Air Crash Investigation (2003)

Crime · Documentary · History

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

IMDb rating: 8.8 (6,799 votes)
Seasons: 16
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock · YouTube TV · Philo · The Roku Channel · Tubi TV · Spectrum On Demand · Plex · Plex Channel
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2003)

7.95 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 8.0 56 min avg

Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Racing the Storm	7.6	237
2	Unlocking Disaster	8.1	246
3	Flying Blind	7.9	221
4	Flying on Empty	8.1	218
5	Cutting Corners	8.0	220
6	Fire on Board	8.0	213

Season 2 (2005)

8.10 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.0 59 min avg

Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Blow Out	8.5	256
2	A Wounded Bird	7.8	173
3	Hijacked	8.0	202
4	Deadly Crossroads	8.5	236
5	Crash On The Mountain	7.8	182
6	Deadly Delay	8.0	175

Season 4 (2007)

7.92 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 8.4 44 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Miracle Escape	7.6	173
2	Falling from the Sky	8.5	225
3	Fire Fight	8.0	152
4	Missed Approach	7.5	167
5	Hidden Danger	8.3	173
6	Panic Over the Pacific	8.2	172
7	Out of Sight	8.0	165
8	Fog of War	7.4	157
9	Vertigo	7.3	153
10	Ghost Plane	8.4	221

Season 5 (2008)

7.97 avg 10 episodes 7.8 → 7.9 47 min avg

Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Invisible Killer	7.8	184
2	Behind Closed Doors	8.2	181
3	Gimli Glider	8.9	290
4	Dead Weight	7.8	162
5	Fanning the Flames	7.5	157
6	Southern Storm	7.7	168
7	Explosive Evidence	7.9	168
8	Mixed Signals	7.9	169
9	Fatal Distraction	8.1	183
10	Phantom Strike	7.9	164

Season 7 (2009)

7.84 avg 8 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 51 min avg

Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Scratching the Surface	7.9	155
2	Lockerbie Disaster	8.2	180
3	Blown Apart	7.9	137
4	Sight Unseen	7.8	143
5	Operation Babylift	7.7	141
6	Falling Fast	7.7	139
7	Flight 574: Lost	7.6	139
8	Frozen in Flight	7.9	149

Season 9 (2010)

7.70 avg 8 episodes 7.8 → 7.5 47 min avg

Season 9 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Panic on the Runway	7.8	155
2	Alarming Silence	7.5	164
3	Pilot vs. Plane	7.9	169
4	Cleared for Disaster	7.9	166
5	Target Is Destroyed	7.8	178
6	Cold Case	7.6	142
7	The Final Blow	7.6	152
8	Cracks in the System	7.5	150

Season 10 (2011)

7.77 avg 6 episodes 7.4 → 7.5 50 min avg

Season 10 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Cockpit Failure	7.4	153
2	The Heathrow Enigma	7.8	173
3	Pilot Betrayed	7.8	167
4	Dead Tired	7.6	156
5	Hudson River Runway	8.5	204
6	Who's in Control?	7.5	152

Season 11 (2012)

7.87 avg 13 episodes 7.6 → 8.6 46 min avg

Big finale

Season 11 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Deadly Reputation	7.6	164
2	The Plane That Flew Too High	7.3	161
3	Split Decision	7.3	153
4	Breakup Over Texas	8.0	161
5	Munich Air Disaster	7.7	157
6	Turning Point	8.2	158
7	Bad Attitude	7.7	156
8	Blind Spot	7.7	157
9	Under Pressure	7.9	150
10	I'm the Problem	8.0	165
11	Nowhere to Land	8.5	197
12	The Invisible Plane	7.8	156
13	Impossible Landing	8.6	194

Season 12 (2012)

7.75 avg 13 episodes 8.3 → 8.2 45 min avg

Season 12 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fight for Control	8.3	189
2	Fire in the Hold	7.8	166
3	Typhoon Takeoff	7.7	146
4	Pushed to the Limit	7.9	163
5	Blind Landing	7.3	141
6	Grand Canyon Disaster	7.9	172
7	Catastrophe at O'Hare	7.9	166
8	Focused on Failure	7.7	150
9	Locomotiv Hockey Team Disaster	7.9	153
10	Death of the President	7.6	164
11	Heading to Disaster	7.2	134
12	28 Seconds to Survive	7.4	133
13	Air France 447: Vanished	8.2	196

Season 14 (2015)

7.61 avg 11 episodes 7.6 → 7.4 45 min avg

Season 14 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sideswiped	7.6	131
2	Niki Lauda - Testing the Limits	7.9	167
3	Vanishing Act	7.7	144
4	Choosing Sides	7.7	147
5	The Final Push	7.6	127
6	The Death of JFK Jr.	7.2	150
7	Concorde - Up in Flames	8.1	166
8	Accident or Assassination	7.5	136
9	No Clear Options	7.5	131
10	Death in the Arctic	7.5	134
11	What Happened to Malaysian Flight 370?	7.4	146

Season 15 (2016)

7.79 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.8 44 min avg

Season 15 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Fatal Transmission	7.9	134
2	Terror in San Francisco	7.7	148
3	High Rise Catastrophe	8.1	157
4	Fatal Delivery	8.4	164
5	Deadly Mission	7.4	130
6	Edge of Disaster	7.7	127
7	Deadly Delay	7.5	122
8	Fatal Focus	7.6	125
9	Steep Impact	7.8	122
10	Carnage in Sao Paulo	7.8	131

Season 16 (2016)

7.91 avg 10 episodes 7.9 → 7.9 46 min avg

Season 16 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Deadly Silence	7.9	150
2	9/11: The Pentagon Attack	7.6	152
3	Disaster at Tenerife	8.4	210
4	Deadly Detail	8.1	150
5	Deadly Detour	7.7	139
6	Dangerous Approach	7.7	138
7	Murder in the Skies	8.0	169
8	River Runway	8.2	153
9	Deadly Solution	7.6	131
10	Afghan Nightmare	7.9	144

Season 17 (2017)

7.64 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 7.6 44 min avg

Season 17 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Killer Attitude	7.6	156
2	Deadly Myth	7.5	151
3	Turning Point	7.5	144
4	Explosive Proof	8.1	169
5	Lethal Turn	7.8	152
6	Storming Out	7.4	130
7	Caught on Tape	7.6	145
8	Terror Over Egypt	7.7	149
9	Deadly Discussions	7.6	139
10	The Lost Plane	7.6	148

Season 19 (2019)

7.65 avg 10 episodes 8.2 → 7.3 49 min avg

Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Deadly Descent	8.2	164
2	Death Race	7.5	136
3	Fatal Approach	7.5	135
4	Borderline Tactics	7.8	130
5	Deadly Pitch	7.7	128
6	Fatal Climb	7.5	131
7	Runway Runoff	7.6	115
8	Lethal Limits	7.5	121
9	Football Tragedy	7.9	141
10	Slam Dunk	7.3	122

Season 20 (2020)

7.62 avg 10 episodes 7.5 → 7.6 52 min avg

Season 20 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Kathmandu Descent	7.5	131
2	Impossible Pitch	7.7	120
3	Explosive Touchdown	7.8	125
4	Taxiway Turmoil	8.0	132
5	Runway Breakup	7.5	107
6	Icy Descent	7.3	105
7	Atlantic Ditching	7.7	109
8	No Warning	7.3	102
9	Cockpit Killer	7.8	116
10	Stormy Cockpit	7.6	110

Season 21 (2021)

7.70 avg 10 episodes 7.6 → 7.2 60 min avg

Bad finale

Season 21 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	North Sea Nightmare	7.6	130
2	Playing Catch Up	7.5	119
3	Tragic Takeoff	7.4	118
4	Grounded: Boeing MAX 8	8.1	136
5	Cabin Catastrophe	8.1	130
6	Meltdown over Kathmandu	7.7	123
7	Mission Disaster	8.0	115
8	Caught in a Jam	7.4	107
9	Seconds From Touchdown	8.0	103
10	Deadly Delivery	7.2	107