Moments after taking off from Los Angeles, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 suddenly disappears from radar. The crew of a nearby plane reports an explosion on the ground below, and it’s clear the DC-9 has slammed into the San Gabriel mountains. Hours after the crash, witnesses come forward insisting they saw a mid-air collision between the DC9 and a fighter jet.

What measures have been proposed or implemented to prevent similar air disasters in the future?

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Mayday: Air Disaster - The Accident Files : From Season 2 Episode 3 "Collision Course":

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided, investigators comb through the wreckage of three separate midair collisions in a race to prevent another fatal impact. In California, a massive passenger plane collides with one of the fastest fighter jets in the sky. Seven years later, another deadly collision leaves investigators puzzled and San Diego in shock. And, in India, two passenger jets collide causing the world’s deadliest-ever midair collision.

Every time a plane crashes, the world takes notice, and so do the experts whose job it is to figure out what happened. Mayday uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, captivating reenactments, state-of-the-art CGI, and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.

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Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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