Air Disasters - Season 5 Episode 5 Queens Catastrophe

Name: Air Disasters
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Mar 2026
Rating: 8.20
Cast: Stephen Bogaert

The disaster is only the beginning of the story. 2026-03-01 Canada 45 minutes.

8.20 16 votes

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Season - Episode

25 Season 25 Mar 08, 2026

25 - 1

Pacific Ditching Mar 08, 2026

24 Season 24 Jul 20, 2025

24 - 1

Terror Over The Pacific Jul 20, 2025
24 - 2

Disaster At Dutch Harbor Jan 04, 2026
24 - 3

Deadly Departure Jan 11, 2026
24 - 4

Without Warning Jan 18, 2026
24 - 5

Eleven Deadly Seconds Jan 25, 2026
24 - 6

Fight For Survival Feb 01, 2026
24 - 7

Pitch Battle Feb 08, 2026
24 - 8

Under Fire Feb 15, 2026
24 - 9

Lost Star Footballer Feb 22, 2026
24 - 10

Deadly Directive Mar 01, 2026

23 Season 23 Jun 08, 2025

23 - 1

Pitch Problems Jun 08, 2025
23 - 2

Fight to the Finish Jun 15, 2025
23 - 3

Bad Data Jun 22, 2025
23 - 4

Landing Hazards Jun 29, 2025
23 - 5

Training Ignored Jul 06, 2025
23 - 6

Reckless Approaches Jul 13, 2025

22 Season 22 Nov 10, 2024

22 - 1

Time of War Nov 10, 2024
22 - 2

Time Critical Nov 17, 2024
22 - 3

Ticking Time Bomb Jan 26, 2025
22 - 4

Accidents in the Air Feb 02, 2025
22 - 5

Impossible Landings Feb 09, 2025
22 - 6

Trained to Fail Feb 16, 2025
22 - 7

Deadly Data Feb 23, 2025
22 - 8

Poor Piloting Mar 02, 2025
22 - 9

Dangerous Winds Mar 09, 2025
22 - 10

Sabotage Mar 16, 2025

21 Season 21 Sep 15, 2024

21 - 1

Scratching the Surface Sep 15, 2024
21 - 2

Lockerbie Disaster Sep 22, 2024
21 - 3

Blown Apart Sep 29, 2024
21 - 4

Sight Unseen Oct 06, 2024
21 - 5

Operation Babylift Oct 13, 2024
21 - 6

Falling Fast Oct 20, 2024
21 - 7

Lost Oct 27, 2024
21 - 8

Deep Freeze Nov 03, 2024

20 Season 20 Jul 30, 2023

20 - 1

Headline News Jul 30, 2023
20 - 2

Rookie Errors Aug 06, 2023
20 - 3

Collision Course Aug 13, 2023
20 - 4

Engines Out Aug 20, 2023
20 - 5

Fuel Trouble Aug 27, 2023
20 - 6

Perilous Payload Sep 03, 2023
20 - 7

Runway in Sight Sep 10, 2023
20 - 8

Deadly Confusion Sep 17, 2023
20 - 9

Radio Silence Sep 24, 2023
20 - 10

Design Flaws Oct 01, 2023
20 - 11

Heat of the Moment Jan 07, 2024
20 - 12

Instrument Confusion Jan 14, 2024
20 - 13

VIP on Board Jan 21, 2024
20 - 14

Lapse in Security Jan 28, 2024
20 - 15

Mountain Impact Feb 04, 2024
20 - 16

Survivors Feb 11, 2024
20 - 17

Death from Above Feb 18, 2024
20 - 18

Courage in the Cockpit Feb 25, 2024
20 - 19

Maintenance Mistakes Jun 23, 2024
20 - 20

Take Off Tragedies Jun 30, 2024
20 - 21

Dead of Night Jul 07, 2024
20 - 22

Engine Gone Jul 14, 2024
20 - 23

Lethal Choices Jul 21, 2024
20 - 24

Risky Runways Jul 28, 2024
20 - 25

Landings Gone Wrong Aug 04, 2024
20 - 26

Frozen Wings Aug 11, 2024
20 - 27

Runway Collisions Aug 18, 2024
20 - 28

Cockpit Breakdown Aug 25, 2024
20 - 29

Splash Down Sep 01, 2024
20 - 30

Northern Extremes Sep 08, 2024

19 Season 19 May 21, 2023

19 - 1

Deadly Exchange May 21, 2023
19 - 2

Missed Opportunities May 28, 2023
19 - 3

Pressure Point Jun 04, 2023
19 - 4

Power Play Jun 11, 2023
19 - 5

Control Catastrophe Jun 18, 2023
19 - 6

Cockpit Catastrophe Jun 25, 2023
19 - 7

Dream Flight Disaster Jul 02, 2023
19 - 8

Deadly Deception Jul 09, 2023
19 - 9

Delivery to Disaster Jul 16, 2023
19 - 10

Mystery Over the Mediterranean Jul 23, 2023

18 Season 18 Sep 25, 2022

18 - 1

Cockpit Failure Sep 25, 2022
18 - 2

The Heathrow Enigma Oct 02, 2022
18 - 3

Pilot Betrayed Oct 09, 2022
18 - 4

Dead Tired Oct 16, 2022
18 - 5

Hudson River Runway Oct 23, 2022
18 - 6

Who's In Control? Oct 30, 2022
18 - 7

Unlocking Disaster Nov 06, 2022
18 - 8

Racing The Storm Nov 13, 2022
18 - 9

Fire on Board Nov 20, 2022
18 - 10

Cutting Corners Nov 27, 2022
18 - 11

Flying on Empty Jan 08, 2023
18 - 12

Blow Out Jan 15, 2023
18 - 13

A Wounded Bird Jan 22, 2023
18 - 14

The Killing Machine Jan 29, 2023
18 - 15

Flying Blind Feb 05, 2023
18 - 16

Deadly Crossroads Feb 12, 2023
18 - 17

Lost Feb 19, 2023
18 - 18

Missing Over New York Feb 26, 2023
18 - 19

Runaway Train Mar 05, 2023
18 - 20

Collision Course Mar 05, 2023
18 - 21

Head-On Collision Mar 12, 2023
18 - 22

Ripped Apart Mar 12, 2023
18 - 23

Fatal Flaw Mar 19, 2023
18 - 24

Who's Flying the Plane? Mar 19, 2023

17 Season 17 Feb 27, 2022

17 - 1

Holding Pattern Feb 27, 2022
17 - 2

Peril Over Portugal Mar 06, 2022
17 - 3

Stealth Bomber Down Mar 13, 2022
17 - 4

Double Trouble Mar 20, 2022
17 - 5

Pacific Plunge Mar 27, 2022
17 - 6

Terror Over Michigan Apr 03, 2022
17 - 7

Tree Strike Terror Apr 10, 2022
17 - 8

Pitch Black Apr 17, 2022
17 - 9

Turboprop Terror Apr 24, 2022
17 - 10

Kobe Bryant Apr 24, 2022

16 Season 16 Apr 25, 2021

16 - 1

North Sea Nightmare Apr 25, 2021
16 - 2

Playing Catch Up May 02, 2021
16 - 3

Tragic Takeoff May 09, 2021
16 - 4

Grounded: Boeing Max 8 May 16, 2021
16 - 5

Cabin Catastrophe May 23, 2021
16 - 6

Meltdown Over Kathmandu May 30, 2021
16 - 7

Mission Disaster Jun 06, 2021
16 - 8

Caught in a Jam Jun 13, 2021
16 - 9

Seconds from Touchdown Jun 20, 2021
16 - 10

Deadly Delivery Jun 27, 2021

15 Season 15 Sep 06, 2020

15 - 1

Kathmandu Descent Sep 06, 2020
15 - 2

Impossible Pitch Sep 13, 2020
15 - 3

Explosive Touchdown Sep 20, 2020
15 - 4

Taxiway Turmoil Sep 27, 2020
15 - 5

Runway Breakup Oct 04, 2020
15 - 6

Icy Descent Oct 11, 2020
15 - 7

Atlantic Ditching Oct 18, 2020
15 - 8

No Warning Oct 25, 2020
15 - 9

Cockpit Killer Nov 01, 2020
15 - 10

Stormy Cockpit Nov 08, 2020

14 Season 14 Jan 05, 2020

14 - 1

Communication Breakdown Jan 05, 2020
14 - 2

Fatal Friction Jan 12, 2020
14 - 3

Hero Pilots Jan 19, 2020
14 - 4

No Control Jan 26, 2020
14 - 5

Explosive Clues Feb 09, 2020
14 - 6

Killer in the Cockpit? Feb 16, 2020
14 - 7

Missing Pieces Feb 23, 2020
14 - 8

Controversial Crashes Mar 01, 2020
14 - 9

Deadly Disturbance Mar 08, 2020
14 - 10

Fire On Board Mar 15, 2020

13 Season 13 Sep 08, 2019

13 - 1

Deadly Descent Sep 08, 2019
13 - 2

Death Race Sep 15, 2019
13 - 3

Fatal Approach Sep 22, 2019
13 - 4

Borderline Tactics Sep 29, 2019
13 - 5

Deadly Pitch Oct 06, 2019
13 - 6

Fatal Climb Oct 13, 2019
13 - 7

Runway Runoff Oct 20, 2019
13 - 8

Lethal Limits Oct 27, 2019
13 - 9

Soccer Tragedy Nov 03, 2019
13 - 10

Slam Dunk Nov 10, 2019

12 Season 12 Jan 27, 2019

12 - 1

Nuts and Bolts Jan 27, 2019
12 - 2

Blown Away Feb 10, 2019
12 - 3

Deadly Distraction Feb 17, 2019
12 - 4

Deadly Airspace Feb 24, 2019
12 - 5

Deadly Display Mar 03, 2019
12 - 6

Deadly Space Mar 10, 2019
12 - 7

Free Fall Mar 17, 2019
12 - 8

Deadly Inclination Mar 24, 2019
12 - 9

Deadly Go Round Mar 31, 2019
12 - 10

Dead of Winter Apr 07, 2019

11 Season 11 Sep 30, 2018

11 - 1

Explosive Proof Sep 30, 2018
11 - 2

Killer Attitude Oct 07, 2018
11 - 3

Deadly Myth Oct 14, 2018
11 - 4

The Turning Point Oct 21, 2018
11 - 5

Lethal Turn Oct 28, 2018
11 - 6

Storming Out Nov 04, 2018
11 - 7

Caught on Tape Nov 11, 2018
11 - 8

Terror Over Egypt Jan 06, 2019
11 - 9

Deadly Discussions Jan 13, 2019
11 - 10

The Lost Plane Jan 20, 2019

10 Season 10 Jan 07, 2018

10 - 1

Deadly Silence Jan 07, 2018
10 - 2

The Pentagon Attack Jan 07, 2018
10 - 3

Disaster at Tenerife Jan 21, 2018
10 - 4

Deadly Detail Jan 28, 2018
10 - 5

Deadly Detour Feb 11, 2018
10 - 6

Dangerous Approach Feb 18, 2018
10 - 7

Murder in the Skies Feb 25, 2018
10 - 8

River Runway Mar 04, 2018
10 - 9

Deadly Solution Mar 11, 2018
10 - 10

Afghan Nightmare Mar 18, 2018

9 Season 9 Mar 05, 2017

9 - 1

Fatal Transmission Mar 05, 2017
9 - 2

Terror in San Francisco Mar 12, 2017
9 - 3

High Rise Catastrophe Oct 15, 2017
9 - 4

Fatal Focus Oct 22, 2017
9 - 5

Fatal Delivery Oct 29, 2017
9 - 6

Carnage in Sao Paolo Nov 05, 2017
9 - 7

Deadly Delay Nov 12, 2017
9 - 8

Steep Impact Nov 19, 2017
9 - 9

Edge of Disaster Nov 26, 2017
9 - 10

Deadly Mission Dec 03, 2017

8 Season 8 Oct 16, 2016

8 - 1

Choosing Sides Oct 16, 2016
8 - 2

Testing the Limits Oct 23, 2016
8 - 3

Vanishing Act Oct 30, 2016
8 - 4

Sideswiped Jan 08, 2017
8 - 5

The Final Push Jan 15, 2017
8 - 6

The Death of JFK Jr. Jan 22, 2017
8 - 7

Concorde - Up in Flames Jan 29, 2017
8 - 8

Accident or Assassination Feb 12, 2017
8 - 9

No Clear Options Feb 19, 2017
8 - 10

Death in the Arctic Feb 26, 2017

7 Season 7 Mar 13, 2016

7 - 1

Miracle Escape Mar 13, 2016
7 - 2

Falling from the Sky Mar 20, 2016
7 - 3

Fire Fight Mar 27, 2016
7 - 4

Missed Approach Apr 03, 2016
7 - 5

Hidden Danger Apr 10, 2016
7 - 6

Panic Over the Pacific Apr 17, 2016
7 - 7

Out of Sight Sep 18, 2016
7 - 8

Fog of War Sep 25, 2016
7 - 9

Vertigo Oct 02, 2016
7 - 10

Ghost Plane Oct 09, 2016

6 Season 6 Sep 13, 2015

6 - 1

Hanging by a Thread Sep 13, 2015
6 - 2

Attack Over Baghdad Sep 06, 2015
6 - 3

Out of Control Aug 30, 2015
6 - 4

Fight for Your Life Aug 23, 2015
6 - 5

Bomb on Board Aug 16, 2015
6 - 6

Mistaken Identity Aug 09, 2015
6 - 7

Helicopter Down Feb 14, 2016
6 - 8

Death and Denial Feb 21, 2016
6 - 9

Kid in the Cockpit Feb 28, 2016
6 - 10

Ocean Landing Mar 06, 2016

5 Season 5 Feb 08, 2015

5 - 1

Fight to the Death Feb 08, 2015
5 - 2

Speed Trap Feb 15, 2015
5 - 3

Lost in Translation Feb 22, 2015
5 - 4

Tragedy on the Potomac Mar 01, 2015
5 - 5

Queens Catastrophe Mar 08, 2015
5 - 6

Into the Eye of the Storm Mar 15, 2015
5 - 7

Massacre Over the Mediterranean Mar 22, 2015
5 - 8

Imperfect Pitch Mar 29, 2015
5 - 9

Getting Out Alive Apr 05, 2015
5 - 10

Terror in Paradise Apr 12, 2015
5 - 11

Titanic in the Sky Apr 19, 2015

4 Season 4 Apr 27, 2014

4 - 1

Fight for Control Apr 27, 2014
4 - 2

Fire in the Hold May 04, 2014
4 - 3

Caution to the Wind May 11, 2014
4 - 4

Pushed to the Limit May 18, 2014
4 - 5

Blind Landing May 25, 2014
4 - 6

Grand Canyon Jun 08, 2014
4 - 7

Catastrophe at O'Hare Jul 20, 2014
4 - 8

Focused on Failure Jul 27, 2014
4 - 9

Hockey Team Tragedy Aug 03, 2014
4 - 10

Death of the President Aug 10, 2014
4 - 11

Subtle Incapacitation Aug 17, 2014
4 - 12

Seconds to Survive Aug 24, 2014
4 - 13

Vanished Aug 31, 2014

3 Season 3 Mar 03, 2013

3 - 1

Blind Spot Mar 03, 2013
3 - 2

Mayday Munich Mar 10, 2013
3 - 3

I'm the Problem Mar 17, 2013
3 - 4

Impossible Landing Mar 24, 2013
3 - 5

Turning Point Mar 31, 2013
3 - 6

Breakup Over Texas Apr 07, 2013
3 - 7

Under Pressure Apr 14, 2013
3 - 8

The Invisible Plane Apr 21, 2013
3 - 9

Bad Attitude Apr 28, 2013
3 - 10

Split Decision May 05, 2013
3 - 11

Nowhere to Land May 12, 2013

2 Season 2 Jun 17, 2012

2 - 1

Cracks in the System Jun 17, 2012
2 - 2

Target is Destroyed Jun 24, 2012
2 - 3

Cruel Skies Jul 01, 2012
2 - 4

Panic on the Runway Jul 08, 2012
2 - 5

Alarming Silence Jul 15, 2012
2 - 6

Cold Case Jul 22, 2012
2 - 7

Pilot vs. Plane Jul 29, 2012
2 - 8

System Breakdown Aug 05, 2012
2 - 9

The Final Blow Aug 12, 2012
2 - 10

Cleared for Disaster Aug 19, 2012
2 - 11

The Plane That Flew Too High Aug 26, 2012
2 - 12

Deadly Reputation Sep 02, 2012

1 Season 1 May 15, 2011

1 - 1

Invisible Killer May 15, 2011
1 - 2

Gimli Glider May 22, 2011
1 - 3

Behind Closed Doors May 29, 2011
1 - 4

Fanning the Flames Jun 05, 2011
1 - 5

Dead Weight Jun 12, 2011
1 - 6

Southern Storm Jun 26, 2011
1 - 7

Explosive Evidence Jul 10, 2011
1 - 8

Mixed Signals Jul 17, 2011
1 - 9

Fatal Distraction Jul 24, 2011
1 - 10

Phantom Strike Jul 31, 2011

Overview

On November 12, 2001, American Airlines Flight 587, enroute from New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Dominican Republic, crashed shortly after takeoff into the Belle Harbor neighborhood of Queens. All 260 people aboard the plane (251 passengers and 9 crew members), as well as 5 bystanders on the ground, were killed. It's the second-deadliest aviation accident involving an Airbus A300 (after Iran Air Flight 655), and the second-deadliest aviation accident to occur on U.S. soil (after American Airlines Flight 191).

Year 2026

Studio Smithsonian Channel

Director André Barro, Bernard Vaillot

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Popularity 9.022

Language English