Air Disasters

Season 11 Episode 6: Storming Out

It was supposed to be a routine 50-minute hop from Columbia, SC to Charlotte, NC for USAir Flight 1016. But in an instant, a beautiful summer day gave way to one of the most powerful microbursts on record, sending the DC-9 crashing to Earth and killing 37 of the 52 passengers on board. While the storm was intense, investigators are not convinced weather alone caused the disaster. Revisit the harrowing crash and discover how the plane's extreme changes in speed, direction, and altitude created fatal confusion in the cockpit.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

25

Episodes:

281

Cast:

Stephen Bogaert

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

2011

Rating:

8.2