Why Planes Crash

1:20 AM to 2:25 AM
Monday 17 November
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Why Planes Crash

Documentary examining the reasons behind four plane crashes that occurred within a six-month period, resulting in a total of 506 deaths in a disastrous year for aviation. The programme examines a plane skidding off the runway in South Korea, a collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter in Washington DC, a commuter jet rolling over on landing in Toronto, and an Air India plane crashing just seconds after take-off

Why Planes Crash airs on BBC Two Northern Ireland at 1:20 AM, Monday 17 November. (Subtitles, repeat, sign language, audio description.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Miranda Raison
Narrator
Peter Gauvain
Director
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer