TV Guide Smithsonian Monday

The Diamond Princess is a British-registered cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises, carrying passengers to some of Japan's most iconic cities.

An engine falls off a commercial airplane for three separate crews, but with drastically different outcomes.

Stories about pilots who have broken the sterile cockpit rule are featured, which requires pilots to refrain from non-essential activities in the cockpit.

When a commuter plane crashes at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Netherlands, investigators determine that a minor circuity problem caused fatal errors.

Investigators examine the crash of a turboprop after it stalls and crashes in a forest, initiating a test-flight that reveals an industry-wide issue.

Slush on a runway in Munich keeps an aircraft carrying members of a football team from getting up to takeoff speed, and it crashes into a house.

All four engines of a DC-8 aircraft headed for Oregon's Portland International Airport suddenly stop working, and the pilots make an emergency landing.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

Using official reports, transcripts and interviews with people who were on the plane when something went wrong, officials can now determine what happened.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

Some of the most unique buildings, bridges and lifts in the world highlight the creativity of the engineers and architects behind their radical designs.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.

High-profile air disasters are examined through computer graphics, re-enactments, and accounts from witnesses, including their emotional aftermath.