Why Planes Crash

8:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Monday 13 October
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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 One South HD at 8:00 PM, Monday 13 October. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
Topics
News ➝ Current Affairs
Documentary
Miranda Raison
Narrator
Peter Gauvain
Director
Carlo Massarella
Executive Producer