Air Disasters

A flaw on the infamous DC-10 airline causing two midair crashes in the early 70's.

A recovery operation is launched to find out if a 747 was carrying illegal weapons.

Just after take-off, Air Midwest Flight 5481 plummets to the ground, killing all on board.

In 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242 finds itself in a violent storm. When both engines fail, the pilots must land their plane on a rural Georgia highway.

Air India Flight 182 crashes into the sea after an explosion. Was it a tragic accident or an act of terrorism?

Conflicting alarms confuse pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 before it crashes into the ocean.

Pilots try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function on an L-1011.

A Legacy business jet collides with a Boeing 737 in mid-air over the Amazon Rain Forest.