Air Crash Investigation: Season 22 ( Disaster in the Air )

On 19th March 2016, Flydubai flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov-On-Don International Airport. The investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

On 21st December 1992, a Martinair flight crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain. When investigators piece together the evidence, the mystery only deepens further.

The most expensive aviation accident of all time occurs on 23 February 2008, when a B2 Stealth bomber crashes on takeoff from Guam Airforce Base. The Air Force investigates the 2 billion dollar crash for the cause.

On March 31, 1992, over France, a Transair Boeing 707, Flight 671, experienced a two engine separation on the right wing. Despite the damage, the five crew managed a safe landing, but the aircraft was a write off.

On 31st January 2000, Alaska Airlines flight 261 started pitching down, rolled and shortly nose-dived into the Pacific Ocean. Investigators discover a sad trail of poor maintenance, shortcuts and lack of attention to detail.

On 5th April 1979, a Boeing 727 begins an uncommanded roll to the right, along with loss of hydraulic fluid, which almost results in a catastrophe. To solve the mystery, the investigators recreate all the steps in an actual test flight.

On 12th November 1995, facing a thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines flight 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut.

An Illinois turboprop crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision.

After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.

On 26th January 2020, a Sikorsky S-76B helicopter crashed in the city of Calabasas while en route from Santa Ana to Camarillo, California. Among the eight passengers were 5-time NBA champion, the legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter.