1. Racing The Storm  

First aired: 9/3/2003

This episode focuses on the crash of American Airlines Flight 1420. When trying to land during a deadly thunderstorm, the flight plunges off the runway and leaves 11 people dead. What happened?

2. Unlocking Disaster  

First aired: 9/10/2003

United Airlines Flight 811 from Honolulu to Auckland is overcome with horror when the cargo door bursts open halfway through the flight. Somehow the plane manages to land safely, but how is this possible?

3. Flying Blind  

First aired: 9/17/2003

This episode investigates the AeroPeru Flight 603 crash in 1996 which went into mechanical failure and resulted in the deaths of all on-board this doomed flight.

4. Flying On Empty  

First aired: 10/8/2003

This episode investigates the crash of Air Transat flight 236 in August of 2001. While flying over the Atlantic Ocean, the plane suddenly runs out of fuel. Amazingly, the pilots were able to land the plane, with no deaths.

5. Cutting Corners  

First aired: 10/15/2003

On the 31st of January, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261 went into mechanical failure caused by the pilot's and nose-dived straight into the Pacific Ocean. Everyone onboard is instantly killed. Could this mechanical failure have been prevented?

6. Fire In The Sky  

First aired: 10/22/2003

During the flight, Swissair Flight 111 caught fire, and crashed while attempting an emergency landing. What caused the fire, and why did the plane crash on landing?