Episodes 10

Auf dem Quincy Regional Airport im US-Bundesstaat Illinois gibt es keinen Kontrollturm. Die Piloten der ankommenden und abfliegenden Maschinen sprechen direkt miteinander. Als die United-Express-Passagiermaschine 5925 zur Landung ansetzt, kommt ihr auf der Landebahn ein startendes Flugzeug entgegen. Wie konnte es dazu kommen? Die Beechcraft 1900 ist ein kleines Flugzeug, das bis zu 19 Passagieren Platz bietet. Die Propellermaschinen dieses Typs werden vor allem im regionalen Luftverkehr eingesetzt und gehören zu den beliebtesten Flugzeugen dieser Größe. Doch am 19. November 1996 kommt es auf dem Flughafen der Kleinstadt Quincy in Illinois zu einer tragischen Kollision: Zwei Beechcraft-Maschinen rasen ineinander.

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Nach einem kurzen Flug von der indonesischen Hauptstadt Jakarta schlägt die Boeing 737 des Garuda-Fluges 200 am 7. März 2007 in Yogyakarta zweimal so heftig auf, dass sie über die Rollbahn hinaus rutscht. Von den 140 Menschen an Bord kommen 21 ums Leben. Die Suche nach den Ursachen findet unter erheblichem Druck statt. Nachdem die Ermittler einer ganzen Reihe falscher Fährten gefolgt sind, machen sie plötzlich eine erstaunliche Entdeckung. Die genaue Auswertung des Voice Recorders führt schließlich zu einer bestürzenden Gewissheit...

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Als die Boeing 747 des UPS-Frachtfluges 6 am 3. September 2010 in Dubai abhebt, ertönt an Bord plötzlich Feueralarm. Nachdem die Versuche, die Flammen unter Kontrolle zu bringen, gescheitert sind, bleibt den Piloten keine andere Wahl: Die schwere Maschine muss so schnell wie möglich zurück auf den Boden. Doch beim erneuten Anflug dringt Rauch ins Cockpit und vernebelt den Piloten die Sicht. Dann versagt auch noch die Sauerstoffversorgung, und bald ist nur noch der Erste Offizier in der Lage, das Flugzeug zu steuern. Es beginnt ein dramatischer Wettlauf gegen die Zeit…

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On 6 July 2013, on landing at San Francisco International Airport, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 strikes a seawall and crashes short of the runway. Of the 307 people on board, 2 passengers die at the crash scene; another dies shortly after in hospital.

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Hochhaus-Katastrophe (El Al, Flug 1862)

80%
February 1, 201645m

On 4 October 1992, after taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 declares an emergency. The crew do their best to make an emergency landing, but the 747 cargo jet rolls violently to the right and crashes into an apartment complex, killing 43 people. The two engines on the right wing had separated from the aircraft, causing the loss of control.

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On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 from Atlanta suddenly nose-dives into the ground while on landing approach to Glynco Jetport, killing all 23 people on board, including US Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. The accident was caused by a malfunction of the left engine propeller control unit.

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Crew 2

Directed by: Tim Wolochatiuk

Written by: Andrew Kaufman

Guest Stars 6 Full Cast & Crew

  1. Geoffrey Pounsett

    Captain Mark Friedline

  2. Jonathan Goldapple

    First Officer Hank Johnston

  3. Danny Deakin

    NTSB Investigator Tom Haueter

  4. Aaron Michael Reilly

    NTSB Investigator Jim Ritter

  5. Paulo Raposo

    Test Pilot Gilberto Schittini

  6. Lars Classington

    Manley "Sonny" Carter Jr.

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On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes seconds after takeoff from São Paulo–Congonhas Airport into a heavily populated residential area, killing all 96 people on board and 3 on the ground. The crash was attributed to the uncommanded deployment of a faulty thrust reverser on the right engine.

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On 10 October 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 lands at Stord Airport, but the aircraft overruns the runway and crashes after careening off a steep embankment. Four of the sixteen people on board are killed. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's spoilers and hydroplaning.

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Absturz oder Anschlag?

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February 29, 201645m

On 18 September 1961, a Douglas DC-6 operated by Transair Sweden, carrying Dag Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, crashes en route to cease-fire negotiations in Northern Rhodesia during the Congo Crisis. All of the 16 passengers and crew members are killed.

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Fatale Verspätung (Spanair, Flug 5022)

85%
Season Finale
March 7, 201645m

On 20 August 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately, banks to the right and crashes, killing 154 people out of the 172 on board. The pilots aborted the first takeoff attempt, and the second attempt resulted in the crash.

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