Seconds from Disaster
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Documentary (2004-2014)
Seconds from Disaster is an American documentary about disasters and how they changed the world. Every episode analyzes a disaster and shows all details needed to understand the cause.
Season One
Boeing 747-428
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Boeing 747-121
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
PanAm Flight 103 was destroyed by a terrorist bombing killing all 243 passengers, 16 crew on board and 11 on the ground.
Registration N739PA, c/n 19646/15. Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
PanAm Flight 1736 was taxiing down the runway when a KLM 747 that was about to take off crashed into the plane tearing of parts of the roof. Investigators found out that it missed the taxiway where it had to go off. However the plane was to big to even make the sharp turn.
Registration N736PA c/n 19643/11.
Airbus A330-203
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Boeing 737-7K2
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Boeing 737-683
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Boeing 737-5Y0
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Reg. F-BTSC c/n 203
Air France Flight 4950 crashes 120 seconds after Takeoff into an airport hotel killing 109 people onboard and 4 people at the hotel.
Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
The British Airways variant is only shown at the last part of this episode.
Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 001
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
Concorde French Prototype on test flight.
Reg. F-WTSS, c/n 001. Same aircraft in other movies at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Boeing 757-236
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30
Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde
They found out that a piece of a Continental Airlines DC-10 lying on the Runways caused one Concorde tire to blow out.
Boeing 747
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
Stock Footage of Air France Boeing 747 is shown.
Cockpit of Boeing 747 is also seen in various shots.
Boeing 747-206B
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
Reg. PH-BUF c/n 20400/157
After a KLM 747 is starting its Takeoff in dense fog it crashes into a PanAm 747 still taxiing on the same runway. It was fully loaded with kerosin because it was refuelled at the airport. The plane might have cleared the PanAm plane if it weren't so heavy. This was also a factor why the plane burned so extremely.
ATR 72-202
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
An ATR 72 commuter plane is taxiing and taking off.
Beechcraft B200 Super King Air
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
Boeing 720-027
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'
A test crash with a Boeing 720 (NASA 833) held in December 1984 at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center. In this episode we only see a split second of the crash test.
Registration N833NA, c/n 18066/208.
Aircraft in other works at IMPDb: Frequently Seen Aircraft.
Boeing 737-4YD
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
Seen taxiing and then taking off.
Futura International Airways was a Spanish airline only using Boeing 737. In 2008 operations were ceased.
Sikorsky H-34
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'
Airbus A340-600
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'
Unidentified Aircraft
Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'
Season Four
Tupolev Tu-154M
Ep. 4.04 Überlingen mid-air collision
Reg. RA-85816, c/n 95A1006.
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 crashes into a DHL plane in mid-air. The CGI plane seems to be accurate.
Another Tupolev from Malév Hungarian Airlines in the same episode to explain safety issues in eastern european countries.
Boeing 757-23APF
Ep. 4.04 Überlingen mid-air collision
Registration A9C-DHL, c/n 24635/258.
DHL Flight 611 crashes into a Tupolev in mid-air. The CGI plane seems to be accurate.
Another Boeing 757 CGI plane to explain the TCAS (Traffic Collision Avoidance System).
This cockpit is supposed to be a Boeing 757 cockpit.
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 & Tupolev Tu-134
Ep. 4.04 Überlingen mid-air collision
Registration HB-IFS, c/n 47113/213.
Messerschmitt-Bölkow-Blohm Bo 105
Ep. 4.04 Überlingen mid-air collision
Typical german police helicopter.
Airbus A321-232
Ep. 4.04 Überlingen mid-air collision
SAS Scandinavian Airlines plane.
Boeing 737-800
Ep. 4.04 Überlingen mid-air collision
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