Season 25 • Episode 4
LatestCatastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented. Accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales, and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Editing
Seamless weaving of CVR audio, survivor testimony, and CGI reconstruction.
Production
25 seasons of obsessive detail—every rivet, every bureaucratic delay.
Creators
Bernard Vaillot, André Barro
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The show spawned a generation of 'AvGeeks' and Reddit communities who can identify aircraft by engine sound alone.
The 'Swiss Cheese Model' of accident causation popularized here changed how industries worldwide approach safety culture.
