Air Crash Investigation season 24
| Air Crash Investigation season 24 | |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Original release | February 11 – April 14, 2024 |
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This is the following twenty-fourth season of Air Crash Investigation.
Episodes
[change | change source]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Accident | Original air date |
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| 211 | 1 | "Terror Over The Pacific" | United Airlines Flight 811 | February 18, 2024 |
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On 24 February 1989, United Airlines Flight 811's right-side fuselage partially rips off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life. It was later determined that an electrical short circuit caused the cargo door to open. Note: This accident was previously featured in the episode "Unlocking Disaster" (S01E01) and as a special in the episode "Ripped Apart" (S06E01). Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-100 | ||||
| 212 | 2 | "Disaster at Dutch Harbor" | PenAir Flight 3296 | March 24, 2024 |
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On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, killing one passenger. The accident was caused by incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear. Type of aircraft: Saab 2000 | ||||
| 213 | 3 | "Deadly Departure" | Air Transport International Flight 782 | April 7, 2024 |
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On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to takeoff from Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, killing all 3 pilots. The flight crew failed to understand a three-engine takeoff procedure due to improper training. Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63F | ||||
| 214 | 4 | "Without Warning" | 2019 Alaska mid-air collision | March 10, 2024 |
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On 13 May 2019, a floatplane operated by Mountain Air Service collides with another floatplane operated by Taquan Air over George Inlet in Alaska, United States. All five people on board the Beaver and one passenger on board the Otter are killed in the accident. Type of aircraft: N952DB: de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver; N959PA: de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter | ||||
| 215 | 5 | "Eleven Deadly Seconds" | China Airlines Flight 676 | April 14, 2024 |
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On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in poor weather conditions, but crashes into a residential area after entering a stall. All 196 people on board and 6 people on the ground are killed. Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B4-600R | ||||
| 216 | 6 | "Fight for Survival" | Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458 | March 3, 2024 |
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On 21 February 1982, Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458 crash-lands in the Scituate Reservoir near Providence, Rhode Island, after a fire erupts in the cockpit, killing one passenger. The cause of the fire was a leakage of flammable windshield washer/deicer fluid. Type of aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter | ||||
| 217 | 7 | "Pitch Battle" | Colgan Air Flight 9446 | March 31, 2024 |
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On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing both pilots. The causes of the crash were an improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable and the pilots not following checklist procedures. Type of aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D | ||||
| 218 | 8 | "Under Fire" | Saudia Flight 163 | March 17, 2024 |
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On 19 August 1980, Saudia Flight 163 suffers an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. Despite returning to Riyadh International Airport, the flight crew fail to perform an emergency evacuation, and the aircraft bursts into flames on a taxiway. All 301 people on board die from smoke inhalation. Type of aircraft: Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 200 | ||||
| 219 | 9 | "Lost Star Footballer" | 2019 English Channel Piper PA-46 crash | February 14, 2024 |
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On 21 January 2019, a light aircraft breaks up in mid-air and crashes into the English Channel off Alderney in the Channel Islands during a flight from Nantes, France, to Cardiff, Wales. Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson are both killed. Type of aircraft: Piper PA-46 Malibu | ||||
| 220 | 10 | "Deadly Directive" | Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 | February 11, 2024 |
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On 10 March 2019, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes near the town of Bishoftu shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport, killing all 157 people on board. A faulty angle of attack sensor had accidentally activated the aircraft's MCAS system. Type of aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8 | ||||