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Air Crash Investigation season 6

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Air Crash Investigation season 6
Country of originCanada
No. of episodes3
Release
Original networkDiscovery Channel
Original releaseDecember 16, 2007 (2007-12-16) 
March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02)
chronology
List of Air Crash Investigation episodes

This is the following sixth season of Air Crash Investigation. Mayday is the first Science of Disaster season, consisting of three episodes.

Episodes

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TitleIncidentOriginal air date
461 "Ripped Apart" BOAC Flight 781
South African Airways Flight 201
Aloha Airlines Flight 243
British Airways Flight 5390
United Airlines Flight 811
Helios Airways Flight 522
December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)

This special looked at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive decompression played a part.


Types of aircraft: Flights 781 and 201: de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1; Flight 243: Boeing 737-200; Flight 5390: BAC 1-11 528FL; Flight 811: Boeing 747-100; Flight 522: Boeing 737-300 
472 "Fatal Flaw" Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Japan Airlines Flight 123
Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
Swissair Flight 111
United Airlines Flight 585
USAir Flight 427
Eastwind Airlines Flight 517
December 16, 2007 (2007-12-16)

This special looked at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors.


Types of aircraft: Flight 261: McDonnell Douglas MD-83; Flight 123: Boeing 747SR; Flight 529: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia; Flight 111: McDonnell Douglas MD-11; Flight 585: Boeing 737-200; Flight 427: Boeing 737-300; Flight 517: Boeing 737-200 
483 "Who's Flying the Plane?" Aeroperú Flight 603
China Airlines Flight 006
Aeroflot Flight 593
Flash Airlines Flight 604
Air Transat Flight 236
March 2, 2008 (2008-03-02)

This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on-board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems.


Types of aircraft: Flight 603: Boeing 757-200; Flight 006: Boeing 747SP; Flight 593: Airbus A310-300; Flight 604: Boeing 737-300; Flight 236: Airbus A330-200 

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