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{{Infobox television
| alt_name = Black Box
| genre = [[Documentary]]
| narrated = {{nowrap|[[Will Lyman]] (United States)}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Sean Barrett (actor)|Sean Barrett]] (United Kingdom)}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| num_episodes = 6
| runtime = 45 minutes
| company = [[Darlow Smithson Productions]]
| network = {{nowrap|[[The Learning Channel]]}}<br />{{nowrap|[[Channel 4]]}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1996}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1998}}
}}


'''''Survival in the Sky''''' (United States title, known as '''''Black Box''''' in the United Kingdom) is a British series of six one-hour episodes produced by [[Darlow Smithson Productions]] for [[The Learning Channel]] and [[Channel 4]]. Narrated by [[Will Lyman]] (US) or [[Sean Barrett (actor)|Sean Barrett]] (UK), the series primarily concentrated on commercial aviation accidents and the investigations related to them. They were first aired as a series of only four episodes in late 1996. Two additional episodes were produced and premiered in 1998.
'''''Survival in the Sky''''', known as '''''Black Box''''' in the United Kingdom, is a British [[documentary]] series of six one-hour episodes produced by [[Darlow Smithson Productions]] for [[The Learning Channel]] and [[Channel 4]]. The series was narrated by [[Will Lyman]] in the United States and [[Sean Barrett (actor)|Sean Barrett]] in the United Kingdom. The series primarily concentrated on commercial aviation accidents and the investigations related to them. They were first aired as a series of only four episodes in late 1996, with two additional episodes produced and aired in 1998.


The series is notable for being produced with the cooperation of the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) and the [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] (AAIB), and interviews many of the investigators and survivors of air crashes.
The series was produced with the cooperation of the [[National Transportation Safety Board]] (NTSB) and the [[Air Accidents Investigation Branch]] (AAIB), and interviews many of the investigators and survivors of air crashes.


A book also entitled ''Black Box'' ({{ISBN|0760304009}}) was published in 1996 as a companion to the series.
A book also titled ''Black Box'' ({{ISBN|0760304009}}) was published in 1996 as a companion to the series.

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==Episodes==
==Episodes==
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|-
===Episode 1 - Blaming the Pilot (1996)===
! style="width:3em; |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}<BR />series !! |Title !! |Incidents !! |Original air date
As aviation technology improves, pilot error is determined to be the cause of two out of every three crashes.
{{Episode list

|LineColor = 182F5F
Incidents Covered:
|EpisodeNumber = 1
*a. [[Birgenair Flight 301]] on February 6, 1996; a [[Boeing 757]] which stalls due to pilot error.
|Title = Blaming the Pilot
*b. [[British European Airways Flight 548]] on June 18, 1972; a [[Hawker Siddeley Trident]] jetliner crashes shortly after takeoff from [[London]]'s [[Heathrow Airport]].
|Aux3 = [[Birgenair Flight 301]]<br />[[British European Airways Flight 548]]<br />[[Tenerife airport disaster]]<br />[[Air France Flight 296]]<br />[[Air Inter Flight 148]]
*c. [[Tenerife disaster]] on March 27, 1977; two [[Boeing 747]]s collide and the worst loss-of-life aviation accident in world history takes place.
|OriginalAirDate = {{nowrap|{{start date|1996|df=yes}}}}
*d. [[Air France Flight 296]] on June 26, 1988; an [[Airbus A320]] crashes shortly after takeoff, potentially due to computer error.
|ShortSummary = As aviation technology improves, pilot error is determined to be the cause of two out of every three crashes.
*e. [[Air Inter Flight 148]] on January 20, 1992; an Airbus A320 slams into a mountainside at [[Mont Sainte-Odile]] in France, killing 87 of the 96 persons aboard the airplane.
}}

===Episode 2 - Deadly Weather (1996)===
{{Episode list
|LineColor = 182F5F
Worldwide, weather contributes to one-third of all plane crashes.
|EpisodeNumber = 2

|Title = Deadly Weather
Incidents Covered:
*a. "Palm 90", or [[Air Florida Flight 90]] on January 13, 1982; a [[Boeing 737]]-200 crashes into the [[Potomac River]].
|Aux3 = [[Air Florida Flight 90]]<br />[[American Eagle Flight 4184]]<br />[[Delta Air Lines Flight 191]]<br />[[United Airlines Flight 585]]<br />[[USAir Flight 427]]
|OriginalAirDate = {{nowrap|{{start date|1996|df=yes}}}}
*b. [[American Eagle Flight 4184]] on October 31, 1994; an [[ATR-72]] crashes near the town of [[Roselawn, Indiana]].
|ShortSummary = Worldwide, weather contributes to one-third of all plane crashes.<br />'''''NOTE: As revealed in the episode, the crashes of United 585 and USAir 427 were not caused by weather, but rather were the result of a structural flaw in the aircraft. Despite this, they are included in this episode, rather than in one of the two subsequent episodes where the incidents would be more in line with the episode theme, for reasons unknown.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9901.pdf|title=Aircraft Accident Report - Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994}}</ref>'''''
*c. [[Delta Air Lines Flight 191]] on August 2, 1985; a [[Lockheed L-1011]] crashes in Dallas, Texas due to [[wind shear]].
}}
*d. [[United Airlines Flight 585]] on March 3, 1991; a Boeing 737 rudder incident.
{{Episode list
*e. [[USAir Flight 427]] on September 8, 1994; another Boeing 737 rudder incident.
|LineColor = 182F5F

|EpisodeNumber = 3
However, shortly after the release of the episode, it was determined that the crashes of United 585 and USAir 427 were not caused by weather, but rather a structural flaw in the aircraft. <ref>{{Cite book|url=http://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/AAR9901.pdf|title=Aircraft Accident Report - Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994|last=|first=|publisher=|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>
|Title = A Wing and a Prayer

|Aux3 = [[Aloha Airlines Flight 243]]<br />[[Japan Airlines Flight 123]]<br />[[United Airlines Flight 232]]
===Episode 3 - A Wing and a Prayer (1996)===
|OriginalAirDate = {{nowrap|{{start date|1996|df=yes}}}}
Improper maintenance, undiscovered design flaws and other structural failures.
|ShortSummary = Improper maintenance, undiscovered design flaws and other structural failures.

}}
Incidents Covered:
{{Episode list
*a. [[Aloha Airlines Flight 243]] on April 28, 1988; a Boeing 737 loses part of its roof while in flight.
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*b. [[Japan Air Lines Flight 123]] on August 12, 1985; a Boeing 747 crash resulting in the worst single-plane aviation disaster.
|EpisodeNumber = 4
*c. [[United Airlines Flight 232]] on July 19, 1989; a [[McDonnell Douglas DC-10]] loses hydraulic control and crashes during landing at [[Sioux City, Iowa]].
|Title = Crash Detectives

|Aux3 = TACA Flight 510<br />[[ValuJet Flight 592]]<br />[[Kegworth air disaster]]<br />[[de Havilland Comet|de Havilland Comet decompression incidents]]<br />[[Turkish Airlines Flight 981]]<br />[[American Airlines Flight 96]]<br />[[British Airtours Flight 28M]]
===Episode 4 - Crash Detectives (1996)===
|OriginalAirDate = {{nowrap|{{start date|1996|df=yes}}}}
Presents original footage of NTSB investigators filmed at the crash site of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Everglades.
|ShortSummary = Presents original footage of NTSB investigators filmed at the crash site of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Everglades.

}}
Incidents Covered:
{{Episode list
*a. TACA Flight 510 on April 6, 1993; involving a [[Boeing 767]]-200 at [[Guatemala City]].
|LineColor = 182F5F
*b. [[ValuJet Flight 592]] on May 11, 1996; a [[Douglas DC-9]] crashes in the [[Florida Everglades]]. This NTSB go-team was headed by [[Greg Feith]].
|EpisodeNumber = 5
*c. [[Kegworth air disaster|British Midland Flight 92]] on January 8, 1989; at [[Kegworth]].
|Title = TWA 800: The Investigation<br />The Death of TWA 800
*d. [[de Havilland Comet]] - The first commercial jet aircraft, the "Comet", built by England's de Havilland Aircraft Company suffered several mid-air explosions due to metal fatigue. These events set back de Havilland and paved the way for Boeing's dominance in the manufacture of commercial jet airliners.
|Aux3 = [[TWA Flight 800]]
*e. [[Turkish Airlines Flight 981]] on March 3, 1974 and [[American Airlines Flight 96]] on June 12, 1972 - both DC-10s
|OriginalAirDate = {{nowrap|{{start date|1998|df=yes}}}}
*f. [[British Airtours Flight 28M]], involving a [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200]] on August 22, 1985
|ShortSummary = A special episode produced after the official findings of the TWA 800 investigation were released.

}}
===Episode 5 - TWA 800: The Investigation (1998)===
{{Episode list
A special episode produced after the official findings of the TWA 800 investigation were released.
|LineColor = 182F5F

|EpisodeNumber = 6
Incidents Covered:
|Title = Sky Crimes
*a. [[TWA Flight 800]]
|Aux3 = [[PSA Flight 1771]]<br />[[Pan Am Flight 103]]<br />[[Federal Express Flight 705]]

|OriginalAirDate = {{nowrap|{{start date|1998|df=yes}}}}
===Episode 6 - Sky Crimes (1998)===
The final episode, produced over two years after the original run of the series, examines incidents involving either international terrorism or disgruntled airline employees.
|ShortSummary = Examines incidents involving either international terrorism or disgruntled airline employees.
}}

|}
Incidents Covered:
*a. [[PSA Flight 1771]] on Dec 7, 1987; a disgruntled employee uses a handgun to kill the pilots and crash the aircraft.
*b. [[Pan Am Flight 103]] on Dec 21, 1988; a terrorist bomb explodes and destroys a Boeing 747 aircraft over [[Lockerbie]] in Scotland.
*c. [[FedEx Flight 705]] on April 7, 1994; a disgruntled [[FedEx]] employee attempts to hijack a McDonnell-Douglas DC-10 that he is travelling on as a [[deadheading (employee)|deadheading passenger]], then crash the aircraft for the purpose of [[insurance fraud]], only to be subdued by the severely-injured crew.


==See also==
==See also==
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[[Category:1996 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:1998 American television series endings]]
[[Category:British drama films]]
[[Category:British drama films]]
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Latest revision as of 16:05, 4 February 2024

Survival in the Sky
Also known asBlack Box
GenreDocumentary
Narrated byWill Lyman (United States)
Sean Barrett (United Kingdom)
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes6
Production
Running time45 minutes
Production companyDarlow Smithson Productions
Original release
NetworkThe Learning Channel
Channel 4
Release1996 (1996) –
1998 (1998)

Survival in the Sky, known as Black Box in the United Kingdom, is a British documentary series of six one-hour episodes produced by Darlow Smithson Productions for The Learning Channel and Channel 4. The series was narrated by Will Lyman in the United States and Sean Barrett in the United Kingdom. The series primarily concentrated on commercial aviation accidents and the investigations related to them. They were first aired as a series of only four episodes in late 1996, with two additional episodes produced and aired in 1998.

The series was produced with the cooperation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB), and interviews many of the investigators and survivors of air crashes.

A book also titled Black Box (ISBN 0760304009) was published in 1996 as a companion to the series.

Episodes

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No.
series		 Title Incidents Original air date
1"Blaming the Pilot"Birgenair Flight 301
British European Airways Flight 548
Tenerife airport disaster
Air France Flight 296
Air Inter Flight 148		1996 (1996)
As aviation technology improves, pilot error is determined to be the cause of two out of every three crashes.
2"Deadly Weather"Air Florida Flight 90
American Eagle Flight 4184
Delta Air Lines Flight 191
United Airlines Flight 585
USAir Flight 427		1996 (1996)
Worldwide, weather contributes to one-third of all plane crashes.
NOTE: As revealed in the episode, the crashes of United 585 and USAir 427 were not caused by weather, but rather were the result of a structural flaw in the aircraft. Despite this, they are included in this episode, rather than in one of the two subsequent episodes where the incidents would be more in line with the episode theme, for reasons unknown.[1]
3"A Wing and a Prayer"Aloha Airlines Flight 243
Japan Airlines Flight 123
United Airlines Flight 232		1996 (1996)
Improper maintenance, undiscovered design flaws and other structural failures.
4"Crash Detectives"TACA Flight 510
ValuJet Flight 592
Kegworth air disaster
de Havilland Comet decompression incidents
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
American Airlines Flight 96
British Airtours Flight 28M		1996 (1996)
Presents original footage of NTSB investigators filmed at the crash site of ValuJet Flight 592 in the Everglades.
5"TWA 800: The Investigation
The Death of TWA 800"		TWA Flight 8001998 (1998)
A special episode produced after the official findings of the TWA 800 investigation were released.
6"Sky Crimes"PSA Flight 1771
Pan Am Flight 103
Federal Express Flight 705		1998 (1998)
Examines incidents involving either international terrorism or disgruntled airline employees.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Aircraft Accident Report - Uncontrolled Descent and Collision With Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994 (PDF).
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