Air Crash Investigation
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.
- 2003-2026
- 26 seasons
- Paramount+
- Documentary, Suspense
- TV-14
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.
Season 6 Episode Guide
5 Episodes 2005 - 2008
Episode 1
Ripped Apart
60 mins
This special looked at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive decompression played a part.
Episode 2
Fatal Flaw
47 mins
This special looked at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors.
Episode 3
Who's Flying the Plane?
60 mins
Accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and onboard avionics were a factor, and the causes of those problems.
Episode 4
Fight for Your Life
Wed, Oct 5, 2005 60 mins
A FedEx flight from Memphis makes an emergency return when the crew is attacked. The investigation reveals a troubled pilot and serious flaws in management.
Episode 11
Head on Collision
Wed, Aug 16, 2006
A passenger train and an enormous freight train collide head-on near Hinton, Alberta (Canada) in 1985.
