Plane Crash Recreated

Season 1

We explain and investigate the world's most infamous plane crashes - putting skilled pilots into state of the art simulators, and replicating the scenario.

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10 Episodes

JT610 / 737 Max
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JT610 / 737 MaxLion Air Flight 610 was just 13 minutes into flight from Jakarta, Indonesia, when it plunged into the sea on 29 October 2018. This was the first fatal aviation accident for the 737 MAX, killing all 189 people on board.
US1549 / Sully
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US1549 / SullyOn January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 had just taken off from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport when it collided with a flock of birds, destroying both engines.
BD092 / Kegworth
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BD092 / KegworthA routine flight from London Heathrow to Belfast International Airport, ended in tragedy when British Midland Flight 92 crashed onto a motorway embankment near the town of Kegworth on 8th January 1989.
PK8303 / Pakistan
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PK8303 / PakistanPakistan International Airlines Flight 8303 was near the end of it’s 90-minute journey from Lahore to Karachi when it dramatically crashed on 22 May 2020.
UA232 / Sioux City
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UA232 / Sioux CityOn 19 July 1989, United Airlines Flight 232 was making its regularly scheduled flight from Denver to Chicago when the DC-10 aircraft suffered a catastrophic failure to the tail-engine. The crew onboard faced the impossible task of landing with a total loss of control.
JAL123 / Japan
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JAL123 / Japan12 August, 1985 saw the deadliest single-aircraft accident in aviation history. Japan Airlines Flight 123 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight carrying 524 people from Tokyo to Osaka.
AF447 / Air France
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AF447 / Air FranceOn 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447, a scheduled passenger flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, dramatically vanished over the Atlantic Ocean.
TK1951 / Schiphol
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TK1951 / SchipholTurkish Airlines Flight 1951 was less than a mile from the runway at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport when it catastrophically crashed on 25th February 2009. The aircraft broke into 3 pieces on impact, killing 9 passengers and crew and all three pilots.
QF32 / A380
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QF32 / A380Just 4 minutes after take-off from Singapore Changi Airport, on 4 November 2010, Qantas Flight 32 suffered an uncontained failure in one of its engines. The failure was the first of its kind for the Airbus A380, the world’s first double-deck jet airliner.
BA38 / Heathrow
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BA38 / HeathrowBritish Airways Flight 38 was on final approach into London Heathrow Airport when it crashed just short of the runway on 17 January 2008. What had been an uneventful passenger flight from Beijing, China, soon turned almost fatal just moments before landing when a lack of power to both engines caused the Boeing 777 to crash.