Air Crash Investigation - Mayday: Season 18 ( Disaster in the Air )

Emery Worldwide cargo flight 17 crashes soon after takeoff in Sacramento, California.

Trans Asia 222 crashes into buildings during approach to land in bad weather at Magong Airport, Penghu Island, Taiwan, on 23 July 2014.

A Boeing 727, crashes while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on August 31 1988.

A commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

A Russian-made Superjet slams into an infamous mountain, while on a demonstration flight in Indonesia.

In the Mojave Desert, Virgin Galactic test pilots are at the controls of a revolutionary aircraft. But as the spaceship accelerates toward the outer reaches of Earth's atmosphere, it breaks apart and falls from the sky.

Qantas Airways flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky, resulting in investigators searching for the threatening flaw

Swiss investigators must determine how a seasoned Alitalia crew flew their DC-9 into the ground just a few miles short of a Zurich runway.

China Airlines Flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport and what investigators discover only deepens the mystery.

After being delayed on the Denver tarmac due to heavy snow, Continental Airlines 1713 was eventually cleared for take-off. Barely lifting off the ground, the DC-9 abruptly banked and crashed, killing 28 people and leaving a lasting legacy.

This special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters. United Express Flight 5925, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152, and the Tenerife airport disaster are the incidents that are focused on.

This special looked at how pilots' aggressive or unprofessional behavior can cause deadly accidents.

This is a special looking at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations. We look at the incidents that occurred on US Airways Flight 1549, TACA Flight 110, and a Gimli Glider.

A special looking at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings. We focus on Air France Flight 296, XL Airways Germany Flight 888T, and Air France Flight 447.

This special looks at terrorist acts, including bombings and shoot-downs on flights Metrojet Flight 9268, Korean Air Lines Flight 007, and Malaysia Airlines Flight 17.

A special looking at pilots' carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft. These incidents happened on SilkAir Flight 185, Germanwings Flight 9525, and Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Three horrifying accidents capture the world's attention; a commercial jet plunges into the Florida's Everglades; a Boeing 777 crash lands at Heathrow Airport; a crash shatters a Scottish villages becoming the largest crime scene in the world.

This special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don't agree on the cause of these accidents.

This special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes and involved Delta Air Lines Flight 1141,Eastern Air Lines Flight 401, and 2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash.

A special looking at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air, and involving British Airtours Flight 28M, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120, and UPS Airlines Flight 6.