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Air Crash Investigation Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 2005 - 2005
Episode 1
Kid in the Cockpit
Wed, Sep 14, 200545 mins
Enter the cockpit of RIA Flight 593, where pilots battle an uncooperative plane, gravity, and a teen at the wheel.
Episode 2
Attack Over Baghdad
Wed, Sep 21, 200550 mins
An Airbus A300 flying for DHL is struck by a ground-to-air missile on the left wing tip, shortly after take-off from Baghdad. With damage that included loss of all hydraulics, the aircraft crew struggles to land safely.
Episode 3
Out of Control
Wed, Sep 28, 200550 mins
Japan Airlines flight 123 veers out of control and crashes in the mountains, becoming the worst air disaster involving a single aircraft in 1985.
Episode 4
Suicide Attack
Wed, Oct 5, 200549 mins
Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled ex-employee of the airline, attempted to hijack FedEx flight 705 and crash it into the FedEx HQ in Memphis.
Episode 5
Bomb on Board
Wed, Oct 12, 200550 mins
A bomb exploded on Philippine Airlines flight 434, killing one passenger and disabling several vital systems on board in 1994.
Episode 6
Mistaken Identity
Wed, Oct 19, 200546 mins
US Navy cruiser spots an airplane approaching them on a radar. Numerous attempts to contact the aircraft go unanswered. Is it a friend or a foe? The Navy commander must make a decision whether or not to shoot down the approaching airplane.
Episode 7
Hanging by a Thread
49 mins
The roof tears off of Aloha Airlines 243, a Boeing 737, at 24,000 feet.
Episode 8
Death and Denial
Wed, Nov 2, 200545 mins
Was it a mechanical failure or a suicidal pilot that doomed Egypt Air Flight 990? Years later, the dispute continues.
Episode 9
Ocean Landing
Wed, Nov 9, 200550 mins
Armed with an axe and a fire extinguisher, three men hijack Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 on November 23, 1996 - killing 125. Through first-person accounts from the 52 survivors, Air Emergency recreates this horrific and terrifying flight that crashes into the ocean off the coast of Africa. NGC shows you how the pilot tricks the hijackers by unsuspectingly changing the flight route demanded and recounts his heroic emergency landing attempt.
Episode 10
Helicopter Down
Wed, Oct 26, 200546 mins
A helicopter full of oil-rig workers is struck by lightning and goes down in the violent weather of the cold North Sea. How big of a role did the weather play that day?
Episode 11
Runaway Train
Wed, Nov 16, 2005
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train went out of control while descending from California's Cajon Pass. It derailed into a residential neighborhood of San Bernardino after reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Two residents and two train crew were killed in the initial crash. A clerical error had caused the train's weight to be greatly underestimated, and it had been assembled without enough locomotives to provide adequate braking. Additionally, several of the engines had completely inoperable brakes, but this information was not passed on to the crews. More than a week later, an underground gasoline pipeline, which was damaged by earth-moving equipment during crash cleanup, ruptured and sparked a fire that killed a further two people.
Episode 12
Collision Course
Wed, Nov 23, 2005
On 26 September 2000, waves push the MS Express Samina off course, causing it to hit a group of rocks off Paros and sink, killing 80 people. The ferry was on autopilot with the crew not monitoring the ship's course. Instead, they were watching an association football match.