TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA - Pacific

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 Dangerous Winds

Three planes fall prey to deadly winds, and it is up to investigators to find out why.

Air Disasters Tree Strike Terror

After a passenger jet miraculously survives a collision with trees while landing, investigators attempt to uncover why the plane was flying so low.

Air Disasters Lethal Choices

Faced with a midair crisis, pilots must make a life or death decision, but the wrong approach can trigger a far more serious problem.

Air Disasters Concorde: Up in Flames

On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all of the 109 people on board and 4 on the ground.

Air Disasters Into the Eye of the Storm

On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is jolted by strong winds, causing an engine to catch fire and fail.

Air Disasters Eleven Deadly Seconds

Solving the crash of China Airlines Flight 676 hinges on 11 baffling seconds when neither pilot controls the airplane.

Air Disasters Kid in the Cockpit

A pilot's decision to let his 15-year-old son fly has disastrous consequences on a commercial flight.

Air Disasters Deadly Solution

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

Air Disasters North Sea Nightmare

A modern turboprop nosedives towards the North Sea after being struck by lightning, an unusual feature in the plane may explain why.

Air Disasters Pushed to the Limit

SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude.

Air Disasters Hero Pilots

Three flights headed for disaster are saved at the last moment by heroes in the cockpit.

Air Disasters Risky Runways

In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, the toughest landings on earth pushed three flight crews.

Air Disasters Nowhere to Land

Pilots of TACA Flight 110 make a remarkable landing on a narrow levee, but investigators must find out why the engines in a brand new plane failed.