- CRASH OF FLIGHT 111
- On the evening of September 2, 1998, a Swissair MD-11 jet bound from New York to Geneva diverted to Halifax, Nova Scotia, after the crew smelled smoke in the cockpit. Just minutes from the airport, Flight 111 plunged into the ocean, killing all 229 people aboard. Crash of Flight 111 is the behind-the-scenes story of the quest for the cause of this tragic accident.
- The investigation proved to be one of history's most intricate and costly ever. It took more than four years, cost nearly $40 million, and involved a seemingly hopeless search for evidence among two million pieces of debris scattered across the sea floor. Through painstaking detective work, investigators eventually pinned the cause of the accident to a chain of events set off by conditions that still exist on many planes today.
- "If the cabin of a modern jetliner was a restaurant or a nursing home, it would fail safety standards and not get an occupancy permit," says David Evans, editor in chief, Air Safety Week.
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- DuPont Award News: The duPont Jury also announced four finalists for their exemplary broadcast journalism.
- Independent Television Service (ITVS) and Tracy Droz Tragos for Be Good, Smile Pretty on PBS
- MarketPlace and American Public Media for Spoils of War on public radio stations
- NOVA, WGBH-TV and Canadian Broadcasting Corp. for Crash of Flight 111
- WISH-TV, Indianapolis, for Will Your Vote Count
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Premier Tuesday, February 17, 2004, at 8pm ET on NOVA/PBS
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