When a survivable emergency on a grounded plane turns deadly, investigators examine what caused the disaster.

Exploring the crash of Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, immediately after takeoff at Detroit Metro Airport on August 16, 1987.

On June 26, 1988, Air France Flight 296 was a chartered flight of a newly-delivered fly-by-wire Airbus A320. It was scheduled to fly over Habsheim Airport as part of an air show at low speed, gear down,at an altitude of 100 feet. However, it slowly descended to 30 feet before crashing into the tops of trees beyond the runway. Three passengers died. Although the cause is not factually determined, the pilot, Capt. Asseline, pointed out many irregularities which were later revealed by the accident investigation. This was the first ever crash involving an Airbus A320. Written by Anonymous

The 1991 collision of two planes mistakenly sharing one runway raises concerns about over-crowded airports and overburdened traffic controllers.

In 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 accidentally enters the Soviet airspace on a flight from the United States to South Korea. The Soviet interceptors shoot down the passenger jet.

In March of 1992, a commuter plane fails to lift off from a LaGuardia Airport runway and plunges into the icy waters of Flushing Bay. For Canadian investigators, the news is as shocking as it is maddening. They had completed an investigation of an identical crash in 1989, and had outlined steps to prevent it from happening again. Witness the weather and operating conditions that doomed Air Ontario Flight 1363 and the exhaustive investigation that followed. Then discover why the disaster in New York, which claimed 27 lives, never should have happened.

A 1992 crash in France's Vosges Mountains is examined, detailing the difficulties in finding the downed plane and then finding reasons for the accident.

A sunny day in Miami Beach, 2005, turns tragic when a sea plane crashes into the water in front of hundreds of tourists. All 20 people aboard the flight are killed, including a VIP of Bacardi, Ltd. The rum company's outspoken stance against the Cuban government brings the FBI into the investigation, but the reasons behind the crash prove far more troubling. Unravel the mystery of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101, and how the first fatal incident in the airline's history would ultimately ground the company for good.