Air Crash Investigations

December 19th, 2005 - Flight 101 is preparing for take-off in the waters off Miami Beach, Florida. Part plane, part speedboat, the twin turbo-prop taxis through one of the world's busiest ports, and after a smooth take-off, is suddenly rocked by an explosion. From the beach, a tourist films its catastrophic plunge into the ocean. Lifeguards immediately race to the crash site and within hours, salv

On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 left London Stansted Airport for Milan, Italy. But the aircraft never made it to its destination, and the plane crashed about 55 seconds after taking off. All four crew members died in the disaster. Investigators worked to determine the cause of this disaster as they questioned whether the crash could have been prevented. Was the aircraft or crew e

On 25 September 1978, PSA Flight 182's Boeing 727 collided into a private Cessna 172 jet while approaching Lindbergh Field and crashed into a residential area in San Diego. It was was the biggest airline disaster at the time in American history, killing all 135 people on board both aircrafts, as well as another 7 people on the ground. Were there technical faults which led to this disaster, or was