Air Disasters

Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.

First Aired

May 15, 2011

Last Aired

Sep 13, 2026

Episode Runtime

45m

Created By

André Barro, Bernard Vaillot

Network

Smithsonian Channel