Air Disasters · SEASON 2
Cruel Skies
Episode 3 · 2012-07-01

- Documentary
Episode overview
Special — Multiple incidents (1977–1999), including Southern Airways Flight 242, British Airways Flight 009, and American Airlines Flight 1420: A look at how violent weather has brought down airliners and how forecasting and cockpit technology evolved in response.
45 minutes
Season 2 episodes
1. Cracks in the System2012-06-17
2. Target is Destroyed2012-06-24
3. Cruel Skies2012-07-01
4. Panic on the Runway2012-07-08
5. Alarming Silence2012-07-15
6. Cold Case2012-07-22
7. Pilot vs. Plane2012-07-29
8. System Breakdown2012-08-05
9. The Final Blow2012-08-12
10. Cleared for Disaster2012-08-19
11. The Plane That Flew Too High2012-08-26
12. Deadly Reputation2012-09-02