Exploring what happens when flights lose control, including a packed passenger jet that burst into flames just moments from take-off and the family flight that ended in disaster when a mid-air collision left passengers free-falling through burning debris at 12,000 feet

Footage captured by passengers on board plane journeys that went wrong and first-hand accounts from lucky survivors, including an aircraft crashing on a busy freeway and a mountain rescue mission going awry. There is also expert analysis on the extraordinary situations that led to these shocking events, that all combine to tell the story of extreme flights.

Passengers describe being trapped on a plane with a burning wing. There are also accounts of what happened when a plane crashed down with no landing gear, causing panic amongst passengers. Survivors tell their stories, and there's footage of plane engine failure leading to crash landings in residential areas.