Episode Guide
Season 17
Episode Guide
Holding Pattern
S17
E1
Windshear forces force Flydubai Flight 981 into a holding pattern, beginning a series of physical and mental errors that cause a fatal nosedive.
Peril Over Portugal
S17
E2
When a DC-10 crashes at Portugal's Faro Airport, severe weather appears to be the culprit, but new evidence raises troubling questions.
Stealth Bomber Down
S17
E3
When a USAF stealth bomber crashes after takeoff, investigators search for a reason behind history's most expensive aviation disaster.
Double Trouble
S17
E4
An explosion over the French Alps rips both right wing engines off a cargo plane, forcing its pilots to attempt a miraculous emergency landing.
Pacific Plunge
S17
E5
When an MD-83 nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue that had been ignored for years.
Terror Over Michigan
S17
E6
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine what caused the aircraft to lose control.
Tree Strike Terror
S17
E7
After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low.
Pitch Black
S17
E8
When an Illinois turboprop crashes after losing battery power, investigators uncover a series of errors made by the pilots.
Turboprop Terror
S17
E9
When a turboprop stalls and crashes into a North Carolina forest, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.
Kobe Bryant
S17
E10
When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, investigators examine the data, the wreckage, and the pilot's actions for clues.