Air Crash Investigation
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.
Genre: Documentary, Special Interest
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Episode 9
Who's at the Controls?
aired: Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Eastern 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?
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Episode 8
The Plane That Wouldn't Talk
aired: Thu, Apr 24, 2008
Birgenair (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.
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Episode 7
Explosive Evidence
aired: Mon, Apr 21, 2008
Air-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.
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Episode 6
Cargo Conspiracy
aired: Thu, Sep 11, 2008
South 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.
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Episode 5
Southern Storm
aired: Fri, Apr 4, 2008
Southern 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.
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Episode 4
Slammed To The Ground
aired: Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Delta 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.
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Episode 3
Gimli Glider
aired: Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Air 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.
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Episode 2
Behind Closed Doors
aired: Fri, Mar 14, 2008
American 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.
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Dead Weight
aired: Thu, Sep 11, 2008
Air 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.
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