Smithsonian Ch. - Alaska Aircrash Investigations: Series 1 (2015) 1080p HDTV x264 AAC MVGroup

A wedding flyover that turned tragic. A commuter flight that mysteriously veered off course and slammed into a mountain. A pilot and passenger who survived a crash only to succumb to the raging currents of an icy waterway. These are just a few of roughly 100 aircraft accidents that occurred in Alaska in 2015 and challenged one of the busiest and most unique offices of the National Transportation Safety Board. Follow NTSB investigators as they attempt to determine the probable cause of each crash, be it man, machine, or environment.

Part 1: Forest Flight Down
Minutes after takeoff, an air taxi flight veers off course during a 40-mile flight from Juneau to Hoonah, and crashes into a steep mountain. The on-scene investigation and wreckage layout reveals the airplane and engine were not to blame. So what caused the pilot to take her unusual, and deadly, route? Join the investigators of the NTSB Alaska Regional Office as they battle 1,000-foot fjords, dense forests, and very dynamic weather on a quest to solve the mystery of a tragic Cessna 207 accident.

Part 2: Trapper Creek Tragedy
After officiating his daughter's wedding, a pilot flies celebratory passes over the reception party, with tragic results. Two months earlier, a seasoned pilot crashes his plane into the river while conducting a routine post-maintenance flight. Follow the NTSB Alaska Regional Office investigations of two crashes: one which resulted in an unexplained loss of control, the other, in a surprising medical discovery.

Part 3: Engine Out in Midair
In the early morning hours, a Turbine Otter departs for a prime fishing spot on Cape Douglas. Shortly after takeoff, the plane goes down in a remote area. It's a later discovery made by the NTSB Alaska Regional Office that blows the case wide open.In the early morning hours, a Turbine Otter departs for a prime fishing spot on Cape Douglas. Shortly after takeoff, the plane goes down in a remote area. It's a later discovery made by the NTSB Alaska Regional Office that blows the case wide open.

Part 4: Plane Down in the Tundra
September 15, 2015. In the dark, early morning hours on East Wind Lake, a Turbine Otter departs for a prime fishing spot on Cape Douglas, but it never arrives. Shortly after takeoff, the plane goes down in a remote area, leaving three dead. One survivor of the crash testifies that there was a mysterious sound shortly before the accident. However, it's a later discovery made by the NTSB Alaska Regional Office that blows the case wide open and reveals the preventable set of circumstances that led to the disaster.

Part 5: Lost Over the Inlet
Follow the NTSB Alaska Regional Office investigations of two crashes: one that resulted in an unexplained loss of control, the other, in a surprising medical discovery.

Part 6: Stalled Over the Highway
When a plane goes down, it is vital to determine probable cause quickly to see if the plane is at fault before others put themselves at risk. That's the challenge issued to NTSB's Millicent Hoidal after a Cessna goes down at Big Lake in October 2015.