TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific

Air Disasters Runway Runoff

A passenger plane veers off the runway in Denver sparking an investigation into the airport's proximity to the Rocky Mountains.

Air Disasters Radio Silence

The business jet carrying PGA golfer Payne Stewart and former Alabama football quarterback crashes; how loss of pressurization and structural failure led to this crash and the deadliest aviation accidents in both Greek and Taiwanese history.

Air Disasters Bad Attitude

Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes shortly after take off from London Stansted Airport on December 22, 1999.

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 plummets to the ground just after takeoff, 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; it leads 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 Confusion

JFK Jr. disappears on the way to Martha's Vineyard; a captain loses his bearings and crashes over the Red Sea; pilots crash a plane over Indonesia.

Air Disasters Missing Pieces

Following three air crash investigations in which examiners are pushed to the limit to crack the cases.

Air Disasters Missed Opportunities

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

Air Disasters Fire on Board

A Swissair passenger jet catches fire midflight and crashes into the Atlantic, leading to one of the largest investigations in aviation history.

Air Disasters Kathmandu Descent

A challenging descent in the Himalayas turns tragic when the pilots miscalculate their approach to a Kathmandu airport.

Air Disasters Explosive Clues

A look at three commercial planes that became targets over the Sinai Desert, the Sea of Japan and Ukraine.

Air Disasters The Pentagon Attack

The FBI and NTSB join forces to determine how terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 77 and flew it into the Pentagon on September 11, 2001.

Air Disasters Blind Landing

TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board.

Air Disasters Heat of the Moment

Featuring captivating reenactments and state-of-the-art CGI; Air Crash Investigation uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters of all time.

Ice Airport Alaska Jumbo Crisis

A damaged plane plunges Anchorage Airport into an emergency. A leak on a Coast Guard helicopter jeopardizes emergency cover. Rain turns the Fairbanks runways into ice rinks, and a dog-sled racing prodigy flies with furry teammates.

Ice Airport Alaska Life Beyond Zero

A father and son team of bush aviators flies a NASA expedition into the wilderness. A rookie airline pilot attempts a landing on a remote island. A seaplane mechanic starts a helicopter repair business, and customs agents.

Ice Airport Alaska My Foggy Valentine

Valentine's day delays loom when a squadron of F22 makes an unexpected landing; high winds threaten a helicopter's 600lb sling load; Aviators come to the rescue of a village without water.

Air Disasters Lethal Limits

An investigation into a jet crash from 2008 leads to a drastic change into the Russian aviation system.

Air Disasters Fog of War

A U.S. military plane veers off course and flies into a mountain while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia in heavy fog, killing all 35 people on board.

Air Disasters The Heathrow Enigma

A British Airways Flight's engines failure to respond cause the plane to crash-land just short of the runway.

Air Disasters Stormy Cockpit

Pilots leaving Cameroon steer their plane clear of a storm, but the aircraft begins rolling to the right, and they are unable to regain control.

Air Disasters Split Decision

Arrow Air Flight 1285 with 248 American soldiers on board crashes seconds after refueling in Newfoundland.