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Last updated on 26 May 2014.

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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 747-428 of Air France

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.

Reg.N739PA Boeing 747-121 Clipper Maid of the Sea of Pan American World Airways

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.

Reg.N736PA Boeing 747-121 Clipper Victor of PanAm

Airbus A330-203

Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde

Airbus A330-203 of Air France

Boeing 737-7K2

Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde

Boeing 737-7K2 of KLM-Royal Dutch Airlines.

Boeing 737-683

Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde

Boeing 737-683 of SAS-Scandinavian Airlines.

Boeing 737-5Y0

Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde

Boeing 737-5Y0 of Ukraine International Airlines.

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 101 of Air France

Reg.F-BTSC Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 101 of Air France (last Footage taken)

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde (CGI)

Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde Cockpit

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 102 of British Airways

Two Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 102 of British Airways

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.

Reg.F-WTSS Aérospatiale-BAC Concorde 001 prototype

Boeing 757-236

Ep. 1.01 Crash of the Concorde

Boeing 757-236 of British Airways

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.

McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 of Continental Airlines

Boeing 747

Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"
Stock Footage of Air France Boeing 747 is shown.

Boeing 747 of Air France

Cockpit of Boeing 747 is also seen in various shots.

Boeing 747

Boeing 747 of KLM.

Boeing 747 of PanAm.

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.

Reg.PH-BUF Boeing 747-206B Rhijne of KLM.

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.

ATR 72-202 of Binter Canarias.

Beechcraft B200 Super King Air

Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"

Beechcraft B200 Super King Air.

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.

Reg.N833NA Boeing 720-027 of the NASA.

Ep. 1.13 Pentagon 9/11
Seen again but they focus on the crash test this time and compare it with the impact of AA Flight 77 into Pentagon.

Reg.N833NA Boeing 720-027 of the NASA.

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.

Boeing 737-4YD of Futura International Airways.

Sikorsky H-34

Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'

Sikorsky H-34.

Airbus A340-642

Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'

Airbus A340-642 of Iberia.

Dassault Mystère 20 & Douglas DC-7 & Douglas DC-8-63

Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'
Dassault Mystère 20 in front of a Douglas DC-7 and a Douglas DC-8.

Dassault Mystère 20 of the Ejercito del Aire, Douglas DC-7 and Douglas DC-8-63 of Scanair-Scandinavian Airlines System.

Douglas DC-8-52

Ep. 1.12 Collision on the Runway and reaired on "Air Crash Investigations"'

Douglas DC-8

Douglas DC-8-52 of Aviaco.

Boeing 757-223

Ep. 1.13 Pentagon 9/11
On the fateful day of September 11 four civilian aircrafts were hijacked killing a total of 2,996 people. This episode focuses on American Airlines Flight 77 which was deliberately flewn into the Pentagon complex. But they dont investigate the flight itself. Instead they try to find an answer why a plane flying 560 miles per hour did not so much damage.

Boeing 757 of American Airlines.

Reg. N644AA/5BP c/n 24602/365 Boeing 757 of American Airlines.

CGI versions of a Boeing 757.

Boeing 757 (CGI).

Boeing 757 of unidentified Airlines.

Boeing 757 (could be CGI).

Boeing 757.

Boeing 757 (Backdrop is CGI inserted).

Boeing 767-222

Ep. 1.13 Pentagon 9/11
N612UA/6012 c/n 21873/41
United Airlines Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower of World Trade Center killing 60 people on board. In the aftermath the South Tower collapses resulting in 900 deaths including rescue workers.

Reg. N612UA/6012 c/n 21873/41 Boeing 767 of United Airlines (at the far right just before impact).

Unidentified Aircraft

Ep. 1.13 Pentagon 9/11

Supposed to be a Boeing 757 but it has clear-wing design and aft-mounted engines.

American Airlines plane in Background.

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.

RA-85816 Tupolev Tu-154M of Bashkirian Airlines.

Tupolev Tu-154M of Bashkirian Airlines (CGI).

Another Tupolev from Malév Hungarian Airlines in the same episode to explain safety issues in eastern european countries.

Tupolev Tu-154M of Malév Hungarian Airlines.

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.