Sep 13, 2015 · 45m
The 1988 flight of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which saw the top of its fuselage torn off due to an explosive decompression, is recalled.


The disaster is only the beginning of the story.
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.
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Sep 13, 2015 · 45m
The 1988 flight of Aloha Airlines Flight 243, which saw the top of its fuselage torn off due to an explosive decompression, is recalled.
Sep 6, 2015 · 45m
A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane just after it leaves Baghdad International Airport.
Aug 30, 2015 · 45m
Japan Airlines Flight 123, the worst single-plane crash in history and the simple error made years earlier that caused it.
Aug 23, 2015 · 45m
FedEx employees fend off an attack by a coworker.
Aug 16, 2015 · 45m
A mid-flight bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots to attempt a daring landing at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan.
Aug 9, 2015 · 45m
A Navy cruiser in the Persian Gulf must determine if an incoming plane is friend or foe.
Feb 14, 2016 · 45m
The 1995 crash of a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea while ferrying workers to an oil platform is recounted.
Feb 21, 2016 · 45m
The worst plane crash in Egypt's history becomes one the most controversial when the investigation focuses on one pilot's intentions.
Feb 28, 2016 · 45m
A pilot allows his teen son to fly the plane; tragedy results.
Mar 6, 2016 · 45m
The story of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, which was hijacked while on a routine trip to the Ivory Coast. The hijackers demanded to be taken to Australia, but there was one problem: the plane didn't have enough fuel to make the trip.
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
Air Disasters Season 6 premiered on September 13, 2015.
Air Disasters Season 6 has 10 episodes.
The season opens with Season 6 Episode 1, "Hanging by a Thread". It aired on September 13, 2015.
Go to Season 6 Episode 1