12 episodes
Air Disasters - Season 2
First aired Jun 17, 2012Season 2
Browse all 12 episodes in this season, including available images, air dates, runtimes, ratings and episode summaries from TMDB.
Episodes
Episode 1
Cracks in the System
Jun 17, 201245 min
Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.
Episode 2
Target is Destroyed
Jun 24, 201245 min
Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.
Episode 3
Cruel Skies
Jul 1, 201245 min
The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.
Episode 4
Panic on the Runway
Jul 8, 201245 min
In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.
Episode 5
Alarming Silence
Jul 15, 201245 min
Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.
Episode 6
Cold Case
Jul 22, 201245 min
A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.
Episode 7
Pilot vs. Plane
Jul 29, 201245 min
Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.
Episode 8
System Breakdown
Aug 5, 201245 min
Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.
Episode 9
The Final Blow
Aug 12, 201245 min
An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.
Episode 10
Cleared for Disaster
Aug 19, 201245 min
An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.
Episode 11
The Plane That Flew Too High
Aug 26, 201245 min
The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.
Episode 12
Deadly Reputation
Sep 2, 201245 min
AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.