Season 5
(2008)
Cast
as Narrator (voice)
as Narrator (Nat Geo)
Episodes
Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182) 7.0
April 9, 2008
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 …
Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981) 7.5
April 16, 2008
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroi…
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242) 6.7
April 23, 2008
On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a s…
Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481) 7.0
April 30, 2008
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport s…
Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191) 7.5
May 7, 2008
In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds …
Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143) 8.0
May 14, 2008
A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfwa…
Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295) 6.5
May 21, 2008
South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted in the rear main l…
Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401) 8.0
May 28, 2008
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglade…
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301) 7.5
June 4, 2008
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain fi…
Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907) 6.5
June 11, 2008
A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flight collide in mid-a…