Air Crash Investigation

Season 16

This TV series depicts major real-life air disasters. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice-recorders and air-traffic-control transcripts, as well as eyewitness accounts, interviews with aviation experts, including interviews with investigators who dealt with the disaster, and sometimes even actual footage.

Where to Watch Air Crash Investigation • Season 16

10 Episodes

North Sea Nightmare
E1
North Sea NightmareEnter the cockpit of a high-tech turboprop as its pilots battle to keep their plane from slamming into the North Sea.
Playing Catch Up
E2
Playing Catch UpWitness the final moments of ExecuFlight Flight 1526 and discover why it crashed into a residential neighborhood.
Tragic Takeoff
E3
Tragic TakeoffDiscover how out-of-date taxi charts and a casual conversation conspired to doom the takeoff of Comair Flight 5191.
Grounded: Boeing Max 8
E4
Grounded: Boeing Max 8Follow investigators as they race to find out why a best-selling, new plane crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff.
Cabin Catastrophe
E5
Cabin CatastropheRelive the 2018 disaster of Southwest Airlines 1380, in which a passenger was nearly sucked from the plane mid-flight.
Meltdown Over Kathmandu
E6
Meltdown Over KathmanduWitness the Kathmandu crash of US-Bangla 211 and follow detectives as they investigate both the plane and the pilots.
Mission Disaster
E7
Mission DisasterA plane loses control during a Gulf War refueling mission and investigators must determine if enemy fire was the cause.
Caught in a Jam
E8
Caught in a JamA commuter flight in New Zealand turns horrific for plane crash survivors, who may freeze to death before help arrives.
Seconds from Touchdown
E9
Seconds from TouchdownJust 12 minutes after takeoff, a twin turboprop loses hydraulics, an engine, and then catches fire. Find out why.
Deadly Delivery
E10
Deadly DeliveryA last-minute repair may have played a key role in the crash of a plane leaving Madrid International Airport.