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.
Show Info
Schedule: Mondays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Running
Show Type:
Documentary
Episodes ordered: 10 episodes
Created by:
Andre Barro
Official site: www.natgeotv.com
7.3 (31 votes)
Previous Episode
No Exit
Episode 24x11; Apr 16, 2025
Friday, February 1, 1991: as US Air 1493 lands at LAX, it collides with another plane and bursts into flames. Passengers struggle to escape the inferno, but encounter a line at one of the few usable exits. Twenty-one passengers never made it out - in…
Previous Episodes
| Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
|---|---|---|
| 24x11: No Exit | Apr 16, 2025 | |
| 24x10: Running on Empty | Apr 7, 2025 | |
| 24x09: Fatal Test Flight | Mar 31, 2025 |
Cast
Jonathan Aris
voices Himself (Narrator)Recent discussions
This episode is definitely much more improved in details and information, however this crash has already been covered earlier in episode 3 of season 3 with different actors. Surprised they decided to use this crash again.
This entire episode felt rushed with huge portions cut out and / or the NTSB report felt rushed and based on too many assumptions.
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Extra Details
Also known as:
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Air Emergency (
United States)
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Air Disasters ( United States)
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Mayday Air Disasters (
United Kingdom)
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Mayday (
Canada)
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Air Crash Investigations (
Australia)
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Mayday! Desastres Aéreos (
Brazil)
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空中浩劫 (
China)
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Undersøgelse af flystyrt (
Denmark)
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Lentoturmatutkinta (
Finland)
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Dangers dans le ciel (
France)
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Mayday - Alarm im Cockpit (
Germany)
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Légikatasztrófák (
Hungary)
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Flyhavarikommisjonen (
Norway)
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Podniebny horror aka Katastrofy w przestworzach (
Poland)
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Расследования авиакатастроф (
Russian Federation)
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Mayday: catástrofes aéreas (
Spain)
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Uçak Kazasi Raporu (
Turkey)
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