Runway in Sight
Special — Multiple incidents: Crashes that happened with the airport already in view, when the final moments of flight proved the most dangerous.
More from Season 20
Episode 1
Headline News
Special — Multiple incidents: Three crashes that made front-page news around the world, and how intense media pressure shaped the investigations that followed.
Episode 2
Rookie Errors
Special — Multiple incidents, including LAPA Flight 3142, American Airlines Flight 587, and Colgan Air Flight 3407: Even highly trained crews can fall prey to the most basic mistakes — with devastating results.
Episode 3
Collision Course
Special — Multiple incidents: Mid-air and on-course collisions, and the systems built to keep aircraft — and vessels — safely apart.
Episode 4
Engines Out
Special — Multiple incidents: When an aircraft loses all engine power, training and airmanship become the last line of defense.
Episode 5
Fuel Trouble
Special — Multiple incidents: Flights brought down not by their machinery but by the fuel meant to keep them flying — from mismanagement to mechanical failure.
Episode 6
Perilous Payload
Special — Multiple incidents: Aircraft fatally out of balance from misloaded or unsecured cargo — a risk that's entirely preventable, yet keeps recurring.
