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Air Disasters Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2011 - 2011
Episode 1
Invisible Killer
Sun, May 15, 2011 60 mins
The series premiere examines the 1985 crash of Delta Air Lines Flight 191 at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport, in which 136 people died. Included: how National Transportation Safety Board investigators determined the cause of the crash.
Episode 2
Gimli Glider
Sun, May 22, 2011 60 mins
The 1983 Air Canada Flight 143 incident, in which a Boeing 767 ran out of fuel in mid-flight, is recalled via eyewitness accounts, official records and dramatic re-creations.
Episode 3
Behind Closed Doors
Sun, May 29, 2011 60 mins
Examining two mid-air crashes involving DC-10s in the 1970s.
Episode 4
Fanning the Flames
Sun, Jun 5, 2011 60 mins
Recalling the 1987 crash of South African Airways Flight 295 in the Indian Ocean, killing all aboard.
Episode 5
Dead Weight
Sun, Jun 12, 2011 60 mins
The 2003 crash of Air Midwest Flight 5481 after takeoff from Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina.
Episode 6
Southern Storm
Sun, Jun 26, 2011 60 mins
A 1977 accident involving Southern Airways Flight 242, a DC-9 that lost power in both engines during a severe thunderstorm.
Episode 7
Explosive Evidence
Sun, Jul 10, 2011 60 mins
The 1985 bombing of Air India Flight 182, which killed 329 people, is recalled.
Episode 8
Mixed Signals
Sun, Jul 17, 2011 60 mins
The 1996 crash of Birgenair Flight 301 in the Dominican Republic, which killed 189 people.
Episode 9
Fatal Distraction
Sun, Jul 24, 2011 60 mins
The 1972 crash of Eastern Airlines Flight 401 in the Florida Everglades, which killed 101 people.
Episode 10
Phantom Strike
Sun, Jul 31, 2011 60 mins
Examining a 2006 incident in Brazil involving a business jet and a Boeing 737.
