TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific

Air Disasters Deadly Exchange

When a commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway, investigators turn their attention to the final seconds in the cockpit.

Air Disasters A Wounded Bird

A blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight breaks off; the imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its mounting.

Air Disasters Invisible Killer

During a storm, a strong gale slams Delta Airlines Flight 191 to the ground, killing most people on board.

Air Disasters Catastrophe at O'Hare

On 25 May 1979, the number-one engine on American Airlines Flight 191 detaches moments after taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The aircraft banks to the left and crashes into an open field, killing all 271 people on board.

Air Disasters Splash Down

Three last-resort water landings, all handled differently yet each one crucial to improving the outcomes of ditching on open water.

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.

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 Design Flaws

When former race car driver Niki Lauda's planes nosedives into a Thai jungle, a one-in-a-million failure reveals a weak spot in every Boeing 767; radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers send investigators hunting for answers.

Air Disasters Fight for Your Life

Three FedEx employees must regain control of their plane when a coworker attacks them in midair.

Air Disasters Cockpit Breakdown

Three flights end in tragedy after miscommunication mix-ups and personality clases; Investigators try to unravel what went wrong.

Air Disasters Vanishing Act

Investigators face a mystery when Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.

Air Disasters VIP on Board

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

Air Disasters Sideswiped

A Boeing 737 leaving Panama City crashes into one of the most remote and treacherous jungles on the planet.

Air Disasters Delivery to Disaster

History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

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 Accident or Assassination

A plane carrying Mexico's interior minister crashes into Mexico City's financial district.

Aerial Mexico The Historic Center

For centuries, Mexico's historic center has been a land of legends and power. From Veracruz's shores to Mexico City's ancient layers, Puebla's epic battle and Michoacan's indigenous traditions, discover where empires rise and tr.

Air Disasters Headline News

Three devastating crashes make front-page news around the globe; the media frenzy puts intense pressure on investigators to uncover the causes.

Air Disasters Rookie Errors

History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

Air Disasters Fight to the Finish

Three flight crews face impossible odds: a Boeing 707 loses engines over the Alps as fire spreads, Air Astana 1388 goes out of control over Portugal, and a bomb on PA 434 severs control cables and blasts a hole in the fuselage.

Air Disasters Out of Sight

In one of the world's busiest airports, a large passenger plane crashes into a smaller one; a 1986 midair crash between planes near Los Angeles brings attention to disturbing congestion at airports.

Air Disasters Fuel Trouble

History's most terrifying air disasters, and the investigations that followed, are revisited and reexamined.

Air Disasters Fire Fight

A mechanical problem aboard an Air Canada plane turns into an all-out emergency six miles in the air.

Air Disasters Impossible Landing

A look at the fate of United Airlines Flight 232 which crashed into Sioux City's runway in 1989; it caused a subsequent explosion that left 111 people dead.