Air Disasters

• Documentary

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

Created by

André Barro, Bernard Vaillot

First aired

May 15, 2011

Status

Returning Series

Network

Smithsonian Channel

Episodes

286