http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Ji7rrMx-zQHzak-QqfvO-c_2uHAL4d3pZ5YolQWatch Full Episodes of Air Crash Investigation Online: Air Crash Investigation, also known as Mayday: Air Disasters, is a Canadian production that airs in several countries. In the USA, some episodes are shown in the block called Air Emergency. Air Crash Investigation recreates the greatest air disasters of history and explains exactly what happened. To recreate the disasters, they use dramatic re-enactments of the cockpit and plane. The show also uses excellent 3D animation that recreates everything that happens "outside" of the airplane. Expert pilots and engineers explain what happened: the mistakes of the crew, the bad maintenance and more.enhttp://www.rssboard.org/rss-specificationwebmaster@blinkx.com (blinkx webmaster)Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:55 +0000Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:55 +0000http://tv.blinkx.comhttp://cdn.blinkx.com/store/images/video/b/09/TVShows/a017c7d8cbf9916d59d3c5c190f9aa23.jpghttp://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Ji7rrMx-zQHzak-QqfvO-c_2uHAL4d3pZ5YolQhttp://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/jGUXGV3v4NjO-eZvYoYDMGG_TQ8#s7e7Air Crash Investigation : Season 7 Episode 7Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:00:28 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/j3PA_Lezwo_2QkGmq5DwWyUmCTk#s6e7Adam Air 574 On January 2007, an Adam Air Boeing 737 crashed into the Java Sea killing 102 people on board. The pilots inadvertently disengaged the autopilot while trying to fix the inertial reference system, causing the plane to plunge to the water.Source: mayday.biles.biz/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:54:03 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/j3PA_Lezwo_2QkGmq5DwWyUmCTk#s6e6Tuninter 1153 On August 2005, a Tuninter ATR-72 ran out of fuel and was forced to ditch in the sea near Palermo, Italy. Of the 39 people on board, 16 lost their lives. The mistake was simply a wrong fuel gauge that sent higher fuel readings than the actual ones.Source: mayday.biles.biz/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33Wed, 01 Apr 2009 01:57:10 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/j3PA_Lezwo_2QkGmq5DwWyUmCTk#s6e5In the final days of the Vietnam War, an American-led coalition conducts a mass evacuation of infants and children from South Vietnam. During the airlift a United States Air Force Lockheed C-5 Galaxy suffers an explosive decompression soon after take off and has to return to Tan Son Nhat airport. It crashes in a paddy field near the airport.Source: mayday.biles.biz/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33Sun, 12 Apr 2009 19:07:56 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/j3PA_Lezwo_2QkGmq5DwWyUmCTk#s6e4Partnair 394 On September 1989, a Partnair Convair 580 plunged into the sea just off the coast of Denmark killing all 55 people on board. Due to poor maintenance, the bolts joining the tail section to the fuselage failed in flight leading to a catastrophic structural failure.Source: mayday.biles.biz/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33Tue, 17 Mar 2009 13:15:25 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/j3PA_Lezwo_2QkGmq5DwWyUmCTk#s6e3China Airlines 611 On 2002, a China Airlines Boeing 747 disintegrated in mid-air and crashed into the Taiwan Strait just 20 minutes after taking off, killing all 225 people on board. The investigation revealed that a tail strike some 22 years earlier sealed the fate of the aircraft.Source: mayday.biles.biz/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=33Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:01:41 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e9Eastern Airlines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Eastern Airlines flight 401 On December, 1972 a light bell malfunctions on board an Eastern Airlines brand new jumbo jet, preventing the aircraft to land at Miami. As the crew replaces the light, the plane slowly descends and crashes into the Florida Everglades killing 100 people. Was a fatal distraction and poor CRM the cause?Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:32:11 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e8Birgenair (Alas Nacionales) Boeing 757-200 - Birgenair flight 301 On February, 1996 a Birgenair 757 crashes at sea near Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic killing 189 people. Investigators discover that a Pitot tube was blocked and caused wrong airspeed readings. What blocked the Pitot tube is not ice, dirt, dust or tape, is a wasp nest.Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:52:16 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e7Air-India Boeing 747 - Air-India flight 182 On 1985, an Air-India 747 explodes over the Atlantic Ocean, west of Ireland killing 329 people. Investigators don't find any evidence of mechanical failure, pilot error or another accidental cause. But then they unfold a shocking discovery, the plane was brought down by a terrorist bomb.Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:27:51 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e6South African Airways Boeing 747 - South African Airways flight 295 On November, 1987 a fire started in the rear cargo area of a Boeing 747 Combi bound for South Africa. The pilots start dealing with the emergency but then the plane plunges to the Indian Ocean, to the east of Mauritius killing 159 people. The source of ignition is unknown even today.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:27:58 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e5Southern Airways Douglas DC-9 - Southern Airways flight 242 On April 4th, 1977 a Southern Airways DC-9 loses both engines while flying in a severe thunderstorm. The pilots manage to get out of the storm, only to be forced to land in a highway. The plane crashes on landing killing 70 people.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:45:01 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e4Delta Airlines Lockheed L-1011 TriStar - Delta Airlines flight 191 On August, 1985 a Delta Airlines L-1011 TriStar crashes moments before landing at Dallas/Ft. Worth DFW killing 136 people. Investigators discover that heavy winds struck the plane and the crash helps to disarm and invisible killer.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:25:54 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e3Air Canada Boeing 767 - Air Canada flight 143 On 1983, a brand new Air Canada 767 runs out of fuel at 26,000 feet. The pilots manage to glide the plane to an airfield in Gimli, Manitoba. The aircraft lands hardly, but everyone is alive. Investigators discover that the cause is a simple math error.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:24:55 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e2American Airlines Mcdonell Douglas DC-10-10 & Turkish Airlines Mcdonell Douglas DC-10-10 On June 12, 1972 a cargo door opens in mid-air on an American Airlines brand new DC-10, operating as flight 96. It manages to land safely. Investigators discover the cause but only two years later, Turkish Airlines flight 981 crashes outside Paris killing 346 people because of the same problem.Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:52:28 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/zdjdtHjE4qHN0fFUnOAUf_o0uFA#s5e1Air Midwest (US Airways Express) Beechcraft 1900D On January, 2003 an Air Midwest commuter plane crashes at Charlotte, North Carolina just after take off killing all 21 people on board. Investigation will reveal that passengers on small planes have been in danger since 1940.Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:20:42 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e10Air Crash Investigation : Ghost PlaneThu, 11 Sep 2008 10:19:43 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e8Air Crash Investigation : Fog of WarSun, 29 Jun 2008 13:47:58 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e7Air Crash Investigation : Out of SightThu, 11 Sep 2008 10:18:21 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e6Air Crash Investigation : Panic Over The PacificThu, 11 Sep 2008 10:17:25 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e5Air Crash Investigation : Hidden DangerFri, 21 Mar 2008 17:34:05 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e4Air Crash Investigation : Final ApproachThu, 17 Jul 2008 05:33:42 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e3Air Crash Investigation : Falling from the SkyThu, 11 Sep 2008 10:14:57 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/Zl_kdTO4MB6irzckz26zYLaJSO4#s4e1Air Crash Investigation : Desperate EscapeThu, 11 Sep 2008 10:14:42 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e11Air Crash Investigation: Head-On CollisionWed, 21 Nov 2007 22:05:54 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e10Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, heading from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia) to Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire route) passing through Nairobi (Kenya) Brazzaville (Republic of the Congo) and Lagos (Nigeria) -. Plane: Boeing 767-260ER. On 23 November 1996, during the flight, the plane was hijacked by 3 men. The men demanded the plane to be flown to Australia, which was very far from there. When the plane was getting closer to Comoros Islands, it began to run out of fuel. The captain tried an emergency landing at Grande Comore, but ran out of fuel before landing. What did exactly happen?Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e7Egypt Air flight 990, heading from Los Angeles (California, USA) to Cairo International Airport (Cairo, Egypt) with a stop over planned on JFK International Airport (New York, USA). Plane: Boeing 767-300 ER On October 31, 1999, the plane dove into the Atlantic Ocean, about 60 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. The cockpit record proves that the copilot Gameel Al-Batouti deliberately crashed the plane. In this episode are explored the causes of this accident and what did the other pilot do to save the plane. It's also investigated if they misunderstood when Al-Batouti said, and what causes led him to crash the plane into the ocean if he really wanted to do it.Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e6Iran Air flight 655, from Bandar Abbas. Plane: Airbus A300B2. On July 3, 1988, during the flight, the USS Vincennes, a military ship that was in the middle of a combat, detected the plane with its sophisticated radar. They tried to contact the crew several times to ask them about their intention. After some minutes without a response, they shot the plane. In this episode are explored the causes of this lethal mistake.Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e5Aloha Airlines flight 243 heading from Hilo to Honolulu (Hawaii). Plane: Boeing 737-200 On April 28, 1988, during the flight, the plane suddenly experiences an explosive decompression just behind the cockpit. The explosion inflicted great damage to the plane, and the cockpit is almost "hanging by a thread". The only thing that keeps it attached to the plane is the airplane's floor. After the decompression the passengers aren't sure if the pilots are alive, but luckily they are. In this episode are explored the causes for this decompression and what the crew did to keep the plane flying and land it safely.Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e4FedEx flight 705. Plane: MD DC-10-30 On April 7, 1994, Auburn Calloway, a FedEx employee hijacked the flight 705. He tried to crash the plane in FedEx HQ, in Memphis, Tennessee, and disguise it as an accident so that his family would benefit from his life insurance policy. In this episode are explored in detail the reasons for hijacking an crashing the plane. Is explained what did the crew do to save the plane, and try to land it, or at least avoid crashing an important city and have less victims.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e3DHL courier flight, heading from Baghdad to Bahrain. Plane: Cargo Airbus A300 On November 22, 2003, terrorist fire a missile to a DHL plane on a routine mail drop to Baghdad. The left wing is seriously damaged and the steering system is completely destroyed. In this episode are explored the amazing actions of the crew to save the plane, and even shows a record taken by an USA army helicopter.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e2Japan Airlines (JAL) flight 123, heading from Haneda International Airport (Tokyo) to Itami International Airport (Osaka). Plane: Boeing 747 On Monday August 12, 1985, minutes after taking off, the plane experiences an explosive decompression. The crew believes that the decompression was caused by the opening of a cargo door. Whatever happened, the plane is out of control, it can't turn left or right. What happened?Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xXjMNjDlSPf0YAksJFwIQwToZwA#s3e1Aeroflot Flight 593, heading from Moscow (Russia) to Hong Kong (China). Plane: Airbus A310-300. On March 23, 1994, (the cockpit recorder reveals) that the captain's 15 years old son had been at the controls at the time that the plane crashed on Siberia. Furthermore, seems that he caused the disaster. In this episodes is explored why did the captain's son take the controls, and exactly why did the plane crash.Mon, 06 Feb 2006 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/I4ZsFcAckhqalY9CXNCcbd8wCRc#s2e7Air Crash Investigation : Crash Landing At Sioux CityThu, 11 Sep 2008 09:59:59 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/I4ZsFcAckhqalY9CXNCcbd8wCRc#s2e6Avianca Flight 52 heading from El Dorado International Airport (Bogota, Colombia) to JFK International Airport via Medellin. Airplane: Boeing 707-321. On January 25, 1990, when the plane was getting closer to New York, the controllers asked the pilots to fly in circles, due the JFK Airport was full. After that delay, the plane was delayed again getting closer to New York. The plane was running out of fuel. They told the controllers several time that they had fuel for 10 or 6 minutes, but when they were finally heard was too late. This episode explores the causes of this deadly delay.Mon, 28 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/I4ZsFcAckhqalY9CXNCcbd8wCRc#s2e5American Airlines Flight 965, heading from Miami International Airport (Florida) to Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (Cali, Colombia). Plane: Boeing 757 On December 20, 1995, the flight was approaching to Cali. The controllers told them if they wanted to fly a straight-in approach to runway 19. The pilots misinterpreted the word "direct" and they cleared all the approaching way points from the computer. After that, the controller asked them to check back in over Tuluá (an approaching way point). Since they skipped it accidentally, they programmed the computer to head to Rozo. But the plane was re-directed to another place and crashed into the mountain. Why did this happen?Tue, 22 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/I4ZsFcAckhqalY9CXNCcbd8wCRc#s2e4Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 heading from Moscow (Russia) to Barcelona (Spain). Plane: Tupolev 154 / DHL flight heading from Bergamo (Italy) to Brussels (Belgium). Plane: Boeing 757 This happened on July 1, 2002. The flight controller, overwhelmed by the work and with technical problems, didn't notice that the Tupolev and the Boeing were in collision course. When he notices it, is too late. He orders the Tupolev to descend, even if the anti-collision device says ascend. The Boeing's device says descend, and they follow the instruction. The controller doesn't notice that until the last moment.Sun, 13 Feb 2005 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/I4ZsFcAckhqalY9CXNCcbd8wCRc#s2e3Air France Flight 8969, heading from Algiers International Airport (Algiers) to Charles de Gaulle airport (Paris). Plane: Airbus A300. On December 24, 1994, before taking off from Algiers Airport, 4 terrorists hijacked the plane. The plane stayed in Algiers for a while before taking off. In this period they killed 3 or 4 people. After taking off, the real intentions of the terrorists are revealed: Crash the plane in Eiffel Tower, Paris. In this episode is explored what did the captain do to save the plane.Tue, 25 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/I4ZsFcAckhqalY9CXNCcbd8wCRc#s2e1Atlantic Southwest Airlines (ASA) Flight 529 heading from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport. Airplane: EMB120 Brasilia On March 3, 1989, during the short local flight, a blade of the propeller on the left engine failed, inflicting serious damage to the left wing. Even if this planes can fly with one motor, the whole wing was destroyed and the crew has to do an emergency landing. The plane doesn't have enough time to reach Atlanta and falls in the woods. Why did that happen?Tue, 11 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xVLi40tSF2fYFeD_wQe_Vva6lx8#s1e6Air Transat flight 236 between Toronto (Canada) and Lisbon (Portugal). Plane: Airbus A330-243. On August 24, 2001, the plane experienced problems with an engine's fuel supply. Hours later, the whole plane ran out of fuel and the crew tries to land the plane in Lajes International Airport. In this episode is explored what caused the problem and the amazing actions of the crew to save the plane and the 306 passengers life.Tue, 10 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xVLi40tSF2fYFeD_wQe_Vva6lx8#s1e5AeroPeru flight 603 heading from Lima (Peru) to Santiago (Chile). Airplane: Boeing 757-200. On October 2, 1996, shortly after taking off, the crew started to get contradictory alert messages, like Over speed and Under speed at the same time. After that, all the plane directional devices failed, so they couldn't see where were they flying. The captain was confused, and descended a lot. The plane crashed in the sea. In this episode is explored what caused the accident.Tue, 03 Feb 2004 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xVLi40tSF2fYFeD_wQe_Vva6lx8#s1e4Alaska Airlines flight 261, Heading from Puerto Vallarta (Mexico) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport with a stop planned over San Francisco. Plane: MD-83. On January 31, 2000, after taking off, the crew noticed that the Horizontal stabilizer, the device that controls the flight angle, had jammed. After some minutes, the stabilizer moved all the way and this caused the aircraft pitch suddenly. The crew managed to keep the plane flying, and they tried to take control of the stabilizer again, but they totally lost the control of the plane, which impacted the sea at a high speed. In this episode is investigated what caused the problems with the stabilizer.Mon, 26 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xVLi40tSF2fYFeD_wQe_Vva6lx8#s1e3Swissair flight 111 heading from JFK International Airport (New York, USA) to Corinthian International Airport (Genova, Switzerland). Plane: MD-11. On September 2, 1998, the crew noticed a strange smell. They thought it was a problem with the ventilation devices and ignored it. Minutes later, the fire damaged some devices and the crew declared "Pan-Pan-Pan", which means almost emergency, and requested an emergency landing on Halifax international Airport. Some minutes later, the crew lost all the control of the plane and crashed in the sea killing everybody. What caused this fire?Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xVLi40tSF2fYFeD_wQe_Vva6lx8#s1e2American Airlines flight 1420 heading from Dallas/Fort Worth international airport to Little Rock National Airport. Plane: MD-82. On June 1, 1999, the crew tried to land in the airport before a dangerous storm catches the plane. Just after landing the plane lost control and overrun the runway. In this episode is explained what happened, and we discover a mistake by the crew that caused this accident.Tue, 13 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/xVLi40tSF2fYFeD_wQe_Vva6lx8#s1e1United Airlines Flight 811- Plane: Boeing 747. On February 24, 1989 After taking off from Honolulu International Airport (Honolulu, Hawaii), the plane's cargo door opened and the airplane experienced an explosive decompression that blew out 9 passengers and injured a lot more. The captain has to land as quick as possible. In this episode is explained why did the door open, and what the crew did to save the plane.Tue, 06 Jan 2004 00:00:00 +0000http://tv.blinkx.com/show/air-crash-investigation/aHLxRHcKP-_W7RIGVREeBwClcOyH12JxgMmz2g#a2009-01-13-13-32-50Air Crash Investigation : Six Mile PlungeTue, 13 Jan 2009 13:32:50 +0000