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Duration Time Minutes: 312 minutes 4x DVD DISC
DVD Information: Australian Region Free
DVD Release Date: 2013
Special Features:
Movie Format: 16:9 Aspect Format - DVD - Colour
Comment: Will work overseas on all Players"Fight for Control"Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 83August2012
On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's number-four propeller separates, tearing a gash on the aircraft's underside, jamming the flight controls and causing a rapid decompression. The pilots manage to land the aircraft safely at Anchorage, Alaska. The propeller fell into the sea, and since it was never recovered, the cause of the accident has not been determined.
Type of aircraft: Lockheed L-188 Electra872"Fire in the Hold"ValuJet Flight 59210August2012
On 11 May 1996, 10 minutes after takeoff, ValuJet Flight 592 starts filling with smoke after a fire breaks out in the main cargo bay as it is flying over Miami. The aircraft crashes into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The cause of the fire was later determined to be an accidental triggering of a chemical oxygen generator illegally shipped as non-hazardous cargo.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32883"Caution to the Wind"Singapore Airlines Flight 00617August2012
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai Shek airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon, killing 83 of the 179 people on board. Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by pilot error.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-400894"Pushed to the Limit"SilkAir Flight 18524August2012
On 19 December 1997, while en route to Singapore, SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude, killing all 104 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was disputed: a US investigation concluded that it was an act of murder–suicide by the captain; however, the Indonesian investigators were undetermined.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-300905"Blind Landing"TANS Perú Flight 20431August2012
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board. The cause of the crash was the pilots not following visual flight rules while the aircraft was being pushed by a downdraft.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-200 Advanced916"Grand Canyon Disaster"1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision24January2013
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collide in mid-air over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft. At the time, it was the deadliest-ever aviation accident, and would lead to major changes in the regulation of flight operations over the United States.
Note: This accident was previously featured as a special in the episode "System Breakdown" (S08E01).
Type of aircraft: Flight 718: Douglas DC-7; Flight 2: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation927"Catastrophe at O'Hare"American Airlines Flight 19125February2013
On 25 May 1979, the number-one engine on American Airlines Flight 191 detaches moments after taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The aircraft banks to the left and crashes into an open field, killing all 271 people on board and 2 people on the ground. One of the mounting points in the pylon attaching the engine to the wing had suffered damage caused by faulty maintenance procedures.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10938"Focused on Failure"United Airlines Flight 17311March2013
On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 are preoccupied with a landing gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon. It runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area, killing 10 of the 189 people on board. The pilot failed to acknowledge the warnings of the remaining crew regarding the aircraft's fuel state, while the remaining crew failed to adequately communicate the situation.
Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61949"Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster"Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash4March2013
On 7 September 2011, Yak-Service Flight 9633, carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team, crashes shortly after takeoff at Yaroslavl, Russia, killing all but one of the 45 occupants. The investigation found that the pilots were not properly trained on the aircraft type and mishandled it during takeoff.
Type of aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-42D9510"Death of the President"Smolensk air disaster27January2013
On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force VIP aircraft carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility. All 96 passengers and crew members on board are killed.
Type of aircraft: Tupolev Tu-154M9611"Heading to Disaster"Ethiopian Airlines Flight 40925March2013
On 25 January 2010, shortly after takeoff from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport during a thunderstorm, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 plunges into the Mediterranean Sea while on a flight to Addis Ababa, killing all 90 people on board.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-8009712"28 Seconds to Survive"Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 5181April2013
On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff, killing all 46 people on board. Investigators determined that the aircraft took off with inoperative navigation equipment due to the pilots' failure to do their pre-flight checklist.
Type of aircraft: ATR 42-3009813"Air France 447: Vanished"Air France Flight 44715April2013
On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447 stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 228 people on board. The causes of the crash were incorrect airspeed readings due to ice blocking the aircraft's pitot tubes and inappropriate control inputs.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A330-200
