BA9

March 9, 2021

A British Airways 747 is making a series of hops on its way to New Zealand when something goes wrong. What causes this flight to make an emergency landing in Jakarta.

UA227

March 2, 2021

A United Airlines Boeing 727 is doing a series of stop overs from New York to San Francisco when disaster strikes in Salt Lake City. What caused this bird to crash on the runway and melt?

WO30

February 23, 2021

A World Airways DC-10 is landing at the Logan International Airport but landing causes some difficulties. What caused this heavy DC-10 to overrun the runway?

AFL593

February 16, 2021

An Aeroflot A310 is on its way from Moscow to Hong Kong when it suddenly crashes on its way. What caused this flight to plunge from the sky less than mid-way through their flight?

WA2605

February 9, 2021

A Western Airlines DC-10 is landing in Mexico City when something goes wrong. What cause this crew to land on the wrong runway?

FB101

February 2, 2021

A Fine Air DC-8 cargo plane is getting loaded up for its trip to the Dominican Republic from Miami. What caused this flight to crash right after take off?

GA200

January 26, 2021

A Garuda Indonesia 737-400 is doing a short flight in Indonesia when it unexpectedly overruns the runway at the airport in Yogyakarta. Find out how bad training, little CRM, and a weird incentive caused this flight’s lading to go so wrong.

TCE2286

January 19, 2021

A Trans Colorado flight is on its way to Cortez, Colorado with a stop in Durango. Find out how substance misuse, CRM, and weather caused this flight to crash miles from the runway.

The Überlingen Mid-air Collision

January 12, 2021

Two flights are on a deadly collision course. Find out how a perfect storm of confusion, training, maintenance, and a singular air traffic controller caused two planes to collide over Überlingen, Germany.

TWA266/ UA826 The New York Mid-Air Disaster

January 5, 2021

A TWA flight is on its way to LaGuardia in New York in a Lockheed Super Constellation when they stop responding to ATC. A United Airlines is trying to get to JFK by taking a short cut when they also stop responding to ATC. What caused these two flights to meet the same fate?

September 22, 2026

AC189

On June 26, 1978, An Air Canada DC-9 is taking off out of Toronto, but they end up having to abort take off. What caused this flight to run off the end of the runway?

September 15, 2026

ZS-BRV

On July 10, 2018, A Convair 340 is doing a trial flight before getting transported to a Dutch air museum. What caused this flight to crash soon after taking off?

September 8, 2026

ALM980

On May 2, 1970, An ALM DC-9 is flying to St. Maarten, but they don’t end up landing there. What caused this flight to need to ditch?

September 1, 2026

TK1951

On February 25, 2009, A Turkish Airlines flight is landing in Amsterdam, but they don’t make it to the runway. What caused this flight to crash land while on their descent?