Air Crash Investigation

(09/03/2003–03/25/2026)

(7.3)

National Geographic (GB)60 min

Flying is one of the safest forms of transport. But what happens when tragedy strikes? From human error and accidents to mechanical faults and design flaws, the success of aviation history is punctuated with disaster and catastrophe. It's rare, but it does happen. Follow experts as they determine what went wrong and work out how to prevent these horrific tragedies from happening again. Examine the wrecks and official records, and hear from eyewitnesses, passengers and aviation experts as we reconstruct some of the most tragic disasters in aviation history. Air Crash Investigation looks at what went wrong and how future disasters can be averted.

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Episodes

Season 1

S01E01

Unlocking Disaster

September 04, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S01E02

Racing the Storm

September 11, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S01E03

Fire on Board

September 18, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S01E04

Cutting Corners

October 09, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S01E05

Flying Blind

October 16, 2003 at 01:00 AM

S01E06

Flying on Empty

October 23, 2003 at 01:00 AM

Season 2

S02E01

Blow Out

January 24, 2005 at 02:00 AM

S02E02

A Wounded Bird

January 31, 2005 at 02:00 AM

S02E03

Hijacked

February 07, 2005 at 02:00 AM

S02E04

Mid-Air Collision

February 14, 2005 at 02:00 AM

S02E05

Crash on the Mountain

February 21, 2005 at 02:00 AM

S02E06

Missing Over New York

February 28, 2005 at 02:00 AM

Season 3

S03E01

Hanging by a Thread

September 14, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E02

Attack over Baghdad

September 21, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E03

Out of Control

September 28, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E04

Fight for Your Life

October 05, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E05

Bomb on Board

October 12, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E06

Mistaken Identity

October 19, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E07

Helicopter Down

October 26, 2005 at 10:30 PM

S03E08

Death and Denial

November 02, 2005 at 11:30 PM

S03E09

Kid in the Cockpit

November 09, 2005 at 11:30 PM

S03E10

Ocean Landing

November 23, 2005 at 11:30 PM

Season 4

S04E01

Desperate Escape

April 16, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E02

Falling from the Sky

April 23, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E03

Fire Fight

April 30, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E04

Missed Approach

May 07, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E05

Hidden Danger

May 14, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E06

Panic Over the Pacific

May 21, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E07

Out of Sight

May 28, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E08

Fog of War

June 04, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E09

Vertigo

June 11, 2007 at 01:00 AM

S04E10

Ghost Plane

June 18, 2007 at 01:00 AM

Season 5

S05E01

Explosive Evidence

April 10, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E02

Behind Closed Doors

April 17, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E03

Southern Storm

April 24, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E04

Dead Weight

May 01, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E05

Invisible Killer

May 08, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E06

Gimli Glider

May 15, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E07

Fanning the Flames

May 22, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E08

Mixed Signals

May 29, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E09

Fatal Distraction

June 05, 2008 at 01:00 AM

S05E10

Phantom Strike

June 12, 2008 at 01:00 AM

Season 6

S06E01

Ripped Apart

December 17, 2007 at 02:00 AM

S06E02

Fatal Flaw

December 17, 2007 at 02:00 AM

S06E03

Who's Flying the Plane?

March 03, 2008 at 02:00 AM

Season 7

S07E01

Lockerbie Disaster

November 05, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E02

Sight Unseen

November 12, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E03

Scratching the Surface

November 19, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E04

Blown Apart

November 26, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E05

Operation Babylift

December 03, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E06

Falling Fast

December 10, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E07

Flight 574: Lost

December 17, 2009 at 02:00 AM

S07E08

Frozen in Flight

December 17, 2009 at 02:00 AM

Season 8

S08E01

Panic on the Runway

September 09, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E02

Pilot vs. Plane

September 16, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E03

Alarming Silence

September 23, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E04

Cleared for Disaster

September 30, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E05

Target is Destroyed

October 07, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E06

Cold Case

October 14, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E07

The Final Blow

October 21, 2010 at 01:00 AM

S08E08

Cracks in the System

October 28, 2010 at 01:00 AM

Season 9

S09E01

Who's In Control?

February 28, 2011 at 02:00 AM

S09E02

The Heathrow Enigma

March 08, 2011 at 02:00 AM

S09E03

Cockpit Failure

March 13, 2011 at 02:00 AM

S09E04

Hudson Splashdown

March 15, 2011 at 01:00 AM

S09E05

Dead Tired

March 22, 2011 at 01:00 AM

S09E06

Pilot Betrayed

March 29, 2011 at 01:00 AM

Season 10

S10E01

Deadly Reputation

August 13, 2011 at 01:00 AM

S10E02

The Plane That Flew Too High

August 20, 2011 at 01:00 AM

S10E03

Split Decision

August 27, 2011 at 01:00 AM

S10E04

Break Up Over Texas

December 30, 2011 at 02:00 AM

S10E05

Munich Air Disaster

December 30, 2011 at 02:00 AM

S10E06

Turning Point

December 30, 2011 at 02:00 AM

S10E07

Bad Attitude

January 21, 2012 at 02:00 AM

S10E08

Blind Spot

January 28, 2012 at 02:00 AM

S10E09

Under Pressure

February 04, 2012 at 02:00 AM

S10E10

I'm the Problem

February 11, 2012 at 02:00 AM

S10E11

Nowhere to Land

March 10, 2012 at 02:00 AM

S10E12

The Linate Airport Disaster / The Invisible Plane

March 24, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S10E13

Impossible Landing

April 14, 2012 at 01:00 AM

Season 11

S11E01

Fight for Control

August 04, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S11E02

Fire in the Hold

August 11, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S11E03

Caution to the Wind

August 18, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S11E04

Pushed to the Limit

August 25, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S11E05

Blind Landing

September 01, 2012 at 01:00 AM

S11E06

Grand Canyon Disaster

March 30, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E07

Death of the President

April 06, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E08

Catastrophe at O'Hare

April 13, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E09

Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster

April 20, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E10

Focused on Failure

April 27, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E11

Heading to Disaster

May 04, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E12

28 Seconds to Survive

May 11, 2013 at 01:00 AM

S11E13

Vanished

May 18, 2013 at 01:00 AM

Season 12

S12E01

Fight to the Death

March 01, 2014 at 02:00 AM

S12E02

Disaster on the Potomac

March 08, 2014 at 02:00 AM

S12E03

Speed Trap

March 15, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E04

Queens Catastrophe

April 05, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E05

Lost In Translation

April 12, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E06

Massacre Over the Mediterranean

April 19, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E07

Terror In Paradise

April 26, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E08

Imperfect Pitch

May 03, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E09

Into the Eye of the Storm

May 10, 2014 at 01:00 AM

S12E10

Qantas 32: Titanic in the Sky

May 17, 2014 at 01:00 AM

Season 13

S13E01

Concorde - Up In Flames

January 14, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E02

The Death of JFK Jr.

January 21, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E03

Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits

January 28, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E04

Choosing Sides

February 04, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E05

Vanishing Act

February 11, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E06

Inner City Carnage

February 18, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E07

Death in the Arctic

February 25, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E08

No Clear Options

February 27, 2015 at 02:00 AM

S13E09

Sideswiped

March 11, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S13E10

The Final Push

March 18, 2015 at 01:00 AM

S13E11

Malaysia 370: What Happened?

March 23, 2015 at 01:00 AM

Season 14

S14E01

Fatal Focus

January 05, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S14E02

Fatal Delivery

January 12, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S14E03

Terror in San Francisco

January 19, 2016 at 02:00 AM

S14E04

Steep Impact

January 26, 2016 at 02:00 AM

S14E05

High Rise Catastrophe

February 02, 2016 at 02:00 AM

S14E06

Fatal Transmission

February 09, 2016 at 02:00 AM

S14E07

Carnage in Sao Paulo

February 16, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S14E08

Edge of Disaster

February 23, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S14E09

Deadly Mission

March 01, 2016 at 01:00 AM

S14E10

Fatal Delay

March 08, 2016 at 01:00 AM

Season 15

S15E01

Deadly Silence

June 07, 2016 at 10:30 PM

S15E02

Inside 9/11: The Pentagon Attack

June 14, 2016 at 10:30 PM

S15E03

Disaster at Tenerife

June 21, 2016 at 10:30 PM

S15E04

Deadly Detail

June 28, 2016 at 10:30 PM

S15E05

Deadly Detour

July 05, 2016 at 10:30 PM

S15E06

Dangerous Approach

July 12, 2016 at 10:30 PM

S15E07

Murder in the Skies

January 23, 2017 at 11:30 PM

S15E08

River Runway

January 30, 2017 at 11:30 PM

S15E09

Deadly Solution

February 06, 2017 at 11:30 PM

S15E10

Afghan Nightmare

February 14, 2017 at 01:00 AM

Season 16

S16E01

Killer Attitude

February 21, 2017 at 02:30 AM

S16E02

Deadly Myth

February 28, 2017 at 02:30 AM

S16E03

Turning Point

March 07, 2017 at 02:30 AM

S16E04

Explosive Proof

March 14, 2017 at 01:30 AM

S16E05

Lethal Turn

September 06, 2017 at 12:00 AM

S16E06

Storming Out

September 13, 2017 at 12:00 AM

S16E07

Caught on Tape

September 20, 2017 at 12:00 AM

S16E08

Terror over Egypt

September 19, 2017 at 12:00 AM

S16E09

Deadly Discussions

October 04, 2017 at 12:00 AM

S16E10

The Lost Plane

October 11, 2017 at 12:00 AM

Season 17

S17E01

Deadly Airspace

February 16, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S17E02

Blown Away

February 23, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S17E03

Nuts and Bolts

March 02, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S17E04

Deadly Distraction

March 09, 2018 at 01:00 AM

S17E05

Deadly Display

March 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM

S17E06

Deadly Space

March 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM

S17E07

Free Fall

June 16, 2018 at 12:00 AM

S17E08

Deadly Inclination

June 23, 2018 at 12:00 AM

S17E09

Deadly Go-Round

June 28, 2018 at 12:00 AM

S17E10

Dead of Winter

July 05, 2018 at 12:00 AM

Season 18

S18E01

Deadly Descent

January 03, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E02

Death Race

January 08, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E03

Borderline Tactics

January 15, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E04

Fatal Approach

January 17, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E05

Deadly Pitch

January 22, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E06

Fatal Climb

January 29, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E07

Runway Runoff

February 19, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E08

Lethal Limits

February 26, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E09

Football Tragedy

March 05, 2019 at 01:00 AM

S18E10

Slam Dunk

March 12, 2019 at 12:00 AM

Season 19

S19E01

Explosive Touchdown

January 09, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E02

Taxiway Turmoil

January 16, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E03

Kathmandu Descent

January 23, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E04

Icy Descent

January 30, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E05

Atlantic Ditching

February 06, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E06

Impossible Pitch

February 13, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E07

No Warning

February 20, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E08

Cockpit Killer

February 27, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E09

Stormy Cockpit

March 05, 2020 at 11:30 PM

S19E10

Runway Breakup

March 12, 2020 at 10:30 PM

Season 20

S20E01

North Sea Nightmare

April 04, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E02

Grounded: Boeing Max 8

April 05, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E03

Playing Catch Up

April 11, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E04

Cabin Catastrophe

April 12, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E05

Tragic Take Off

April 18, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E06

Meltdown Over Kathmandu

April 25, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E07

Mission Disaster

May 16, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E08

Caught in a Jam

May 23, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E09

Seconds From Touchdown

May 30, 2021 at 10:30 PM

S20E10

Deadly Delivery

June 06, 2021 at 10:30 PM

Season 21

S21E01

Pacific Plunge

January 04, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E02

Terror over Michigan

January 10, 2022 at 11:30 PM

S21E03

Holding Pattern

January 18, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E04

Stealth Bomber Down

January 18, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E05

Double Trouble

January 23, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E06

Peril over Portugal

January 25, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E07

Tree Strike Terror

February 06, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E08

Pitch Black

February 06, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E09

Turboprop Terror

February 13, 2022 at 12:30 AM

S21E10

Loss of a Legend

February 13, 2022 at 12:30 AM

Season 22

S22E01

Deadly Exchange

January 04, 2023 at 12:30 AM

S22E02

Mixed Signals

January 11, 2023 at 12:30 AM

S22E03

Pressure Point

January 18, 2023 at 12:30 AM

S22E04

Power Play

January 24, 2023 at 11:30 PM

S22E05

Control Catastrophe

January 31, 2023 at 11:30 PM

S22E06

Cockpit Catastrophe

February 07, 2023 at 11:30 PM

S22E07

Dream Flight Disaster

February 14, 2023 at 11:30 PM

S22E08

Deadly Deception

February 21, 2023 at 11:30 PM

S22E09

Delivery to Disaster

February 28, 2023 at 11:30 PM

S22E10

Mystery over the Mediterranean

March 07, 2023 at 11:30 PM

Season 23

S23E01

Terror Over The Pacific

January 23, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E02

Disaster At Dutch Harbor

January 30, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E03

Deadly Departure

February 06, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E04

Deadly Directive

February 11, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E05

Without Warning

February 13, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E06

Eleven Deadly Seconds

February 20, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E07

Lost Star Footballer

February 25, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E08

Fight For Survival

February 27, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E09

Pitch Battle

March 05, 2024 at 11:30 PM

S23E10

Under Fire

March 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM

Season 24

S24E01

Cabin Chaos

February 03, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E02

Power Struggle

February 10, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E03

Firebomber Down

February 17, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E04

Powerless Plunge

February 24, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E05

Second Thoughts

March 03, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E06

Deadly Climb

March 10, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E07

Pacific Ditching

March 17, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E08

Collision Catastrophe

March 24, 2025 at 09:00 PM

S24E09

Fatal Test Flight

March 31, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S24E10

Running on Empty

April 07, 2025 at 08:00 PM

S24E11

No Exit

April 16, 2025 at 08:00 PM

Season 25

S25E01

Deadly Charter

January 20, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E02

Norwegian Nightmare

January 27, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E03

A Perfect Storm

February 03, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E04

Crash Landing

February 11, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E05

Peril Over Pakistan

February 09, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E06

Deadly Cover-Up

February 25, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E07

Divided in Crisis

February 16, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E08

Moments from Touchdown

February 02, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E09

Monsoon Approach

March 18, 2026 at 08:00 PM

S25E10

Mixed Measures

March 25, 2026 at 08:00 PM