Horizon

Season 0, Episode 113

Episode Title: Impact! A Horizon Guide to Plane Crashes

Air Date: 2013-10-14

Overview:

It's a macabre paradox, but almost every advance in aviation safety has been driven by a crash. After every crash, investigators determine its cause and scientists make every effort to ensure the same mistakes never happen again. Dallas Campbell delves into the Horizon archives to chart the deadly disasters that have helped make air travel today the safest it has ever been.