Exploring terrifying airplane disasters, beginning with a look at why pilots risk ditching in water, and a hijacked 767 that was forced into the ocean. Investigations of airplane accidents, mishaps and crashes. A look at terrible crashes that can result from planes veering off course or poor visibility.
Why Planes Crash was an aviation documentary TV mini-series based on aircraft accidents and crashes.
Included: a corporate jet and a 737 collide while 37,000 feet above the Amazon; a DC-8 tears into the fuselage of a Lockheed Constellation a mile above New York City; a 727 slams into a Cessna above San Diego; and near L.A., a small plane smashes into a DC-9.
The effects of storms, high winds and microbursts on planes are examined.
Originally run on MSNBC, it was narrated by Lester Holt. The series is still in heavy rotation on The Weather Channel. Prior to it being implemented, crew members wouldn't challenge the captain even on occasions when they thought he was wrong. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.
A look at helicopters highlights their uses for rescues and rapid responses, but also examines the unique set of dangers involved in their operation. Original production ceased in 2015. Instances of onboard fires are examined. Included: a 737 hits a small turboprop on a runway; an Airbus 300 crashes after its tail breaks off; an L-1011 jumbo jet plunges into the Everglades; a jet slams into a hillside; a commuter-plane mishap over a Buffalo suburb. Prior to it being implemented, crew members wouldn't challenge the captain even on occasions when they thought he was wrong.A look at three accidents and how they led to changes in the aviation industry.Plane crashes that resulted from automation failures are spotlighted.A look at helicopters highlights their uses for rescues and rapid responses, but also examines the unique set of dangers involved in their operation.A look at terrible crashes that can result from planes veering off course or poor visibility.Hazards posed to small planes, including bad weather, poor visibility and distractions, are examined.The effects of storms, high winds and microbursts on planes are examined.Plane-crash survivors recall their frightening experiences.Season 2 begins with a look at cockpit communication and how it improved with the implementation of Crew Resource Management (CRM) in 1979. The Crew Resource Management protocol is explained. In every episode normally three accidents would be discussed. Plane-crash survivors recall their frightening experiences. Instances of human error that resulted in plane crashes are examined.
Hazards posed to small planes, including bad weather, poor visibility and distractions, are examined.
Season 2 begins with a look at cockpit communication and how it improved with the implementation of Crew Resource Management (CRM) in 1979. Who's Flying January 19, 2015 Plane crashes that resulted from automation failures are spotlighted.
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Photo Credits: Netflix; Pop TV; Robert Viglasky, Hartswood Films; Fred Hayes/Disney+, Fox, PopTV; Bettina Strauss/Netflix; Nicole Rivelli/Amazon, Netflix, Frank Masi/Apple, Disney, Jasper Savage/Hulu; Diyah Pera/CW Included: a DC-9 crashes into the Everglades after a fire causes the pilots to lose control; an MD-11 crashes after smoke fills the cockpit; a DC-9 loses its electrical systems two hours into a flight; a flame-engulfed plane crashes into a hotel. A look at three accidents and how they led to changes in the aviation industry.
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The series was created and named by producer Caroline Sommers, on behalf of NBC Peacock Productions.The series premiere on July 12, 2009 featured "Miracle on the Hudson," Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's incredible water ditching of U.S. Air flight 1549 in the Hudson on January 15, 2009.
Over the 43 minute program In some episodes a survivor or survivors would explain what they experienced during the accident.
Plane crashes that resulted from automation failures are spotlighted.