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Air Crash Investigation

★ 8.8 7K votes 2003–present 26 seasons · 252 episodes Returning Series 5
DocuseriesNonfiction storytelling across episodes.This show: 10/10ProceduralA case or problem of the week, solved by a formula that works.This show: 8/10TenseSustained suspense and pressure from start to finish.This show: 8/10EpisodicSelf-contained episodes you can watch in almost any order.This show: 8/10Mounting dreadThe pleasure is in the slowly mounting fear.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Jonathan ArisStephen Bogaert
Written by
Bernard VaillotAndre BarroGreg Gransden
Starring
Jonathan ArisStephen Bogaert
Written by
Bernard VaillotAndre BarroGreg Gransden
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About

"Forensic mystery-solving with black boxes and wreckage"

Each episode dissects a real aviation disaster, using cockpit recordings, wreckage analysis, and dramatized reenactments to piece together exactly what went wrong and why. The format is procedural and methodical: investigators sift clues, red herrings get ruled out, and the true cause (mechanical failure, human error, or a chain of small mistakes) emerges by the end. It is tense despite being nonfiction, driven by ticking-clock reenactments and expert interviews rather than shock value. Long-running and formulaic in the best way, it rewards viewers who like procedural mysteries and technical detail more than pure human drama.

Watch it for

the satisfying procedural unraveling of exactly how and why each crash happened.

Maybe skip if

you find repeated plane-disaster reenactments unsettling or the formulaic structure tiresome after a few episodes.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12003
7.91K65h 36m
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Season 22005
8.11K65h 51m
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Season 32005
8.02K128h
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Season 42007
8.02K107h 23m
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Season 52008
8.12K107h 52m
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Season 62007
7.644053h 47m
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Season 72009
7.91K86h 44m
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Season 82009
7.320021h 33m
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Season 92010
7.71K86h 15m
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Season 102011
7.81K65h
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Season 112011
7.92K139h 57m
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Season 122012
7.82K139h 40m
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Season 132013
7.72K118h 15m
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Season 142015
7.62K118h 20m
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Season 152016
7.81K107h 20m
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Season 162016
7.92K107h 39m
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Season 172017
7.62K107h 20m
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Season 182018
7.42K2016h 32m
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Season 192019
7.61K108h 8m
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Season 202020
7.61K108h 40m
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Season 212021
7.61K1010h
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Season 222022
7.71K1010h
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Season 232023
7.61K1010h
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Season 242024
7.57701010h
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Season 252025
7.56391111h
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Season 262026
7.44111010h

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Jonathan Aris Narrator, Self - Narrator, Asia)
Stephen Bogaert Narrator, Self - Narrator (Canada and USA), Self - Narrator
John Cox Self - Aviation Analyst, Self - Aviation Safety Analyst, Self - Aviation Consultant
John Nance Self - Aviation Analyst, Self - Aviation Safety Analyst, Self
Robert Benzon Self - NTSB Investigator, Self - Former NTSB Investigator, Self - Lead NTSB Investigator
Gregory Feith Self, Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge, Self - NTSB Investigator
Ron Schleede Self, Self - Former NTSB Investigator, Self - NTSB Investigator
Bob Macintosh Self - NTSB Investigator, Self - Former Investigator, NTSB, Self - Former NTSB Investigator
Tom Haueter Self - NTSB Investigator, Self - Former NTSB Investigator, Self - NTSB Lead Investigator
Malcolm Brenner Self - NTSB Investigator, Self - Former NTSB Investigator, Self - NTSB Psychologist

Crew

Bernard Vaillot
Andre Barro
Greg Gransden

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