TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific HD

Air Disasters Free Fall

A computer glitch causes a highly automated Qantas Airways flight to nearly fall out of the sky; Australian investigators must find the cause before it happens again.

Air Disasters Sabotage

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

Air Disasters Deadly Mission

A new investigation sheds light on the controversial 1961 plane crash that killed U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld.

Air Disasters What Happened To Malaysian 370?

Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory as they investigate one of the greatest aviation mysteries of all time.

Air Disasters Cockpit Killer

When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators have to rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a conclusion.

Air Disasters Turning Point

A Northwest Airlines flight cruises above the Bering Sea before problems develop and pilots must make an emergency landing in Anchorage.

Air Disasters Cleared for Disaster

An air traffic controller's mistake causes a Boeing 737 to land on a runway already occupied by another aircraft.

Air Disasters Titanic in the Sky

On 4 November 2010, shortly after takeoff from Singapore, the number-two engine on Qantas Flight 32 partially disintegrates, causing serious damage to its left wing.

Air Disasters Falling From the Sky

A British Airways flight to Australia in 1982 crashes into the Indian Ocean.

Air Disasters Miracle Escape

Passengers and crew escape a jet that skid off the runway before catching fire.

Air Disasters Deadly Descent

When an airbus A330 loses both engines, its pilots must think of a solution before they crash into the South China Sea.

Air Disasters Deadly Detail

After a seemingly routine landing, a Boeing 737 erupts in flames, putting 165 debarking passengers and crew in jeopardy.

Air Disasters Dead of Winter

An investigation into Continental Airlines Flight 1713, which crashed on takeoff from Denver during a snowstorm in 1987, changes commercial flight forever.

Air Disasters Blow Out

A cockpit window on British Airways Flight blows out, partially ejecting and injuring the captain; the co-pilot completes an emergency landing.

Air Disasters Hanging by a Thread

The roof of an Aloha Airlines 737 tears off the plane at 24,000 feet in the sky.

Air Disasters Gimli Glider

A pilot heads for a decommissioned air force base when the Boeing 767 jet he is flying unexpectedly runs out of fuel.

Ice Airport Alaska Edge of Today

A heavy hauling helicopter flies across the frozen Bering Sea to the tiny island of Little Diomede, just 2.4 miles from Russia. At Fort Wainwright the Artic Angels prepare for a medevac mission and a veteran bush pilot tests his.

Ice Airport Alaska Volcano Preppers

When seismic activity around Mount Spurr heats up, pilots fly supplies to farmers. The operations team at Anchorage International deal with two emergency landings and proud parents turn to pilots to get them to a vital school ba.

Ice Airport Alaska Top of the World

Climbers landing on a glacier at the foot of Mount Denali, follow in the footsteps of?aviation pioneers. A swarm of 600,000 bees threatens the plane's structural ?integrity and veterinarians battling a rabies epidemic go up agai.

Air Disasters Hudson River Runway

US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese, causing both engines to fail.

Air Disasters Deadly Detour

The crew of a commuter flight over France makes a sight-seeing detour that sets off a deadly chain of events.

Air Disasters Icy Descent

After experiencing icing conditions, a turboprop slams into an Argentine desert; investigators are mystified by what they uncover.

Air Disasters System Breakdown

Five aviation disasters and the changes they have forced air-traffic controllers to make.

Air Disasters Tragedy on the Potomac

On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people.