Three flights meet with disaster, highlighting how small errors during takeoff can lead to catastrophic outcomes. As a typhoon looms, a 747 in Taiwan crashes while trying to take off. Meanwhile, in Detroit, a DC-9 barely ascends before it creates a mile-long path of charred wreckage. Additionally, in Madrid, a crew, distracted after a minor repair, commits a fatal blunder.
Show
Air Crash Investigation: Special Report
Episode
S03E10
Air Date
Sep 21, 2020