NOVA: Why Planes Crash

55mAired 1987-02-03

Between 60 and 80 percent of all commercial airplane accidents are attributable to pilot error. NOVA looks at some shocking instances of pilot negligence and what airlines are doing to solve the problem.

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Episodes

Season

21 episodes

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NOVA: Why Planes Crash

Countdown to the Invisible Universe

Children of Eve

Why Planes Crash

Orangutans of the Rain Forest

Freud Under Analysis

The Hole in the Sky

Confessions of a Weaponeer

Great Moments from NOVA

Will the World Starve?

The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore

Rocky Road to Jupiter

Death of a Star

Spy Machines

Hidden Power of Plants

Japan's American Genius

A Man, A Plan, A Canal, Panama

Volcano!

How Good is Soviet Science?

Ancient Treasures from the Deep

Riddle of the Joints

Secrets of the Lost Red Paint People