Fire in the Cockpit

November 12, 2012

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Seconds From Disaster - S6 - E3

On September 2, 1998, a fire broke out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove with no survivors. The fire was caused by faulty wiring in the onboard first class entertainment system.

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Seconds From Disaster: Season 6 - 10 Episode s

6x1 - Norway Massacre: I Was There
July 22, 2012
On July 22, 2011, a gunman goes on a terrorist rampage – starting with an explosion in Oslo and ending with the slaughter of dozens of teenagers.
6x2 - Jonestown Cult Suicide
November 5, 2012
On November 18, 1978, when enigmatic cult leader Reverend Jim Jones calls all his followers together in South America, the resulting tragedy becomes the largest mass murder-suicide of US citizens in history - 909 are dead.
6x3 - Fire in the Cockpit
November 12, 2012
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6x5 - Into The Death Zone
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6x6 - Terrified Over Tokyo
December 3, 2012
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6x7 - Runaway Train
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On April 25, 2005, a seven-car commuter train came off the tracks and crashed just before Amagasaki Station in Japan causing 107 deaths and 562 injuries.
6x8 - Nagasaki - The Forgotten Bomb
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6x9 - Sinking The Coventry
December 24, 2012
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6x10 - Chinook Helicopter Crash
January 7, 2013
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Fire in the Cockpit

Seconds From Disaster - S6 - E3

Seconds From Disaster: Season 6 - 10 Episode s

6x1 - Norway Massacre: I Was There

6x2 - Jonestown Cult Suicide

6x3 - Fire in the Cockpit

6x4 - Black Hawk Down

6x5 - Into The Death Zone

6x6 - Terrified Over Tokyo

6x7 - Runaway Train

6x8 - Nagasaki - The Forgotten Bomb

6x9 - Sinking The Coventry

6x10 - Chinook Helicopter Crash

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