Aircrash Confidential (2011)
Synopsis
Aircrash Confidential is a television series produced by WMR Productions and IMG Entertainment. The programme investigates air-disasters from around the world. Aircrash Confidential currently airs on the Discovery Channel in the United Kingdom and on Discovery Australia.
Network
Discovery
Episodes
Pilot Error
Incompetent pilots have caused countless horrific crashes, but in their desperate attempt to eliminate human error, have airlines actually made flying more risky?
Engineering Error
Planes hold lives in the balance but sometimes there are fatal errors in their design. Find out why a Jumbo Jet exploded mid-flight and DC10s fell from the sky.
Terrorism
Planes are an ideal terrorist target, carrying hundreds of potential victims and assuring worldwide publicity. How can new technologies stop hijackers getting on board?
Collisions
When 47 children died in a plane crash, one grieving dad tracked down the air traffic controller on duty and murdered him. Why do these fatal collisions still occur?
Extreme Weather
Why does bad weather crash planes? And how did Juliane Koepcke survive when lightning struck her flight, and she plunged into a rainforest, still strapped in her seat?
Fire On Board
When fire breaks out on a flight passengers only have two minutes to escape. Experts explore why some don't make it, and how larger planes pose a greater threat.
Details
Original Title
Aircrash Confidential
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
3
Episodes
18
Production
World Media Rights