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Cracks in the System

Cracks in the System

Episode number: 1

Overview: Chalk's Ocean Airways flight 101 crashes just after take-off from Watson Island in Miami.

Target is Destroyed

Target is Destroyed

Episode number: 2

Overview: Korean Airlines Flight 007 is shot down by a fighter jet when it enters Soviet airspace.

Cruel Skies

Cruel Skies

Episode number: 3

Overview: The importance of weather forecasting to the aviation industry.

Panic on the Runway

Panic on the Runway

Episode number: 4

Overview: In August, 1985, an airplane's engine catches fire as it accelerates.

Alarming Silence

Alarming Silence

Episode number: 5

Overview: Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes shortly after take-off in Detroit.

Cold Case

Cold Case

Episode number: 6

Overview: A design flaw on the Fokker F28 causes two similar plane crashes in Ontario and New York.

Pilot vs. Plane

Pilot vs. Plane

Episode number: 7

Overview: Air France Flight 296 fails to regain altitude after performing a flyby during an air show.

System Breakdown

System Breakdown

Episode number: 8

Overview: Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

The Final Blow

The Final Blow

Episode number: 9

Overview: An Air Inter flight crashes into the Vosges Mountains while attempting to land.

Cleared for Disaster

Cleared for Disaster

Episode number: 10

Overview: An air traffic controller's mistake causes two planes to collide on the runway.

The Plane That Flew Too High

The Plane That Flew Too High

Episode number: 11

Overview: The West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crash ultimately leads to bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Deadly Reputation

Deadly Reputation

Episode number: 12

Overview: AM Airlines Flight 3054 slides off a runway and crashes into a warehouse next to a petrol station.