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Episode 1: Pilot Error
2011-01-1750 min
Incompetent pilots have caused countless horrific crashes, but in their desperate attempt to eliminate human error, have airlines actually made flying more risky?
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Aircrash Confidential Season 1 — Episodes and Where to Watch
6 episodes · first aired 2011-01-17
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Episode 2: Engineering Error
2011-01-2450 min
Planes hold lives in the balance but sometimes there are fatal errors in their design. Find out why a Jumbo Jet exploded mid-flight and DC10s fell from the sky.
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Episode 3: Terrorism
50 min
Planes are an ideal terrorist target, carrying hundreds of potential victims and assuring worldwide publicity. How can new technologies stop hijackers getting on board?
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Episode 4: Collisions
50 min
When 47 children died in a plane crash, one grieving dad tracked down the air traffic controller on duty and murdered him. Why do these fatal collisions still occur?
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Episode 5: Extreme Weather
50 min
Why does bad weather crash planes? And how did Juliane Koepcke survive when lightning struck her flight, and she plunged into a rainforest, still strapped in her seat?
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Episode 6: Fire On Board
50 min
When fire breaks out on a flight passengers only have two minutes to escape. Experts explore why some don't make it, and how larger planes pose a greater threat.
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