TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA

Aerial America Nebraska

Soaring above the Cornhusker State's vast farms, towering spires, desolate badlands and gleaming cities.

Aerial America Dazzling Destinations

A sweeping tour over popular destinations in America, including the Badlands, Nantucket, the National Mall and more.

Aerial America Colorado

Alpine valleys; Rocky Mountains; Denver's towering skyscrapers.

Aerial America Ohio

An aerial journey over Ohio showcases the Buckeye State's autumnal vistas, majestic rivers, epic skyscrapers and battlegrounds.

Air Disasters River Runway

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

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 Cockpit Catastrophe

The cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes; pilots miraculously land the out-of-control plane; investigators must determine how the freshly serviced aircraft was released with a fatal flaw.

Air Disasters No Warning

Investigators must figure out why the safety systems of a turboprop plane failed to prevent a crash into an Indonesian mountain.

Air Disasters Deadly Departure

After a DC-8 cargo plane with only three working engines crashes on takeoff in Kansas City, investigators uncover a flaw in the pilots' training.

Air Disasters Killer in the Cockpit?

A look at the commercial flights that ended in disaster because of suspected murder-suicide.

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 Target Is Destroyed

A Korean Airlines passenger plane is shot down by a Soviet fighter jet in 1983; political tensions nearly escalate into war.

Air Disasters Panic Over the Pacific

A miraculous rescue is launched after a 747 plummets toward the Pacific.

Air Disasters Cold Case

Two identical plane crashes involving the same icy conditions and the same plane design are examined, revealing why neither disaster should have happened.

Air Disasters Racing the Storm

An MD-82 crash lands in Arkansas during a severe thunderstorm; but investigators believe weather is not the main reason for the accident.

Air Disasters Missing Over New York

Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route; it is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City.

Air Disasters Massacre Over the Mediterranean

On June 27, 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Ustica, Italy; all 81 people on board are killed.

Air Disasters Dangerous Approach

A Colorado commuter flight crashes five miles short of the runway and the reasons why rock the airline industry.

Aerial America Wyoming

An aerial exploration of Wyoming reveals the Cowboy State's controversial history while highlighting its breathtaking canyons and volcanic formations.

Aerial America Kansas

An aerial tour of Kansas shows a state with varied landscapes, scenic areas and historical conflict sites.

Aerial America On the Water

Taking flight for a bird's eye tour of America's rivers, lakes and canals.