Air Crash Investigation season 4
| Air Crash Investigation season 4 | |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Original release | April 15 – June 17, 2007 |
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This is the following fourth season of Air Crash Investigation.
Episodes
[change | change source]| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Incident | Original air date |
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| 26 | 1 | "Desperate Escape" | Air France Flight 358 | April 15, 2007 |
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On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 overruns the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence and plunges down a small ravine while attempting to land in a storm. All 309 passengers and crew survive. The causes of the crash were the aircraft deviating above the required approach path for its landing, touching down too far along the runway and the crew deploying the thrust reversers too slowly. Type of aircraft: Airbus A340-300 | ||||
| 27 | 2 | "Falling from the Sky" | British Airways Flight 9 | April 22, 2007 |
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On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 9 experiences St. Elmo's fire en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Perth, Australia. A few minutes later, all four engines flame out. After descending, the crew successfully restarts the engines and lands safely. The St. Elmo's fire and engine flame-outs were caused by volcanic ash spewed by Galunggung in Indonesia during a major eruption. Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-200B | ||||
| 28 | 3 | "Fire Fight" | Air Canada Flight 797 | April 29, 2007 |
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On 2 June 1983, a fire breaks out on Air Canada Flight 797's toilet. An emergency landing is made in Cincinnati, but the aircraft is engulfed by flames on the runway, killing 23 people, including musician Stan Rogers. The opening of the aircraft's doors after the landing caused a flashover. The cause of the fire is unknown. Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 | ||||
| 29 | 4 | "Final Approach" | Korean Air Flight 801 | May 6, 2007 |
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On 6 August 1997, during final approach for a night landing in Guam, Korean Air Flight 801 crashes into a hill while attempting a missed approach, killing 228 people. The causes were pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service for maintenance work. Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-300 | ||||
| 30 | 5 | "Hidden Danger" | United Airlines Flight 585, USAir Flight 427, and Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 | May 13, 2007 |
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On 3 March 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 suddenly rolls into a dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board. On 8 September 1994, USAir Flight 427 also rolls and crashes within thirty seconds, killing all 132 people on board. On 9 June 1996, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 also rolls unexpectedly in similar circumstances, but the crew successfully regains control of the aircraft and lands safely. The cause of all three incidents was a design flaw with the rudder's control system which allowed the rudder to suddenly and unexpectedly go to full deflection and jam due to thermal shock of the hydraulic control valve. Type of aircraft: Flight 585: Boeing 737-200; Flight 427: Boeing 737-300; Flight 517: Boeing 737-200 | ||||
| 31 | 6 | "Panic over the Pacific" | China Airlines Flight 006 | May 20, 2007 |
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On 19 February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006's number four (right-side outer) engine flames out. As the crew tries to restart the engine, the Boeing 747SP enters a dive. The crew successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at San Francisco International Airport. The incident was caused by pilot error. Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SP | ||||
| 32 | 7 | "Out of Sight" | Aeroméxico Flight 498 | May 27, 2007 |
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On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a light aircraft over Cerritos, California, causing both to go out of control and crash, killing 82 people. The accident was caused by neither pilot making visual contact with the other aircraft and a lack of automated collision warning systems. The crash inspires the creation of the traffic collision avoidance system. Type of aircraft: Flight 498: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; light aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 Archer | ||||
| 33 | 8 | "Fog of War" | 1996 Croatia USAF CT-43 crash | June 3, 2007 |
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On 3 April 1996, United States Air Force Flight IFO-21 veers off course and flies into a mountain while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia in heavy fog, killing all 35 people on board, including the U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown. The non-precision approach procedure the crew needed to follow required the use of two automatic direction finders, but the aircraft was only fitted with one. Type of aircraft: Boeing CT-43 | ||||
| 34 | 9 | "Vertigo" | Flash Airlines Flight 604 | June 10, 2007 |
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On 3 January 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board. The cause of this disaster is disputed, but suggested to be spatial disorientation on the part of the flight crew. Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-300 | ||||
| 35 | 10 | "Ghost Plane" | Helios Airways Flight 522 | June 17, 2007 |
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On 14 August 2005, air traffic controllers lose radio contact with Helios Airways Flight 522. Two fighters from the Hellenic Air Force intercept and investigate the flight and find all but one person on board not moving. A few moments later, the aircraft runs out of fuel and crashes, killing all 121 people on board. An incorrect cabin pressurization setting had caused everyone on board to succumb to hypoxia. Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-300 | ||||