Why Planes Crash

Why Planes Crash
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Genre	Documentary
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English Dutch French German
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time	42–47 minutes
Release
Original network	Weather Channel
Original release	July 12, 2009 – February 2, 2015
External links
Website

Why Planes Crash was an aviation documentary TV mini-series based on aircraft accidents and crashes. The series was created and named by producer Caroline Sommers, on behalf of NBC Peacock Productions. The series premiere on July 12, 2009 featured "Miracle on the Hudson," Captain Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger's incredible water ditching of U.S. Air flight 1549 in the Hudson on January 15, 2009. Three other ditchings were also featured: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, ALM Flight 980, and Pan Am Flight 6.

Originally run on MSNBC, it was narrated by Lester Holt. The series is still in heavy rotation on The Weather Channel. Original production ceased in 2015.

Plot

In every episode normally three accidents would be discussed. Over the 43 minute program aviation experts such as veteran pilot and founder of Safety Operating Systems John Cox, as well as former NTSB investigators John Goglia and Greg Feith would discuss the events and what caused or led up to the crash. The show also featured state-of-the-art recreations and visuals to graphically illustrate what occurred during the accident.

In some episodes a survivor or survivors would explain what they experienced during the accident.

Episodes

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Season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	1	"Brace for Impact"	Caroline Sommers	Caroline Sommers	July 12, 2009 (2009-07-12)	N/A
2	2	"Breaking Point"	Caroline Sommers	Caroline Sommers	January 17, 2010 (2010-01-17)	N/A
3	3	"Human Error"	TBA	TBA	November 21, 2010 (2010-11-21)	N/A
4	4	"Fire in the Sky"	TBA	TBA	November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)	N/A
5	5	"Collision Course"	Caroline Sommers	Caroline Sommers	April 27, 2013 (2013-04-27)	N/A

Season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
6	1	"Crisis in the Sky"	Caroline Sommers	Caroline Sommers	December 15, 2014 (2014-12-15)	N/A
7	2	"Brush With Death"	Caroline Sommers	Caroline Sommers	December 22, 2014 (2014-12-22)	N/A
8	3	"Severe Weather"	TBA	TBA	December 29, 2014 (2014-12-29)	N/A
9	4	"Small Planes, Big Problem"	TBA	TBA	January 4, 2015 (2015-01-04)	N/A
10	5	"Sudden Impact"	TBA	TBA	January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)	N/A
11	6	"Chopper Down"	TBA	TBA	January 12, 2015 (2015-01-12)	N/A
12	7	"Who’s Flying"	TBA	TBA	January 19, 2015 (2015-01-19)	N/A
13	8	"Fatal Flaws"	TBA	TBA	January 20, 2015 (2015-01-20)	N/A
14	9	"Crisis in the Cockpit"	Caroline Sommers	Caroline Sommers	February 2, 2015 (2015-02-02)	N/A

External links

• Why Planes Crash on The Weather Channel website.