Air Crash Investigation Season 22
In 2020 a helicopter crash near Calabasas, on route to Camarillo, in Los Angeles, killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant, and family members and others. It shocked the Nation and the NTSB investigate. On January 26, 2020, a Sikorsk…
After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem. Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 was a scheduled flight under the American Eagle branding from Pi…
An Illinois turboprop crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision. Air Illinois Flight 710 was a scheduled passenger flight from Chicago to Carbondale, Illinois. On the nig…
Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut. American Airlines Flight 1572 was a flight from Chicago…
A Boeing 727 begins an uncommanded roll to the right, along with loss of hydraulic fluid, which almost resulted in the loss of the aircraft. Investigators recreate all the steps of the flight, to solve the mystery. TWA Flight 84…
Flight 261 was a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 that crashed into the Pacific Ocean on January 31, 2000. Investigators discover a sad trail of poor maintenance, shortcuts and lack of attention to detail. Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was …