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  • National Geographic

Air Crash Investigation: Special Report

  • 2018 – 2024
  • Returning Series
  • Documentary · Reality
  • 6 seasons
  • 7.1/10

In this special season of Air Crash Investigation, every episode examines multiple aviation disasters that prove to have similarities including; engines that separated from their aircrafts mid-flight, mismatched pilot pairings that led to deadly crashes, and improvised landings with tragic consequences.

Latest: Season 6 · 2024

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  1. E1. Pitch Problems

    Jul 8, 2024 · 45m

    Pitch problems lead to catastrophic impacts that leave little evidence behind. Explore three disasters that left investigators stumped.

  2. E2. Fight to the Finish

    Jul 15, 2024 · 45m

    A Boeing 707 loses both right engines, an out-of-control aircraft needs managing and a bomb explodes aboard PA 434.

  3. E3. Bad Data

    Jul 22, 2024 · 45m

    Bad data can be deadly. When a Stealth Bomber crashes at a US Air Force base, it becomes the most expensive aviation disaster ever.

  4. E4. Landing Hazards

    Jul 29, 2024 · 45m

    Three harrowing disasters reveal the threat of poor weather to a safe landing, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and treacherous crosswinds.

  5. E5. Training Ignored

    Aug 5, 2024 · 45m

    Situations can turn deadly if training is ignored. Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is among the casualties when a helicopter crashes in LA.

  6. E6. Reckless Approaches

    Aug 12, 2024 · 45m

    Three catastrophic approaches provoke questions, from a turboprop disaster to an invisible culprit on the Cuban border.