TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific

Air Disasters Blind Spot

In 1978, PSA Flight 182 collides with a Cessna and crashes into a San Diego residential area killing everyone on both planes and seven people on the ground.

Air Disasters Dead Weight

Air Midwest Flight 5481 plane plummets to the ground just after take off killing all on board and injuring one on the ground.

Air Disasters The Plane That Flew Too High

West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 crashes down killing 160 people in 2005 ultimately leading to the bankruptcy of the troubled airline.

Air Disasters Hockey Team Tragedy

A Russian passenger jet crashes into the Volga River, killing almost everyone on board; the incident turns into a national tragedy when rescuers discover the plane carried some of the country's famous athletes.

Air Disasters Deadly Solution

Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm.

Air Disasters Pilot Betrayed

Following the story of the Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 and Captain Rasmussen.

Air Disasters Choosing Sides

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway and it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure, but investigators learn the real cause was a tragic misunderstanding.

Air Disasters Dream Flight Disaster

When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.

Air Disasters Pacific Plunge

Fifteen minutes after taking off from Puerto Vallarta for San Francisco, the pilots of an MD-83 realize something is very wrong with their plane.

Air Disasters Collision Course

A passenger ferry sinks after crashing into rocks off the coast of a Greek island, killing 82; it leads to a shocking investigation.

Air Disasters Deadly Silence

Investigators try to figure out why a private Learjet carrying Payne Stewart went rogue before crashing in a South Dakota hayfield.

Air Disasters Accidents in the Air

From pilot error to meltdowns within air traffic control, investigators dig deep into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic.

Air Disasters Deadly Airspace

When a commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine in 2014, examiners must conduct an investigation in the middle of a war zone.

Air Disasters Pressure Point

Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.

Air Disasters River Runway

Pilots attempt to land their Boeing 737 in an Indonesian river after losing their engines and electrical power.

Air Disasters Terror over the Pacific

On the 24th of February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression; the flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.

How Did They Fix That? For-Everglades

Mike works with the Army Corps of Engineers on a massive project to restore essential flow of fresh water to the Florida Everglades. He also joins scientists, python hunters and the Miccosuke Tribe to eliminate invasive species.

Air Disasters Blown Apart

Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the North Sea; the aircraft's vertical stabilizer vibrates loose during flight due to excessive wear on substandard bolts, sleeves and pins that have been illegally sold.

Air Disasters Head-On Collision

With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming passenger train, resulting in tragedy.

Air Disasters Bomb on Board

A 1994 terrorist bombing aboard Philippine Airlines Flight 434 forces its pilots into a daring emergency landing.

Air Disasters Ocean Landing

Pilots aboard a hijacked plane are forced to attempt an emergency landing at sea.

Air Disasters Deep Freeze

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago, killing all 68 people on board.

Air Disasters Terror in Paradise

On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot.

Air Disasters Attack Over Baghdad

A surface-to-air missile cripples a cargo plane after it takes off from Baghdad International Airport.