TV Air Disasters - Season 4 Episode 7 : Catastrophe at O'Hare Air Disasters - Season 4 Episode 7 : Catastrophe at O'Hare 8.2/10 by 16 users It was the deadliest aviation disaster in U.S. history of its time. The 1979 crash of American Airlines Flight 191 terrified a nation and nearly put the DC-10 out of commission forever. Relive the horrific crash at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport that claimed 273 lives, and see how investigators, under intense pressure from the FAA, the media, and airline companies across the globe, finally identified the cause. Details Casts Posters Images Title Air Disasters - Season 4 Episode 7 : Catastrophe at O'Hare Alternative Titles Mayday: Catástrofes Aéreas First Air Date 2011-05-15 Last Air Date 2026-03-29 Number of Episodes 281 Number of Seasons 25 Genres Documentary, Networks Smithsonian Channel, Casts Stephen Bogaert Plot Keywords , Narrator Stephen Bogaert Episodes List Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 1 Fight for Control Fight for Control 2014-04-27 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 2 Fire in the Hold Fire in the Hold 2014-05-04 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 3 Caution to the Wind Caution to the Wind 2014-05-11 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 4 Pushed to the Limit Pushed to the Limit 2014-05-18 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 5 Blind Landing Blind Landing 2014-05-25 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 6 Grand Canyon Grand Canyon 2014-06-08 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 7 Catastrophe at O'Hare Catastrophe at O'Hare 2014-07-20 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 8 Focused on Failure Focused on Failure 2014-07-27 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 9 Hockey Team Tragedy Hockey Team Tragedy 2014-08-03 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 10 Death of the President Death of the President 2014-08-10 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 11 Subtle Incapacitation Subtle Incapacitation 2014-08-17 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 12 Seconds to Survive Seconds to Survive 2014-08-24 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters... Air Disasters Season 4 :Episode 13 Vanished Vanished 2014-08-31 Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously reenacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters...