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Air Disasters (2011) is a documentary web series in English. On MovieLinkBD: full story, cast, ratings, season & episode guide, official trailer and where to watch Air Disasters online in HD.

Air Disasters — Storyline

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

Cast & Crew

• Created by: André Barro, Bernard Vaillot
• Starring: Stephen Bogaert

Air Disasters — Series Details

Air Disasters — Episode Guide

Season 1

• E1: Invisible Killer (2011-05-15) — On Aug 2, 1985 — Delta Air Lines Flight 191 (L-1011): On approach to Dallas/Fort Worth in stormy weather, the jet suddenly plunges short of the runway. Investigators race to uncove
• E2: Gimli Glider (2011-05-22) — On Jul 23, 1983 — Air Canada Flight 143 (Boeing 767): Halfway from Montreal to Edmonton, a brand-new airliner runs completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet, leaving the crew to attemp
• E3: Behind Closed Doors (2011-05-29) — On Jun 12, 1972 & Mar 3, 1974 — American Airlines Flight 96 & Turkish Airlines Flight 981 (DC-10s): Two DC-10s suffer sudden decompressions in flight, two years apart. Investigator
• E4: Fanning the Flames (2011-06-05) — On Nov 28, 1987 — South African Airways Flight 295 (Boeing 747 Combi): En route from Taipei to Johannesburg, the cabin fills with smoke over the Indian Ocean, launching one of the
• E5: Dead Weight (2011-06-12) — On Jan 8, 2003 — Air Midwest Flight 5481 (Beechcraft 1900D): Seconds after takeoff from Charlotte, a commuter flight pitches out of control. Investigators search for answers in the
• E6: Southern Storm (2011-06-26) — On Apr 4, 1977 — Southern Airways Flight 242 (DC-9): A flight through severe Georgia thunderstorms leaves the crew battling to keep their crippled jet aloft with nowhere to land.
• E7: Explosive Evidence (2011-07-10) — On Jun 23, 1985 — Air India Flight 182 (Boeing 747): A jumbo jet vanishes from radar over the Atlantic near Ireland, triggering an investigation that spans continents.
• E8: Mixed Signals (2011-07-17) — On Feb 6, 1996 — Birgenair Flight 301 (Boeing 757): Moments after a night takeoff from the Dominican Republic, the crew is confronted by baffling and contradictory instrument readi
• E9: Fatal Distraction (2011-07-24) — On Dec 29, 1972 — Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 (L-1011): On a clear night approach to Miami, a state-of-the-art jet descends unnoticed into the Everglades. Investigators must expla
• E10: Phantom Strike (2011-07-31) — On Sep 29, 2006 — Gol Flight 1907 (Boeing 737) & Embraer Legacy: Two aircraft cross paths high above the Amazon, and investigators must piece together how modern technology failed

Season 2

• E1: Cracks in the System (2012-06-17) — On Dec 19, 2005 — Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 (Grumman Turbo Mallard): A vintage seaplane bound for the Bahamas goes down moments after lifting off from Miami's Watson Island,
• E2: Target is Destroyed (2012-06-24) — On Sep 1, 1983 — Korean Air Lines Flight 007 (Boeing 747): A passenger jet en route from Anchorage to Seoul strays into Soviet airspace and is shot down by a fighter jet, pushing C
• E3: Cruel Skies (2012-07-01) — Special — Multiple incidents (1977–1999), including Southern Airways Flight 242, British Airways Flight 009, and American Airlines Flight 1420: A look at how violent weather has br
• E4: Panic on the Runway (2012-07-08) — On Aug 22, 1985 — British Airtours Flight 28M (Boeing 737): An engine catches fire as a holiday flight accelerates down the runway at Manchester. The takeoff is aborted, but a surv
• E5: Alarming Silence (2012-07-15) — On Aug 16, 1987 — Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (MD-82): Moments after takeoff from Detroit, a fully loaded jet fails to climb and crashes beyond the runway, leaving investigators
• E6: Cold Case (2012-07-22) — On Mar 10, 1989 & Mar 22, 1992 — Air Ontario Flight 1363 & USAir Flight 405 (Fokker F28s): Two wintry takeoffs, three years apart in Ontario and New York, end in disaster and force
• E7: Pilot vs. Plane (2012-07-29) — On Jun 26, 1988 — Air France Flight 296 (Airbus A320): A brand-new fly-by-wire jet performs a low flyby at a French airshow and fails to climb away, igniting a bitter public battle
• E8: System Breakdown (2012-08-05) — Special — Multiple incidents: Five disasters tied to communication failures and an overburdened air traffic control system, and the changes they forced on how controllers and pilot
• E9: The Final Blow (2012-08-12) — On Jan 20, 1992 — Air Inter Flight 148 (Airbus A320): On a night approach to Strasbourg, a domestic French flight descends into the Vosges Mountains, and investigators must determi
• E10: Cleared for Disaster (2012-08-19) — On Feb 1, 1991 — USAir Flight 1493 (Boeing 737) & SkyWest Flight 5569: A jet landing at Los Angeles collides with a commuter plane on the runway, turning attention to the control t
• E11: The Plane That Flew Too High (2012-08-26) — On Aug 16, 2005 — West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 (MD-82): A charter flight from Panama to Martinique falls from cruise altitude over Venezuela, and the investigation reaches dee
• E12: Deadly Reputation (2012-09-02) — On Jul 17, 2007 — TAM Airlines Flight 3054 (Airbus A320): Landing at São Paulo's Congonhas Airport on a rainy night, a jet fails to stop and careens off the end of the runway into

Season 3

• E1: Blind Spot (2013-03-03) — On Sep 25, 1978 — PSA Flight 182 (Boeing 727): On a clear San Diego morning, a jet on approach collides with a small Cessna over a residential neighborhood, at the time the deadlie
• E2: Mayday Munich (2013-03-10) — On Feb 6, 1958 — British European Airways Flight 609 (Airspeed Ambassador): A charter carrying the Manchester United football team crashes on takeoff from a snowy Munich airfield a
• E3: I'm the Problem (2013-03-17) — On Dec 7, 1987 — PSA Flight 1771 (BAe 146): A California commuter flight plunges from cruise altitude after gunshots are heard in the cabin, turning a crash investigation into a cr
• E4: Impossible Landing (2013-03-24) — On Jul 19, 1989 — United Airlines Flight 232 (DC-10): After a catastrophic engine failure cripples their flight controls, the crew attempts a landing at Sioux City that no pilot ha
• E5: Turning Point (2013-03-31) — On Oct 9, 2002 — Northwest Airlines Flight 85 (Boeing 747): High over the Bering Sea, a jumbo jet suddenly rolls hard on its own, forcing the crew into a wrestling match with their
• E6: Breakup Over Texas (2013-04-07) — On Sep 11, 1991 — Continental Express Flight 2574 (Embraer 120): A commuter turboprop suddenly pitches over and breaks apart in the sky near Eagle Lake, Texas, leaving investigator
• E7: Under Pressure (2013-04-14) — On Jul 11, 1991 — Nationair Flight 2120 (DC-8): Moments after takeoff from Jeddah, a charter carrying pilgrims home to Nigeria develops an onboard fire traced to the first seconds
• E8: The Invisible Plane (2013-04-21) — On Oct 8, 2001 — SAS Flight 686 (MD-87): Accelerating for takeoff in dense fog at Milan's Linate Airport, an airliner collides with a small jet on the runway, exposing how both cam
• E9: Bad Attitude (2013-04-28) — On Dec 22, 1999 — Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 (Boeing 747): A freighter crashes into a field moments after a night takeoff from London Stansted, drawing investigators into the coc
• E10: Split Decision (2013-05-05) — On Dec 12, 1985 — Arrow Air Flight 1285 (DC-8): A charter returning U.S. soldiers home for the holidays crashes seconds after takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland — a disaster whose c
• E11: Nowhere to Land (2013-05-12) — On May 24, 1988 — TACA Flight 110 (Boeing 737): Descending through a violent storm near New Orleans, a jet loses both engines, leaving the crew searching for anywhere flat enough t

Season 4

• E1: Fight for Control (2014-04-27) — On Jun 8, 1983 — Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 (Lockheed Electra): High over the Pacific off Alaska, a propeller tears loose and slices into the fuselage, jamming the controls of
• E2: Fire in the Hold (2014-05-04) — On May 11, 1996 — ValuJet Flight 592 (DC-9): Minutes after leaving Miami, smoke pours into the cabin and the jet plunges into the Everglades, igniting a controversy that rocks the
• E3: Caution to the Wind (2014-05-11) — On Oct 31, 2000 — Singapore Airlines Flight 006 (Boeing 747): Departing Taipei as a typhoon closes in, a jumbo jet erupts in flames partway down its takeoff roll, and investigators
• E4: Pushed to the Limit (2014-05-18) — On Dec 19, 1997 — SilkAir Flight 185 (Boeing 737): Cruising toward Singapore in clear weather, a nearly new jet suddenly plunges from 35,000 feet into an Indonesian river, and two
• E5: Blind Landing (2014-05-25) — On Aug 23, 2005 — TANS Peru Flight 204 (Boeing 737): Descending through a violent storm toward Pucallpa, a jet comes down in the Peruvian jungle — and looters strip the crash site
• E6: Grand Canyon (2014-06-08) — On Jun 30, 1956 — United Airlines Flight 718 & TWA Flight 2: Two airliners cross the Arizona desert on the same summer morning and collide over the Grand Canyon — a disaster that t
• E7: Catastrophe at O'Hare (2014-07-20) — On May 25, 1979 — American Airlines Flight 191 (DC-10): As a fully loaded jet lifts off from Chicago O'Hare, an engine tears away from the wing — the beginning of the deadliest avi
• E8: Focused on Failure (2014-07-27) — On Dec 28, 1978 — United Airlines Flight 173 (DC-8): Circling Portland while the crew troubleshoots a landing gear problem, a jet with 189 aboard slowly runs out of time — and the
• E9: Hockey Team Tragedy (2014-08-03) — On Sep 7, 2011 — Yak-Service Flight 9633 (Yak-42): A charter carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl hockey team fails to climb on takeoff and crashes beside the Volga, stunning the sport
• E10: Death of the President (2014-08-10) — On Apr 10, 2010 — Polish Air Force Flight 101 (Tu-154M): Carrying Poland's president and dozens of national leaders to a memorial ceremony, a government jet descends through dense
• E11: Subtle Incapacitation (2014-08-17) — On Jan 25, 2010 — Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 (Boeing 737): Minutes after a stormy night takeoff from Beirut, a jet banks off course and spirals into the Mediterranean, and inves
• E12: Seconds to Survive (2014-08-24) — On Feb 21, 2008 — Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 (ATR 42): Departing the mountain city of Mérida at dusk, a Venezuelan turboprop has only moments to escape the Andes rising arou
• E13: Vanished (2014-08-31) — On Jun 1, 2009 — Air France Flight 447 (Airbus A330): An overnight flight from Rio to Paris disappears over the mid-Atlantic without a distress call, launching a two-year hunt for

Season 5

• E1: Fight to the Death (2015-02-08) — On Jun 18, 1972 — BEA Flight 548 (Hawker Siddeley Trident): Minutes after takeoff from London Heathrow, a jet bound for Brussels fell from the sky near Staines, leaving investigato
• E2: Speed Trap (2015-02-15) — On Jun 6, 1971 — Hughes Airwest Flight 706 (DC-9): Climbing out of Los Angeles, an airliner collides with a Marine Corps F-4 Phantom over the San Gabriel Mountains, forcing civilia
• E3: Lost in Translation (2015-02-22) — On Jan 10, 2000 — Crossair Flight 498 (Saab 340): A commuter flight from Zurich to Dresden crashes two minutes after takeoff — the airline's first fatal accident in 25 years.
• E4: Tragedy on the Potomac (2015-03-01) — On Jan 13, 1982 — Air Florida Flight 90 (Boeing 737): Departing Washington National in a snowstorm, a jet strikes the 14th Street Bridge and plunges into the icy Potomac, just two
• E5: Queens Catastrophe (2015-03-08) — On Nov 12, 2001 — American Airlines Flight 587 (Airbus A300): Two months after 9/11, a flight bound for the Dominican Republic crashes into a Queens neighborhood moments after leav
• E6: Into the Eye of the Storm (2015-03-15) — On Sep 15, 1989 — NOAA 42 "Kermit" (WP-3D Orion): A hurricane hunter crew flies into Hurricane Hugo east of Barbados, where turbulence beyond anything forecast puts the aircraft an
• E7: Massacre Over the Mediterranean (2015-03-22) — On Jun 27, 1980 — Itavia Flight 870 (DC-9): On descent toward Palermo, an Italian airliner vanishes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near Ustica — the start of one of aviation's most contes
• E8: Imperfect Pitch (2015-03-29) — On Nov 27, 2008 — XL Airways Germany Flight 888T (Airbus A320): During a test flight before handover to a new owner, a jet plunges into the Mediterranean off the French coast, and
• E9: Getting Out Alive (2015-04-05) — Special — Multiple incidents, including the 2009 "Miracle on the Hudson": Most air accidents are survivable. Survivors' stories reveal what makes the difference, and how the indust
• E10: Terror in Paradise (2015-04-12) — On Aug 9, 2007 — Air Moorea Flight 1121 (DHC-6 Twin Otter): A seven-minute island hop from Moorea to Tahiti ends when the small plane suddenly noses over and dives into the ocean s
• E11: Titanic in the Sky (2015-04-19) — On Nov 4, 2010 — Qantas Flight 32 (Airbus A380): Minutes after leaving Singapore, an engine on the world's largest airliner explodes, and the crew must manage a cascade of failures

Season 6

• E1: Hanging by a Thread (2015-09-13) — On Apr 28, 1988 — Aloha Airlines Flight 243 (Boeing 737): On a short Hawaiian island hop, a large section of the cabin roof suddenly tears away at 24,000 feet, leaving passengers e
• E2: Attack Over Baghdad (2015-09-06) — On Nov 22, 2003 — DHL cargo flight (Airbus A300): Climbing out of Baghdad with mail from U.S. soldiers, a freighter is struck by a surface-to-air missile, and the crew must attempt
• E3: Out of Control (2015-08-30) — On Aug 12, 1985 — Japan Airlines Flight 123 (Boeing 747SR): Minutes into a packed evening flight from Tokyo to Osaka, a loud bang cripples the jet's controls — the beginning of the
• E4: Fight for Your Life (2015-08-23) — On Apr 7, 1994 — FedEx Flight 705 (DC-10): Shortly after leaving Memphis, a cargo crew is ambushed mid-flight by a fellow employee, and the struggle for the controls pushes the jet
• E5: Bomb on Board (2015-08-16) — On Dec 11, 1994 — Philippine Airlines Flight 434 (Boeing 747): A bomb explodes beneath a passenger's seat over the Pacific, forcing the pilots to attempt a daring emergency landing
• E6: Mistaken Identity (2015-08-09) — On Jul 3, 1988 — Iran Air Flight 655 (Airbus A300): During heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf, a U.S. Navy cruiser must decide in minutes whether an approaching aircraft is fr
• E7: Helicopter Down (2016-02-14) — On Jan 19, 1995 — Bristow Flight 56C (Super Puma): Ferrying workers to a North Sea oil platform in foul weather, a helicopter crew is suddenly forced down into some of the world's
• E8: Death and Denial (2016-02-21) — On Oct 31, 1999 — EgyptAir Flight 990 (Boeing 767): A red-eye from New York to Cairo plunges into the Atlantic off Nantucket, and the investigation becomes one of the most controve
• E9: Kid in the Cockpit (2016-02-28) — On Mar 23, 1994 — Aeroflot Flight 593 (Airbus A310): On an overnight flight to Hong Kong, a captain invites his children to visit the cockpit high over Siberia, setting off a chain
• E10: Ocean Landing (2016-03-06) — On Nov 23, 1996 — Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 (Boeing 767): Hijackers demand a flight to Australia, but the jet doesn't carry enough fuel — leading to a desperate ditching attemp

Frequently Asked Questions

How many seasons does Air Disasters have? 25 season(s) with 286 episodes.

Who created Air Disasters? André Barro, Bernard Vaillot.

Where can I watch Air Disasters? See the Where to Watch section above for current streaming options.