Some of the deadliest air crashes in history have been caused by simple misunderstandings, and it's...

On every flight, passengers place their lives in the hands of their captain whose human flaws are en...

It takes years of training to become an airline captain, but it's when a crisis strikes that a pilot...

In 1985, an Air India flight vanishes off the coast of Ireland. The rescue mission discovers that th...

Compared to the number of suicides in the general population, suicidal pilots are almost statistical...

Three horrifying accidents capture the world's attention, and in order to solve these deadly mysteri...

In 1981, the Federal Aviation Administration established the sterile cockpit rule requiring pilots t...

One of aviation's worst nightmares, a fire on board can have disastrous consequences. And though the...

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe, and the media frenzy puts intense p...

The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents, and while commercial...

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided, investigators comb through the wreckage of thr...

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the wor...

Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues. In the end, all three trails lead b...

Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation. It's a flight...

If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy. On it...

Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents. Even the most experienced...

Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things, but only th...

Drawing the attention of the entire world, three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a...

When aviation decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can have fatal consequ...

Aviation relies on precision and accuracy. So when critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trus...

Crashes involving high-profile passengers make international headlines and, placing investigators un...

Traced to the breakdown of vital safety measures, three horrific air disasters provoke fundamental c...

Following three horrifying crashes, investigators uncover fatal flaws in the very operations designe...

From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide cr...

Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on t...

A DC-10 loses all hydraulics when an engine explodes over Iowa. The crew of Qantas Flight 32 is over...

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

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

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

Three crews experience the same devastating event, but with radically different outcomes when an eng...

Faced with a mid-air crisis, pilots must make life-and-death decisions, but the wrong approach can t...

In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, three flight crews are pushed to the limit...

Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on...

Three planes are brought down by ice, and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft...

Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question: How could two planes end up o...

Illustrating the deadly consequences of a mismatched crew, three flights end in tragedy, leaving inv...

Three last-resort water landings-all handled differently-yet each one crucial to improving the outco...

Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving invest...

Mistaken identity and hostile fire over enemy territory are among the many risks that pilots face in...

Haste in the Airline Industry is never good, and three flights are examined where crews skipped proc...

From metal fatigue to faulty repairs, three doomed airlines are eventually brought down by gradually...

Although rare, mid air collisions do occur, and are usually preceded by inattention, poor judgment a...

With zero margin for error, three catastrophes are narrowly averted by pilots who somehow manage to...

Pilots are prepared to cope with a range of emergency scenarios, but failures in training can lead t...

With hidden flaws buried in their navigation systems, three planes suffer catastrophic computer erro...

Critical errors in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky. It’s the computer versus t...

Three planes fall prey to fearsome winds, and it’s up to investigators to find out why. On final app...

Three flights are hijacked by acts of sabotage. When the cockpit of an Ethiopian airliner is stormed...

Pitch problems lead to catastrophic impacts that leave little evidence behind. Explore three disaste...

A Boeing 707 loses both right engines, an out-of-control aircraft needs managing and a bomb explodes...

Bad data can be deadly. When a Stealth Bomber crashes at a US Air Force base, it becomes the most ex...

Three harrowing disasters reveal the threat of poor weather to a safe landing, with heavy rain, thun...

Situations can turn deadly if training is ignored. Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is among the casual...

Three catastrophic approaches provoke questions, from a turboprop disaster to an invisible culprit o...