On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California’s Cajon Pass. It derails in a residential neighbourhood of San Bernardino after reaching speeds in excess... Read more »
An American Airlines flight hurrying to make up lost time goes awry on landing and plummets into a nearby mountain. Only four passengers survive. Subscribe to WONDER to watch more documentaries: https://www.youtube.com/WonderDocs... Read more »
These near-death experiences and escapes are so miraculous you won’t believe they actually happened. Coming from all over the world, they include daredevils and adventurers such as a champion surfer who narrowly... Read more »
United Airlines Flight 811 was a regularly scheduled airline flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, with intermediate stops at Honolulu and Auckland. On February 24, 1989, the Boeing 747-122 serving the flight... Read more »
On January 13, 1982, Washington National Airport is gripped by a mid-winter blizzard. Shortly after liftoff, Air Florida Flight 90 experiences a problem. The nose of the plane pulls up sharply, but... Read more »
On November 22, 1997, Caleb Record drives his friend George Place home from basketball practice. The roads in Newfane, Vermont are slick following an early winter ice storm. Caleb fights to control... Read more »
When a major fishing boat suffers main engine failure off the Canadian coast it becomes a race against time for the crew to be rescued. With a storm approaching, the captain declares... Read more »