<P> On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes into a heavily populated residential area seconds after takeoff from São Paulo--Congonhas Airport, killing all 96 people on board and 3 on the ground . The crash was attributed to the uncommanded deployment of a faulty thrust reverser on the right engine, which was aggravated by the co-pilot's forceful inputs on the right engine's throttle . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Incident </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 131 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Deadly Silence" </Td> <Td> 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash </Td> <Td> 7 June 2016 (2016 - 06 - 07) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, flies off course shortly after takeoff . It runs out of fuel and crashes into a field in South Dakota, killing all 6 occupants on board . The investigation concluded that everyone on board suffered hypoxia, but the cause of the decompression remains undetermined . </P> Type of aircraft: Learjet 35 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 132 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "9 / 11: The Pentagon Attack" </Td> <Td> American Airlines Flight 77 </Td> <Td> 14 June 2016 (2016 - 06 - 14) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off course and crashes into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, after being hijacked . All the 64 people on board the aircraft, including the 5 hijackers, are killed, along with 125 people in the building . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 757 - 200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 133 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Disaster at Tenerife" </Td> <Td> Tenerife airport disaster </Td> <Td> 21 June 2016 (2016 - 06 - 21) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 27 March 1977, the deadliest - ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife - North Airport) in the Canary Islands . KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people . </P> <P> Note: This accident was previously featured in the special episode "Crash of the Century". </P> Type of aircraft: Flight 4805: Boeing 747 - 200B; Flight 1736: Boeing 747 - 100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 134 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Deadly Detail" </Td> <Td> China Airlines Flight 120 </Td> <Td> 28 June 2016 (2016 - 06 - 28) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan . All 165 passengers and crew members on board survive . The incident was attributed to a fuel leak caused by a bolt from the aircraft's right wing slat puncturing the right wing fuel tank . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 737 - 800 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 135 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> "Deadly Detour" </Td> <Td> Proteus Airlines Flight 706 </Td> <Td> 5 July 2016 (2016 - 07 - 05) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay off the coast of Lorient, France . All 15 occupants on board the two aircraft die . The crew did not use the See and Avoid concept when they were operating under Visual Flight Rules, and the pilot of the Cardinal had failed to turn on his aircraft's transponder, effectively making the aircraft invisible to Radar systems on the ground . </P> Type of aircraft: Flight 706: Beechcraft 1900D; light aircraft: Cessna 177 Cardinal </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 136 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> "Dangerous Approach" </Td> <Td> Trans - Colorado Airlines Flight 2286 </Td> <Td> 12 July 2016 (2016 - 07 - 12) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 19 January 1988, Trans - Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, while on final approach to Durango . Both crew members and seven of the fifteen passengers on board die in the accident . </P> Type of aircraft: Fairchild SA227 - AC Metro III </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 137 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> "Murder in the Skies" </Td> <Td> Germanwings Flight 9525 </Td> <Td> 23 January 2017 (2017 - 01 - 23) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high - speed descent and crashes into the French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany . All 150 people on board are killed . The investigation concluded that the crash was caused by an act of murder - suicide by the co-pilot . </P> Type of aircraft: Airbus A320 - 200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 138 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> "River Runway" </Td> <Td> Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 </Td> <Td> 30 January 2017 (2017 - 01 - 30) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River . 59 of the 60 people on board survive . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 737 - 300 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 139 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> "Deadly Solution" </Td> <Td> Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 </Td> <Td> 6 February 2017 (2017 - 02 - 06) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 enters an aerodynamic stall while cruising and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board . The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots . </P> Type of aircraft: Airbus A320 - 200 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 140 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> "Afghan Nightmare" </Td> <Td> National Airlines Flight 102 </Td> <Td> 13 February 2017 (2017 - 02 - 13) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="5"> <P> On 29 April 2013, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground just seconds after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, killing all seven crew members on board . The investigation determined that a vehicle in the aircraft's cargo bay had shifted, causing the loss of control . </P> Type of aircraft: Boeing 747 - 400F </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No </Th> <Th> #</Th> <Th> Title </Th> <Th> Incident </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 131 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> "Deadly Silence" </Td> <Td> 1999 South Dakota Learjet crash </Td> <Td> 7 June 2016 (2016 - 06 - 07) </Td> </Tr>

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