Engineering Disasters Kentucky Sink Hole (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

Engineering Disasters

Kentucky Sink Hole (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 42 min | Documentary, History

Why did a 72 oil-car runaway train crash, killing 47 people and leveling half a town? Was it the brakes? Also, can engineers do anything to fix a gaping sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum, so car enthusiasts can safely return? And, ...See moreWhy did a 72 oil-car runaway train crash, killing 47 people and leveling half a town? Was it the brakes? Also, can engineers do anything to fix a gaping sinkhole at the National Corvette Museum, so car enthusiasts can safely return? And, what caused the Minneapolis Metrodome's iconic roof to collapse? Was it an engineering flaw or Mother Nature? Football fans want to know. Then, as 33 Chilean miners await their ultimate fate, trapped almost a half mile underground, mine drilling engineers scramble to dig a hole big enough to rescue them. Can a special drill make it though through earth harder than granite? And finally, JetBlue flight 194 started out like any other for 149 passengers. But just minutes into the journey, the airplane is almost crippled by a sudden hydraulic failure. See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
David Campbell Self - Geiger Engineers Self - Geiger Engineers See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Tom Cotcher Narrator Narrator See fewer	On the Line (1982)
S.E. Cupp Self - Passenger, Jet Blue Flight 194 Self - Passenger, Jet Blue Flight 194 See fewer	House of Cards (2013)
Tom Daly Self - Captain, Dowling College Self - Captain, Dowling College See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Greg Elrod Self - Bowling Green Fire Fepartment Self - Bowling Green Fire Fepartment See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Brandon Fisher Self - Center Rock Inc Self - Center Rock Inc See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Katie Frassinelli Self - National Corvette Museum Self - National Corvette Museum See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
David George-Cosh Self - The Wall Street Journal Self - The Wall Street Journal See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Paul Gossen Self - Geiger Engineers Self - Geiger Engineers See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Robert Halstead Self - Railroad Expert, Ironwood Technologies, INC. Self - Railroad Expert, Ironwood Technologies, INC. See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Kevin Krantz Self - K&S Engineering, PLLC Self - K&S Engineering, PLLC See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Mike Marasa Self - Hayward Baker, Inc Self - Hayward Baker, Inc See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Jason Polk Self - Doctor, Western Kentucky University Self - Doctor, Western Kentucky University See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Jim Record Self - Dowling College (as Captain Jim Record) Self - Dowling College (as Captain Jim Record) See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Pete Salas Self - Syracuse University Carrier Dome Self - Syracuse University Carrier Dome See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
David Schanoes Self - Railroad Expert, Ten90 Solutions Self - Railroad Expert, Ten90 Solutions See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Richard Soppe Self - Center Rock Inc Self - Center Rock Inc See fewer	Engineering Disasters (2015)
Jeff Wise Self - Science Journalist & Author Self - Science Journalist & Author See fewer	Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee (2016)