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Confused, flying blind, and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the same deadly trap.

Air Disasters

Dead of Night

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can have disastrous consequences.

Take Off Tragedies

A trio of crashes reveals that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe.

Maintenance Mistakes

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

Lapse in Security

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

Instrument Confusion

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world, but it's still up to investigators to determine what went wrong.

Engines Out

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Collision Course

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Statistically, traveling by airplane is safer than driving and other forms of transportation, but when something goes wrong during a flight, it can be catastrophic with potentially hundreds of lives at stake. This series examines some of the world's worst air disasters, using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people involved to tell the stories of midair mishaps and discover what went wrong in each case. Episodes include a discussion of how the weather affects flights -- including stories of aviation disasters and near-misses -- and a New Year's Eve flight that fell from the sky into the Florida Everglades.

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JFK Jr. disappears on the way to Martha's Vineyard; a captain loses his bearings and crashes over the Red Sea; pilots crash a plane over Indonesia.

S20 E8 | Deadly Confusion