Air Crash Investigation Special Report

Air Crash Investigation Special Report is a Canadian documentary series produced by Cineflix that compiles how and why some of the most serious accidents in aviation history happened. Created from the Canadian series Air Crash Investigation.

Air Crash Investigation Special Report
Genre	Documentary Drama
Developed by	Andre Barro
Narrated by	Jonathan Aris for Australia, Asia and Europe Stephen Bogaert for Canada
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	40
Production
Executive producer	Tim Wolochatiuk
Running time	44 Minutes
Production company	Cineflix Productions
Original release
Network	National Geographic
Release	July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09) – present

Seasons

Seasons	Episodes		Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
1	10		9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)	10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)
2	10		5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)	7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)
3	10		24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)	5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
4	10		11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)	15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)
5	10		11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)	TBA

Season 1 (2018)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Incident	Original air date
1	1	"Communication Breakdown"	United Express Flight 5925 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 Tenerife airport disaster	9 July 2018 (2018-07-09)
This special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters. Types of aircraft: Flight 5925: Beechcraft 1900C; Flight 152: Airbus A300B4-200; Flight 1736: Boeing 747-100; Flight 4805: Boeing 747-200B
2	2	"Bad Attitude"	British European Airways Flight 548 Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286	16 July 2018 (2018-07-16)
This special looked at how pilots' aggressive or unprofessional behaviour can cause deadly accidents. Types of aircraft: Flight 548: Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C; Flight 5719: Jetstream 31; Flight 2286: Fairchild Swearingen Metroliner
3	3	"Hero Pilots"	US Airways Flight 1549 Gimli Glider TACA Flight 110	23 July 2018 (2018-07-23)
This special looked at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations. Types of aircraft: Flight 1549: Airbus A320-200; Flight 143: Boeing 767-200; Flight 110: Boeing 737-300
4	4	"Plane vs. Pilot"	Air France Flight 296 XL Airways Germany Flight 888T Air France Flight 447	30 July 2018 (2018-07-30)
This special looked at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings. Types of aircraft: Flight 296: Airbus A320-100; Flight 888T: Airbus A320-200; Flight 447: Airbus A330-200
5	5	"Explosive Evidence"	Metrojet Flight 9268 Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Malaysia Airlines Flight 17	6 August 2018 (2018-08-06)
This special looked at terrorist acts, including bombings and shootdowns. Types of aircraft: Flight 9268: Airbus A321-200; Flight 007: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 17: Boeing 777-200ER
6	6	"Killer in the Cockpit?"	SilkAir Flight 185 Germanwings Flight 9525 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370	13 August 2018 (2018-08-13)
This special looked at pilots' carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft. Types of aircraft: Flight 185: Boeing 737-300; Flight 9525: Airbus A320-200; Flight 370: Boeing 777-200ER
7	7	"Missing Pieces"	British Airways Flight 38 ValuJet Flight 592 Pan Am Flight 103	20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
This special looked at foreign items, including ice, a chemical oxygen generator, and a bomb as the cause. Types of aircraft: Flight 38: Boeing 777-200ER; Flight 592: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; Flight 103: Boeing 747-100
8	8	"Controversial Crashes"	Munich air disaster Arrow Air Flight 1285 Smolensk air disaster	27 August 2018 (2018-08-27)
This special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don't agree on the cause of these accidents. Types of aircraft: Flight 609: Airspeed Ambassador; Flight 1285: Douglas DC-8-63CF; Flight 101: Tupolev Tu-154M
9	9	"Deadly Distractions"	Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash	3 September 2018 (2018-09-03)
This special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes. Types of aircraft: Flight 1141: Boeing 727-200 Advanced; Flight 401: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar; Flight RA-36801: Sukhoi Superjet 100
10	10	"Fire on Board"	British Airtours Flight 28M Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 UPS Airlines Flight 6	10 September 2018 (2018-09-10)
This special looked at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air. Types of aircraft: Flight 28M: Boeing 737-200; Flight 2120: Douglas DC-8-61; Flight 6: Boeing 747-400F

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Accident	Original air date
11	1	"Headline News"	American Airlines Flight 77 TWA Flight 800 Air France Flight 4590	5 June 2019 (2019-06-05)
Three horrific tragedies make headlines around the world. The media is pressuring investigators to find out the causes of these three horrific tragedies. On September 11, 2001, American Airlines Flight 77 disappears from radar and crashes into the Pentagon. A supersonic marvel crashes in France seconds after takeoff, marking the end of the supersonic era, and TWA Flight 800 suddenly explodes after takeoff from New York. Types of aircraft: Flight 77: Boeing 757-200; Flight 800: Boeing 747-100; Flight 4590: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde
12	2	"Rookie Errors"	LAPA Flight 3142 American Airlines Flight 587 Colgan Air Flight 3407	12 June 2019 (2019-06-12)
This special looked at how pilots' rookie mistakes cause accidents. Types of aircraft: Flight 3142: Boeing 737-200; Flight 587: Airbus A300-600; Flight 3407: Bombardier Q400
13	3	"Collision Course"	Hughes Airwest Flight 706 Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision	19 June 2019 (2019-06-19)
This special looked at deadly mid-air collisions. Types of aircraft: Flight 706: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31; Flight 182: Boeing 727-200; Flight 763: Boeing 747-100B; Flight 1907: Ilyushin Il-76
14	4	"Engines Out"	Cathay Pacific Flight 780 British Airways Flight 9 China Airlines Flight 006	26 June 2019 (2019-06-26)
This special looked at how engine failures cause near-fatal accidents. Types of aircraft: Flight 780: Airbus A330-300; Flight 9: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 006: Boeing 747SP
15	5	"Fuel Trouble"	United Airlines Flight 173 China Airlines Flight 120 Varig Flight 254	3 July 2019 (2019-07-03)
This special looked at fuel problems caused by either crew mismanagement or mechanical failure. Types of aircraft: Flight 173: Douglas DC-8-61; Flight 120: Boeing 737-800; Flight 254: Boeing 737-200
16	6	"Perilous Payload"	Fine Air Flight 101 Air Midwest Flight 5481 National Airlines Flight 102	10 July 2019 (2019-07-10)
This special looked at disasters caused by improperly distributed weight or secured cargo. Types of aircraft: Flight 101: Douglas DC-8-61F; Flight 5481: Beechcraft 1900D; Flight 102: Boeing 747-400F
17	7	"Runway in Sight"	Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 Delta Air Lines Flight 191 Asiana Airlines Flight 214	17 July 2019 (2019-07-17)
This special looked at how poorly prepared pilots cause aircraft to crash during landing. Types of aircraft: Flight 200: Boeing 737-400; Flight 191: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar; Flight 214: Boeing 777-200ER
18	8	"Deadly Confusion"	John F. Kennedy Jr. plane crash Flash Airlines Flight 604 Adam Air Flight 574	24 July 2019 (2019-07-24)
This special looked at how spatially disoriented pilots cause crashes. Types of aircraft: JFK Jr's light aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II; Flight 604: Boeing 737-300; Flight 574: Boeing 737-400
19	9	"Radio Silence"	Helios Airways Flight 522 China Airlines Flight 611 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash	31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)
This special looked at accidents caused by either a loss of pressurization or structural failure. Types of aircraft: Flight 522: Boeing 737-300; Flight 611: Boeing 747-200B; N47BA: Learjet 35
20	10	"Design Flaws"	Lauda Air Flight 004 Turkish Airlines Flight 981 Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311	7 August 2019 (2019-08-07)
This special looked at how poor aircraft designs cause disasters. Types of aircraft: Flight 004: Boeing 767-300ER; Flight 981: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10; Flight 2311: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia

Season 3 (2020)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Incident	Original air date
21	1	"Heat of the Moment"	TransAsia Airways Flight 235 KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 VSS Enterprise crash	1 October 2020 (2020-10-01)
In the face of a crisis in the air, pilots must make life or death decisions, but the analysis of these three accidents shows that the wrong decision can have devastating consequences. Types of aircraft: Flight 235: ATR 72-600; Flight 433: Saab 340B; VSS Enterprise: Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo
22	2	"Instrument Confusion"	Copa Airlines Flight 201 Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 Aeroflot Flight 821	5 November 2020 (2020-11-05)
This special looked at accidents caused by instrument failure or confusion. Types of aircraft: Flight 201: Boeing 737-200 Advanced; Flight 8509: Boeing 747-200F; Flight 821: Boeing 737-500
23	3	"VIP on Board"	1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash LaMia Flight 2933 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash	8 October 2020 (2020-10-08)
This special looked at disasters involving high-profile passengers. Types of aircraft: SE-BDY: Douglas DC-6B; Flight 2933: Avro RJ85; Flight IFO-21: Boeing CT-43
24	4	"Lapse in Security"	Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 Air India Flight 182 Uni Air Flight 873	24 September 2020 (2020-09-24)
This special looked at how prohibited items got past airport security. Types of aircraft: Flight 1771: British Aerospace 146; Flight 182: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 873: McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30
25	5	"Mountain Impact"	Thai Airways International Flight 311 Air China Flight 129 Air Inter Flight 148	15 October 2020 (2020-10-15)
This special looked at accidents involving controlled flight into terrain. Types of aircraft: Flight 311: Airbus A310-300; Flight 129: Boeing 767-200ER; Flight 148: Airbus A320-100
26	6	"Survivors"	Southern Airways Flight 242 Continental Airlines Flight 1404 Korean Air Flight 801	17 September 2020 (2020-09-17)
This special looked at stories from survivors of accidents. Types of aircraft: Flight 242: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31; Flight 1404: Boeing 737-500; Flight 801: Boeing 747-300
27	7	"Death from Above"	2011 Reno Air Races crash 2008 Mexico City Learjet crash Aeroméxico Flight 498	10 September 2020 (2020-09-10)
This special looked at aircraft crashing into populated areas. Types of aircraft: The Galloping Ghost: North American P-51 Mustang; XC-VMC: Learjet 45; Flight 498: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; light aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 Archer
28	8	"Courage in the Cockpit"	United Airlines Flight 232 Qantas Flight 32 Northwest Airlines Flight 85	3 September 2020 (2020-09-03)
This special looked at how pilots managed to fly after system failures. Types of aircraft: Flight 232: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10; Flight 32: Airbus A380-800; Flight 85: Boeing 747-400
29	9	"Maintenance Mistakes"	Continental Express Flight 2574 Emery Worldwide Flight 17 Partnair Flight 394	29 October 2020 (2020-10-29)
This special looked at accidents caused by maintenance errors. Types of aircraft: Flight 2574: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia; Flight 17: Douglas DC-8-71F; Flight 394: Convair CV-580
30	10	"Take Off Tragedies"	Singapore Airlines Flight 006 Northwest Airlines Flight 255 Spanair Flight 5022	22 October 2020 (2020-10-22)
This special looked at how missteps during takeoff cause accidents. Types of aircraft: Flight 006: Boeing 747-400; Flight 255: McDonnell Douglas MD-82; Flight 5022: McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Season 4 (2021)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Accident	Original air date
31	1	"Dead of Night"	AIRES Flight 8250 Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 West Air Sweden Flight 294	15 February 2021 (2021-02-15)
Three flight crews will fly in complete darkness in the middle of the night and without the ability to determine their position or orientation to the horizon, they will fall into a deadly trap. Types of aircraft: Flight 8250: Boeing 737-700; Flight 409: Boeing 737-800; Flight 294: Bombardier CRJ200
32	2	"Engine Gone"	American Airlines Flight 191 Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8 El Al Flight 1862	11 January 2021 (2021-01-11)
This special looked at accidents caused by engine seperations. Types of aircraft: Flight 191: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10; Flight 8: Lockheed L-188 Electra; Flight 1862: Boeing 747-200F
33	3	"Lethal Choices"	Kegworth air disaster TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501	8 February 2021 (2021-02-08)
This special looked at disasters caused by pilots' improper life-and-death decisions. Types of aircraft: Flight 92: Boeing 737-400; Flight 402: Fokker 100; Flight 8501: Airbus A320-200
34	4	"Risky Runways"	TAM Airlines Flight 3054 Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 Atlantic Airways Flight 670	1 February 2021 (2021-02-01)
This special looked at some of the most challenging landings of all time. Types of aircraft: Flight 3054: Airbus A320-200; Flight 268: Airbus A300B4-200; Flight 670: British Aerospace 146-200A
35	5	"Landings Gone Wrong"	Crossair Flight 3597 Trigana Air Flight 267 TransAsia Airways Flight 222	1 March 2021 (2021-03-01)
This special looked at how pilots' improvisation cause aircraft to crash during approach. Types of aircraft: Flight 3597: British Aerospace 146; Flight 267: ATR 42-300; Flight 222: ATR 72-500
36	6	"Frozen Wings"	Air Florida Flight 90 Comair Flight 3272 Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428	8 March 2021 (2021-03-08)
Three flights are brought down by the icing in the Argentine desert, Michigan and Virginia, United States. In this special, the researchers must be able to find out how the ice brought down three planes that seemed so safe. Types of aircraft: Flight 90: Boeing 737-200; Flight 3272: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia; Flight 5428: Saab 340A
37	7	"Runway Collisions"	1990 Wayne County Airport runway collision Los Angeles runway disaster Linate Airport disaster	18 January 2021 (2021-01-18)
This special looked at runway incursions. Types of aircraft: Flight 1482: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14; Flight 299: Boeing 727-200 Advanced; Flight 1493: Boeing 737-300; Flight 5569: Fairchild Metro III; Flight 686: McDonnell Douglas MD-87; business jet: Cessna Citation CJ2
38	8	"Cockpit Breakdown"	Kenya Airways Flight 507 Crossair Flight 498 United Express Flight 6291	22 February 2021 (2021-02-22)
This special looked at accidents caused by mismatched pilots. Types of aircraft: Flight 507: Boeing 737-800; Flight 498: Saab 340B; Flight 6291: British Aerospace Jetstream 41
39	9	"Splash Down"	Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 Cougar Helicopters Flight 91 Tuninter Flight 1153	15 March 2021 (2021-03-15)
This special looked at aircraft ditching in the water. Types of aircraft: Flight 421: Boeing 737-300; Flight 91: Sikorsky S-92A; Flight 1153: ATR 72-200
40	10	"Northern Extremes"	Air Ontario Flight 1363 Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 First Air Flight 6560	25 January 2021 (2021-01-25)
This special looked at aircraft crashing in the far North. Types of aircraft: Flight 1363: Fokker F28-1000; Flight 751: McDonnell Douglas MD-81; Flight 6560: Boeing 737-200C

Season 5 (2022)

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Accident	Original air date
41	1	"War Zone"	2003 Baghdad DHL attempted shootdown incident Iran Air Flight 655 1975 Tân Sơn Nhứt C-5 accident	11 July 2022 (2022-07-11)
Misidentification and accidental bombing of enemy territory are among the many risks pilots face in military zones around the world. Types of aircraft: 68-0218: Lockheed C-5A Galaxy; Flight 655: Airbus A300B2-200; OO-DLL: Airbus A300B4-200F
42	2	"Time Critical"	Continental Airlines Flight 1713 Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 Ansett New Zealand Flight 703	18 July 2022 (2022-07-18)
As they rush to finish, some pilots overlook important steps and danger signs and make decisions that threaten the lives of the passengers as well as their own. A Turkish Airlines Boeing 737 crashes into the ground minutes after landing at Amsterdam Airport. A Continental Airlines flight crew ignores normal procedures in Denver amid heavy snow and ice and as the pilots of Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 try to resolve a minor landing gear failure, they hit the ground and their approach ends tragically wrong in the New Zealand slopes. Types of aircraft: Flight 1951: Boeing 737-800; Flight 1713: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14; Flight 703: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102
43	3	"Ticking Time Bomb"	Air Moorea Flight 1121 Japan Airlines Flight 123 Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101	25 July 2022 (2022-07-25)
Types of aircraft:
43	4	"Impossible Landings"	Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 Air Canada Flight 797 Aloha Airlines Flight 243	TBA
The pilots avoid three dangerous situations where there was no room for error and manage to land damaged planes. A female passenger is sucked out the window of Southwest Flight 1380. The cabin of a Boeing 737 explodes over Hawaii and Air Canada Flight 797 catches fire 90 seconds after an incredible crash landing. Types of aircraft: Flight 1380: Boeing 737-700; Flight 243: Boeing 737-200; Flight 797: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
44	5	"Deadly Data"	Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 Qantas Flight 72 Alitalia Flight 404	TBA
Types of aircraft: Flight 404: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; Flight 72: Airbus A330-300: Flight 518: ATR 42-300
45	6	"Trained to Fail"	YAK-Service Flight 9633 Loganair Flight 6780 West Caribbean Airways Flight 708	TBA
Types of aircraft:
46	7	"Accidents in the Air"	1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 Proteus Airlines Flight 706	24 July 2022 (2022-07-24)
This special looked at mid-air collisions caused by either pilot error or meltdowns within air traffic control. Types of aircraft: Flight 718: Douglas DC-7; Flight 2: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation; Flight 1907: Boeing 737-800; business jet: Embraer Legacy 600; Flight 706: Beechcraft 1900D; light aircraft: Cessna 177 Cardinal
47	8	"Dangerous Winds"	USAir Flight 1016 TANS Perú Flight 204 Hurricane hunters NOAA42 incident	TBA
Approaching Charlotte, US Air Flight 1016 crashes violently into the ground after a gust of wind. A 737 drops like a rock while flying blind over Perú half a mile from the jungle, and a scientific expedition into the eye of Hurricane Hugo goes terribly wrong. Types of aircraft: Flight 1016: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31; Flight 204: Boeing 737-200 Advanced; NOAA42: Lockheed WP-3D Orion
48	9	"Sabotage"	Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 Itavia Flight 870 LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470	TBA
Three flights are sabotaged. When hijackers break into the cockpit of an Ethiopian plane, the captain manages to make a life-threatening sea landing. Scientists debate a pair of conflicting theories when an Italian plane explodes in the sky and Namibian investigators come to a chilling conclusion after examining clues found in the wreckage of LAM Mozambique Flight 470. Types of aircraft:
49	10	"Poor Piloting"	China Airlines Flight 140 Manx2 Flight 7100 Aeroflot Flight 593	TBA
Types of aircraft: Flight 140: Airbus A300B4-600R; Flight 7100: Fairchild SA227-BC Metro III; Flight 593: Airbus A310-300