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

A mid-air engine shutdown forces maintenance teams to scramble.?A helicopter pilot flies engineers onto live power lines. A rookie pilot flies his first solo anti-poaching patrol, and scientists fly to track down a pride of lion.

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.

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.

White sand beaches; Blue Ridge Mountains; Charleston's Rainbow Row.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

A high-flying tour of Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

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

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

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

A high-flying tour of Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.-- Changed stoptime! --.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

A skilled canine team tracks birds disrupting Africa's busiest airport. Mechanics race to fix a cargo hauler for the largest bush airline. Helicopter pilots meet ships near the Cape of Good Hope, while flying doctors deliver life-saving surgery.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

A skilled canine team tracks birds disrupting Africa's busiest airport. Mechanics race to fix a cargo hauler for the largest bush airline. Helicopter pilots meet ships near the Cape of Good Hope, while flying doctors deliver life-saving surgery.

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.

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.

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

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.

We follow passengers and crew aboard Viking Star during its two-week tour from Barcelona to its home port in Bergen, Norway.

Take a river tour through some of Europe's greatest cities--Budapest, Vienna, and Amsterdam--on Viking Longship Gefjon.

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.

Azamara Journey travels the rivers of Southeast Asia, delivering passengers to exotic cities and hidden treasures that larger cruise ships cannot reach.

Norway's Bergen Line stretches from Oslo to Bergen, passing through 182 tunnels; Nordland Line transports passengers and freight; Flam Railway boasts one of the steepest railway climbs on Earth.

Japan's Tokaido Shinkansen, known as the bullet train, operates on a dedicated railway line at up to 177 mph.

A trip aboard the luxury tourist train, Transcantábrico Clásico through Northern Spain along a historic 19th century rail line.

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.

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.

SOFIA, the largest airborne observatory in the world, boasts a 17-ton telescope capable of making observations impossible for ground-based telescopes.

A trip aboard one of the world's most expensive and sought-after train rides details the journey for both passengers and crew.

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.

Travelling up the coast of New Zealand in style aboard the Coastal Pacific, a train that embodies the nation's spirit of grit and determination; for two years, this ride was shut down due to an earthquake in 2016.

VIA Rail's passenger train travels between Vancouver and Toronto on four-day, four-night journey that cater to everyone.

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 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.

The investigation into the 2014 crash of a TransAsia flight uncovers a systemic problem with the airline.

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.

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

A look at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and onboard avionics are a factor, and the causes of those problems.

Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on the people below.

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

A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting.

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

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

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

A suspected toxic leak grounds a 737 at Anchorage International, engine trouble endangers the mid-air refuelling of the USAF's most advanced fighter jets in Alaska, and a discovery at airport customs busts a potential smuggling.

A national snowstorm brings U.S. aviation to a standstill, but Anchorage fights through the storm; USAF aircrews endure the toughest survival training on Alaska's North Slope, and a veteran aircraft flies life-saving cargo.

A family-run airline flies emergency supplies to a remote village hit by water pollution; Alaska's biggest cargo airline loads high explosives on a busy runway; Anchorage's elite pilots come to the rescue of a holiday party.

Record-breaking snow in Anchorage could shut down the airport; a novice pilot tests his nerve landing on a frozen lake; USAF aircrews battle the toughest Arctic survival training; a unique aircraft workshop Alaska-proofs a vintage.

A mid-air engine shutdown forces maintenance teams to scramble.?A helicopter pilot flies engineers onto live power lines. A rookie pilot flies his first solo anti-poaching patrol, and scientists fly to track down a pride of lion.

A skilled canine team tracks birds disrupting Africa's busiest airport. Mechanics race to fix a cargo hauler for the largest bush airline. Helicopter pilots meet ships near the Cape of Good Hope, while flying doctors deliver life-saving surgery.

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

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

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 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.

A look at the most famous wooden warships over the course of 500 years.

The ships that made mighty empires, from the lone wolves that patrolled the high seas for imperial Britain to the USS Laffey's heroic WWII battle against kamikazes at Okinawa.

The evolution of amphibious assault vehicles, including the restoration of Britain's last surviving LCT 7074 landing craft, designed to carry six Churchill tanks.

A look at some of the rescue ships of the past 200 years of wartime and the brave men and women who risked their lives to save others.

The inside story of the Avro Lancaster, the British bomber that was rushed into service to fight back against Nazi Germany.

The overlooked underdog of British fighter planes; fast and versatile, the dogfighter doubled as a bomber and ground support aircraft in every theatre of WWII.

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.

The true story of the F-14 Tomcat, the military aircraft made famous in.

An inside look at the Panavia Tornado's evolution from a Cold War low-level bomber to a high-level fighter-interceptor.

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

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

The Spitfire's legend and role in the Battle of Britain.

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.

An inside look at the P47 Thunderbolt and the critical role it played in both the European and Pacific Theaters of World War II.

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.

Architects and engineers build an eco-friendly convention center on Vancouver's waterfront, a lift bridge in Bordeaux and a cocoon-shaped skyscraper in Tokyo each with unique challenges like marine habitats and massive spans.

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

Traveling to New York, Denver and Nice, France to visit Little Island, the Denver Museum of Art and La Tête Carrée; the secrets to how they were built is revealed.

A Manhattan high-rise; an Athens cultural center; a Singapore university.

An unstable high rise, an otherworldly museum, and a towering cliffside elevator.

Following a million-dollar freight run across four European countries and meeting the drivers, engineers and maintenance teams who keep the train running.

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.

A ride through Eastern Europe aboard heavy-hauling trains shows the logistical and mechanical challenges of making a multimillion-dollar cargo delivery.

Host Mike Davidson helps make high-stakes repairs for one of the world's largest open-ocean fish farm operations in Panama.

A ride on the Panama Canal Railway reveals the track repairs, engine overhauls and dangerous searches involved in keeping vital freight runs rolling.

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.

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

During a storm, a strong gale slams Delta Airlines Flight 191 to the ground killing most people on board.

On 25 May 1979, the number-one engine on American Airlines Flight 191 detaches moments after taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The aircraft banks to the left and crashes into an open field, killing all 271 people on board.

A skilled canine team tracks birds disrupting Africa's busiest airport. Mechanics race to fix a cargo hauler for the largest bush airline. Helicopter pilots meet ships near the Cape of Good Hope, while flying doctors deliver life-saving surgery.

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

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

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

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.

A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

Louisiana's wetlands and underwater oil fields.

A sky-high tour over Ireland reveals its towering cliffs, rolling hills, ancient ruins, and rich history.

Eoin starts his island voyage on Rathlin, then heads west for Malin Head and Inishtrahull meeting Basking Sharks and Dolphins en route, before going south to Achill Island and the story of the Irish Stoat.

Eoin visits a wondrous native woodland on Clare Island and as he sails his Galway Hooker through Connemara's turquoise waters he finds deserted islands home to skylarks and on the Aran Islands, Ireland's only native reptile.

Eoin is back in his Galway Hooker and sailing to the islands off County Kerry before heading south into his home waters off Cork and the end of his journey at Fastnet Rock.

A sky-high tour over Ireland reveals its towering cliffs, rolling hills, ancient ruins, and rich history.

The crew of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier prepares to give air support to ground troops battling ISIS in Iraq.

From the USS Langley to the high-tech floating airports; the history of the aircraft carrier and how its air wing operates.

A behind-the-scenes look at how the U.S. Navy's radically redesigned Ford-class aircraft carrier was built.

A behind-the-scenes look at the operations of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; the dedicated sailors who keep it running at maximum efficiency.

First-person accounts and rare color footage detail the final 100 days of World War II in Europe.

The war was over in Europe but in the Pacific one of the bloodiest battles was being fought; a look at the bloody and history-altering final 100 days of the Pacific War, shown through rare war footage and first-person accounts.

The crew of the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier prepares to give air support to ground troops battling ISIS in Iraq.

From the USS Langley to the high-tech floating airports; the history of the aircraft carrier and how its air wing operates.

A behind-the-scenes look at how the U.S. Navy's radically redesigned Ford-class aircraft carrier was built.

A behind-the-scenes look at the operations of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier; the dedicated sailors who keep it running at maximum efficiency.

First-person accounts and rare color footage detail the final 100 days of World War II in Europe.

The war was over in Europe but in the Pacific one of the bloodiest battles was being fought; a look at the bloody and history-altering final 100 days of the Pacific War, shown through rare war footage and first-person accounts.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767; radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers send investigators hunting for answers.

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

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

Pilots of Southern Airways Flight 242 must try to land on a Georgia highway after the engines die and the windshield shatters.

Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami on December 19, 2005, killing 20 people.

An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land killing most of the 96 passengers.

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

SAS Flight 686 takes off from Milan's Linate Airport and moments later collides with a Cessna on the runway.

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

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

A helicopter security team flees extreme weather. A bush pilot faces a test that will determine his aviation future. UN aviators fly emergency missions over Madagascar, and vets take to the skies for a flight to save the Black Rhino from extinction.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.