“The series follows air safety investigators as they discover what really happened, what was learned and what lessons have been applied to make the skies safer for all of us. Their worldwide search for what happened and why, is both painstaking and precise. They deal with a lot of factors – weather, design flaws, and mechanical failure and human error. Every time you step off a curb to cross the street, you are taking what is known as an acceptable risk. However, in Episode 4 the men and women who investigate aviation disasters seek to reduce the risks associated with flying, to make sure that what is deemed an “acceptable risk” really is acceptable. Over the Florida Everglades, ValuJet Flight 592 experiences a suddenly loss of control and plummets straight down, disintegrating on impact in the swamp. Was it caused by a fire onboard? Could it have been avoided? We will follow the investigators from the moment the “go team” leaves Washington, DC to the search through the swamps of Florida for evidence to the final determination of the probable cause of the accident. On Sunday, March 3, 1974, DC-10-10, landed at Paris Orly Airport, as scheduled for flight Turkish Air 981 Istanbul-Paris-London on which it was engaged. During this landing, refueling operations, Paris Airport staff concerned with flight preparation and traffic operations, baggage and cargo handling, technical operations, and aircraft cabin cleaning were present and involved with the aircraft. The door of the …

