Aircrash Confidential
Aircrash Confidential (also known as Air Crash Confidential) is a television series produced by WMR Productions and IMG Entertainment. The programme investigates air-disasters from around the world. Aircrash Confidential aired on the Discovery Channel in the United Kingdom and on Discovery Australia in Australia.
| Aircrash Confidential | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Air Crash Confidential |
| Genre | Documentary / Docudrama |
| Directed by | Various |
| Narrated by | Steven Mackintosh |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 18[1][2] |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Matthew Barrett, David McNab, Alan Griffiths |
| Producer(s) | Nick Davidson, Chris Lethbridge, Harry Hewland, Chris Roberts, Patrick Dickinson, Lou Westlake |
| Production location(s) | Britain |
| Cinematography | Andrey Kurochkin, Adrian Musto, Ken Clay, Martin Kobylarz |
| Editor(s) | Stephen Prince Roy Gilbert |
| Camera setup | Single camera setup - Canon C300 / Sony FS7 |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company(s) | WMR Productions IMG Entertainment |
| Distributor | MMXI World Media Rights Limited |
| Release | |
| Original network | Discovery Channel |
| Original release | 17 January 2011 – 20 August 2018[3][4] |
Episodes
As of 20 August 2018, a total of 18 episodes over 3 seasons of Aircrash Confidential have aired. The episodes listed include disasters on a specific subject. Season 3 contains 6 episodes and aired on 16 July 2018.
Season 1
| # | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot Error" | 17 January 2011 | |
| Disasters included: Kegworth air disaster, American Airlines Flight 587, British European Airways Flight 548 and Qantas Flight 72. | |||
| 2 | "Engineering Error" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: Trans World Airlines Flight 800, American Airlines Flight 191, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 and British Airways Flight 38. | |||
| 3 | "Terrorism" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: Pan Am Flight 103, Air India Flight 182, American Airlines Flight 63, Northwest Airlines Flight 253, Ramzi Yousef (Philippine Airlines Flight 434) and Airport Security. | |||
| 4 | "Collisions" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: Tenerife airport disaster, 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision, 1976 Zagreb mid-air collision and the 2002 Überlingen mid-air collision. | |||
| 5 | "Fire on Board" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: China Airlines Flight 120, British Airtours Flight 28M, Air Canada Flight 797 and Swissair Flight 111. | |||
| 6 | "Extreme Weather" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: Smolensk air disaster, Air Florida Flight 90, LANSA Flight 508 and Air France Flight 358. | |||
Season 2
Season 2 aired from February and March 2012.[3][5]
| # | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Autopilot Error" | 20 February 2012 | |
| Disasters included: Turkish Airlines Flight 1951, Birgenair Flight 301 and a Qantas Boeing 737 Incident. | |||
| 2 | "737 Tail Fin Mystery" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: United Airlines Flight 585, USAir Flight 427 and Eastwind Airlines Flight 517. | |||
| 3 | "Pilot Fatigue" | 27 February 2012 | |
| Disasters included: Air India Express Flight 812, Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 and Colgan Air Flight 3407. | |||
| 4 | "Systems Failure" | TBA | |
| Disasters included: Qantas Flight 32, United Airlines Flight 232 and XL Airways Germany Flight 888T | |||
| 5 | "Maintenance Failure" | 15 March 2012 | |
| Disasters included: Southwest Airlines Flight 812, Japan Air Lines Flight 123 and British Airways Flight 5390 | |||
| 6 | "Take-off" | 18 March 2012 | |
| Disasters included: Spanair Flight 5022, Emirates Flight 407 and Lokomotiv Yaroslavl plane crash | |||
Season 3
| # | Title | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Incredible Causes" | 16 July 2018 | |
| Disasters included: Arrow Air Flight 1285, Continental Airlines Flight 11 and Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 | |||
| 2 | "Emergency Landings" | 23 July 2018 | |
| Disasters included: US Airways Flight 1549, Air Transat Flight 236 and Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961. | |||
| 3 | "Instrument Confusion" | 30 July 2018 | |
| Disasters included: Asiana Airlines Flight 214, Aeroperú Flight 603 and First Air Flight 6560. | |||
| 4 | "Disastrous Descents" | 6 August 2018 | |
| Disasters included: Air France Flight 296, Southern Airways Flight 932 and American Airlines Flight 965. | |||
| 5 | "The Nevada Triangle" | 13 August 2018 | |
| Disasters included: Steve Fossett disappearance, Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 and the Lauren Elder plane crash. | |||
| 6 | "Flying Blind" | 20 August 2018 | |
| Disasters included: Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907, 1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air collision and the 2001 Japan Airlines mid-air incident. | |||
See also
References
- "Aircrash Confidential | Programme guide". Radio Times. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- "110mb.com - Want to start a website?". Aci.110mb.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- "Discovery Press Web - Aircrash Confidential". Archived from the original on 23 April 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- "Aircrash Confidential: Series Info". Thetvdb.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- "Discovery Press Web - Aircrash Confidential 2". Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
External links
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