling out of the sky.

When an American cargo plane crashes moments after takeoff, investigators uncover a systemic problem with aircraft maintenance.

Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.

When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea.

After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.

An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.

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

A sky-high tour over Iowa explores its vast stretches of farmland, covered bridges and evolution from wilderness to statehood.

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

A high-flying tour over Illinois; the Windy City, prairies and rivers; the state's dramatic history of great fires, crime and historic battles; Chicago's unique skyscrapers and the Lincoln Tomb.

A soaring tour over Washington, D.C. explores the unique landscape, rich history and colorful story of the Nation's Capital.

The stories and sights of Hawaii's major islands.

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

Taking flight for a bird's eye tour of America's rivers, lakes and canals.

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

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

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

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

A look at life in the Pacific before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor, presented through home movies and combat footage.

Months after the Pearl Harbor attack, shock waves reverberate in every corner of the Pacific; Americans deploy to stem the enemy's advance; after culture clashes, Allied forces later bond over efforts to thwart Japan's move to control New Guinea.

In 1943, the United States engages in a new series of island-hopping invasions; the first stop is the Tarawa Atoll, where troops embark upon the largest amphibious invasion ever staged in the Pacific to fight one of the costliest battles of the war.

By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas.

Allied forces move to take the valuable islands of Tinian and Guam that threaten American air operations; meanwhile, Gen. Curtis LeMay is tasked with planning and executing a fire bombing campaign against Japan.

Allies slug it out on the island of Peleliu in a campaign to pave the way for Gen. MacArthur's return to the Philippines; footage shows troops enduring the muddy muck in the Philippines; Japan unveils a devastating new tactic, the kamikaze.

By the spring of 1945, the United States begins to take back the Philippines; on Borneo, the Australians invade Labuan; when the United States invades Okinawa, Japan makes a strong stand and launches the biggest kamikaze attacks of the war.

President Harry Truman decides to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Emperor Hirohito surrenders, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur arrives to oversee the country's occupation; mortal enemies must now become partners in Japan's rebirth.

A look at life in the Pacific before, during, and after the attack on Pearl Harbor, presented through home movies and combat footage.

Months after the Pearl Harbor attack, shock waves reverberate in every corner of the Pacific; Americans deploy to stem the enemy's advance; after culture clashes, Allied forces later bond over efforts to thwart Japan's move to control New Guinea.

In 1943, the United States engages in a new series of island-hopping invasions; the first stop is the Tarawa Atoll, where troops embark upon the largest amphibious invasion ever staged in the Pacific to fight one of the costliest battles of the war.

By the summer of 1944, the United States is gaining the upper hand in the Pacific War with better training, troop numbers and supply lines; it aims for the heart of Japan's inner defense ring, engaging in a naval battle for Saipan in the Marianas.

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

When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.

Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Investigators try to figure out why a private Learjet carrying Payne Stewart went rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.

With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming passenger train, resulting in tragedy.

When a commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine in 2014, examiners must conduct an investigation in the middle of a war zone.

Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.

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

A false warning in the cockpit triggers a series of pilot errors, sending a commuter plane crashing by the runway of an Amsterdam airport.

Seeing how international investigative teams must overcome differences to solve controversial plane crashes.

Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

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.

Sailing from Chile and Peru to Ecuador and Costa Rica, the luxurious Seven Seas Explorer cruise ship is full of marble, granite and almost 500 chandeliers.

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

Facing Australia's fierce heat, Celebrity Solstice provides guests with views of waterfalls, jumping crocodiles, koalas and the Great Barrier Reef.

Follow mega cruiser Regal Princess as she whisks guests to Germany, Russia, and Scandinavia in style.

A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing.

A Boeing 767 crashes miles from a South Korean runway; the investigation leads to contradicting stories between the surviving pilot and air traffic control.

A look at the fatal consequences that can occur when a fire breaks out on a plane; three flights that erupted in flames, and the investigations that changed aviation forever.

On July 11, 1991, the crew of Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 unsuccessfully tries to return to the airport after a burst tire creates an in-flight fire which causes 247 Nigerian pilgrims and 14 crew to perish.

From corrosion and metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.

Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York.

On 27 June 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.

When an Illinois turboprop crashes after losing battery power, investigators uncover a series of errors made by the pilots.

Landing at one of the world's most challenging airports, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet and crashes, killing 51 of the 71 people aboard.

On January 3, 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board.

When the crash of a commuter plane in Georgia killed a NASA astronaut, a four-term U.S. senator and 21 others, the disaster grabbed headlines around the world.

Confused, flying blind, and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.

Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean with no survivors.

Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.

In September 2006, a brand-new legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 over the Amazon forest.

Investigators must figure out why the safety systems of a turboprop plane failed to prevent a crash into an Indonesian mountain.

A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

When a commuter turboprop crashes onto hilly terrain in New Zealand, the search for answers inevitably leads to the cockpit.

A deadly midair collision between a commercial airliner and a F-4 Phantom reveals a lack of communication.

An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm, but investigators believe weather was not the main reason for the accident.

The crews of three doomed aircraft make catastrophic blunders.

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

Three planes are brought down by ice and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft could possibly end up with frozen wings.

A miraculous rescue is launched after a 747 plummets toward the Pacific.

Moments after takeoff, a plane sustains electrical failures and crashes in the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board.

An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain.

An anonymous tip helps uncover the cause of a cargo plane crash in Miami.

A look at three deadly air disasters that were caused by misunderstandings between pilots and air traffic controllers.

Investigators face a mystery when Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.

Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience.

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.

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

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

The White Pass and Yukon route was built in 1869 to take miners and supplies to the Klondike gold fields.

The Ghan takes passengers on a 3-day, 2-night journey through Australia; the Pichi Pichi Railway offers passengers a trip on an original steam locomotive train.

Switzerland's Bernina Express is one of the most beautiful train journeys on Earth, especially in winter; one of three railway lines on the UNESCO World Heritage list, it navigates 55 tunnels and nearly 200 viaducts and bridges.

Filled with big toys, guests fly the trapeze, surf and skydive without ever leaving the world's most innovative cruise ship.

The world's top cruise ship, the Crystal Serenity visits Sydney harbor, the port of Melbourne, Bali, a large-scale furniture load in Semarang, Indonesia and the port of Singapore.

The world's most adventurous cruise ship, MS Fram, battles ice-choked fjords of Greenland to visit wildlife and icebergs.

The new Viking Sea cruise ship whisks guests away on a journey across the Arctic Circle and into the heart of Norway.

Visit Stonehenge, kiss the Blarney Stone and hunt for Nessie on a magical tour of the British Isles, aboard Marina.

The newest, most flexible cargo aircraft to enter the U.S. airlift force; The C-17 Globemaster III specializes in quick delivery of troops and all types of cargo.

Exploring Vietnam by rail aboard the Reunification Express; a three-day ride from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City rich in views of rivers, rice paddies and dragon fruit orchards; steeped in the nation's war-torn past.

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

The Carnival Vista is the new flagship for one of the world's largest cruise lines, carrying more than 4,600 passengers and boasting 10 restaurants, nearly 2,000 staterooms and a crew of 1,400.

On Europe's high-speed rail network, between Barcelona and Madrid, crews work to expand the infrastructure for a new train.

The Glacier Express features cutting-edge technology to pull the train up the steepest slopes on its route across the Swiss Alps.

A crew of 2,200 on the Symphony of the Seas tends to more than 5,500 passengers as they sail to ports in Spain, France and Italy.

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.

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

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

A 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.

When a turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.

Three crews experience the same devastating event; but with radically different outcomes when an engine falls off their commercial airplane.

When John F. Kennedy Jr.'s Piper Saratoga crashed in 1999, the NTSB faces enormous pressure to find the wreckage and the cause.

During the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it violates Soviet airspace.

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

A look at commercial flights that ended in disaster because of suicidal pilots.

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 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005 ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York prompt an investigation which determines that the source of the crashes was due to a design flaw on the wings of the planes, both Fokker F28s.

A trainee chopper pilot tackles a mid-air engine shutdown. Bush pilots face a high-altitude test on an aerial grocery run. The US Army in Alaska launch their biggest helicopter deployment ever, and an Arctic-sports phenom flies.

Scientists fly to save Anchorage from avalanche destruction. Border agents stop a potential insect invasion at Anchorage International. A bush pilot flies explosive cargo for a village festival, and the Coast Guard race to repai.

A DC-6 ?flies into fuel-freezing?weather to deliver vital medicine. A rookie Coast Guard rescue swimmer faces his final helicopter test.

Two pilots try to build a new bush plane from 70-year-old designs. The Army gets its big guns airborne to protect America's north. Hurricane-force winds threaten Anchorage International, and NASA scientists blast off from Alaska.

A pilot races to fly food to a homesteader. Entrepreneurs reviving a 1940's airframe land on ice to prove it can be the future of bush flying. Trainee plane mechanics face a crucial test, and an airport night guardian calls time.

The Coast Guard flies a twelve-ton fuel truck to keep a remote base operational. An athlete flies to a dangerous airport for a glacier race. Fairbanks crews fight an avian invasion, and after a decade in a museum, a Grumman Goo.

In a rush to complete their flights, three different flight crews skip key procedures, ignore signs of danger and make deadly decisions.

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

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.

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.

When a 737 careens off the runway in Indonesia, investigators uncover a shocking explanation for the crash.

[EPG Series] 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.

New high-tech investigations uncover what sunk a World War I cruiser, a World War II submarine, a British destroyer from the Falklands War, and more.

A look at how navy weapons have evolved over the centuries, from cannons to gun turrets to nuclear missiles and beyond.

A look at Naval warfare's fastest combat ships and how the advantage of speed determined the outcome of some of the great seas battles of the last 150 years.

A look at riverine warfare from the Civil War to Vietnam and small but powerful combat ships.

Recounting some of maritime warfare's explosions, from world wars and Vietnam to the nuclear tests at Bikini Atoll.

The story of one of the world's most effective war machines: the Viking longship, seeing how its design evolved from swift war canoe to versatile and feared ship that would change the course of history.

Vessels that operate in secret, unseen by their enemies, from secret missions that helped win World War II to modern stealth ships using strange shapes and technology to avoid spying ears and eyes.

The most-produced bomber in US history, used during World War II by every branch of the American military, as well as by the Royal Air Force.

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.

A countdown of the most influential and impactful military planes of the Cold War, from America's B-2 to the Soviet's MiG-15.

The inside story of the F-86 Sabre, one of America's first fighter jets, and its epic battles against the Soviet MiG jet during the Korean War and beyond.

A look at the top U.S. military aircraft in America's modern arsenal, including the F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter, the hybrid V-22 Osprey, and more.

The rapid evolution of drones and how they're changing the future of aviation.

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 35-year history of the UH-60 Black Hawk.

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

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.

A look at the amphibious aircraft and the many roles it served during WWII, from patrol bomber to search-and-rescue aircraft.

Stories of fighter aircraft and deadly combat, including dogfights with the P-38 Lightning and Messerschmitts over Nazi Germany, told through rarely seen battle footage and first-hand accounts.

A look at the rise and fall of the infamous Nazi dive bomber Ju-87 Stuka, an aircraft of World War II.

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

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 engineering secrets behind a massive sky garden in Singapore, the world's most slender tower in Brighton, and a railway station in the shadow of Vesuvius.

Visiting London's Gherkin, Seattle's Evergreen Point Floating Bridge and Lyon's Musée des Confluences to uncover how and why they were built.

Witness amazing buildings, bridges, lifts, and other structures that pushed structural concrete engineering to the edge.

The engineering secrets behind a mobile research station in Antarctica, a gravity-defying concert hall on the Canary Islands, and a rotating boat lift in Scotland.

Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers. Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites. Alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife. Reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters, and bulldozers.

Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs); LCACs carry heavy vehicles and troops onto beaches; Mike helps fly & fix an overhauled LCAC during a U.S. Marines beach assault training mission.

An in-depth look at how things are repaired.

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.

Mike joins the U.S. Marines' Heavy Haulers helicopter squadron and gets inside their battle to keep a fleet of souped-up Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion choppers flying as they prepare for intense war games in the desert and mountains.

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.

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

When a commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway, investigators turn their attention to the final seconds in the cockpit.

Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.

Experts investigate the West Air Sweden Flight 294 crash and how the cargo jet nosedived into the Swedish Arctic at speeds nearing 600 mph.

When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.

Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.

A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.

Pilots aboard a hijacked plane are forced to attempt an emergency landing at sea.

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 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.

Bad weather and a series of errors lead to the 2001 crash of a plane on its approach to Zurich Airport.

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

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.

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

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 over Dallas and Fort Worth highlights the cities' differences while showcasing their shared contributions to the Texas narrative.

A cross-country aerial journey over America's most majestic and unique roadside attractions.

An aerial tour over New England captures its beauty while celebrating its rich history; from the Massachusetts harbours, where Americans rebelled against the British, to the autumn colours that blanket the mountains of Vermont.

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

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

The South's famous landmarks, historical milestones 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.

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

Hitler unleashes the full wrath of his military might.

The darkest days of the war are covered; Germany conquers France; British civilians endure the Blitz.

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

America joins the war; the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia; the Nazis instigate The Final Solution.

The death toll rises as the war reaches its conclusion.

The Allies' heroics keep Hitler from advancing; the Red Army arrives in Berlin.

Hitler unleashes the full wrath of his military might.

The darkest days of the war are covered; Germany conquers France; British civilians endure the Blitz.

As the war continues into 1941, the conflict goes truly global with the savage battle for Moscow and Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor.

America joins the war; the conflict rages in South-East Asia, North Africa and Russia; the Nazis instigate The Final Solution.

The death toll rises as the war reaches its conclusion.

The Allies' heroics keep Hitler from advancing; the Red Army arrives in Berlin.

A runway collision at a small airport turns tragic when passengers cannot escape the burning aircraft.

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.

An American Airlines Flight en route to Cali, Colombia loses their exact position and flies into a mountain.

Experts investigate an unfortunate string of events that caused the freshly serviced Air Astana Flight 1388 to become completely uncontrollable.

The cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes; pilots miraculously land the out-of-control plane; investigators must determine how the freshly serviced aircraft was released with a fatal flaw.

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

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.

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

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.

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

On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor weather conditions; out of the fifteen passengers and crew members, only three survived.

Experience romance on a mega cruiser that pampers its guests with the best of Italian design and American convenience.

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.

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

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

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.

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

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.

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.