1. Pacific Plunge

8.333

. 10 January 2022. 45 min

When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.

2. Terror over Michigan

8

. 17 January 2022. 45 min

After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.

3. Stealth Bomber Down

7.667

. 24 January 2022. 45 min

When a two-billion-dollar B-2 Stealth Bomber named the Spirit of Kansas crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time.

4. Double Trouble

8.667

. 31 January 2022. 45 min

Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.

5. Holding Pattern

7

. 7 February 2022. 45 min

When Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov Airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.

6. Peril over Portugal

7.5

. 14 February 2022. 45 min

Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence the mystery only deepens.

7. Turboprop Terror

7.5

. 21 February 2022. 45 min

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

8. Tree Strike Terror

7.5

. 28 February 2022. 45 min

Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut.

9. Pitch Black

7.5

. 7 March 2022. 45 min

A turboprop, Air Illinois Flight 710, crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision.

10. Loss of a Legend

8

. 14 March 2022. 45 min

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief.