Dangerous Flights is a documentary-style reality television show that airs on the Discovery Channel.

[1] On 24 February 2013, cameraman/director John Driftmier and conservationist Dr. Anthony King were killed in a plane crash in Kenya.

Driftmier was shooting footage for Dangerous Flights when the plane, an Aeroprakt A-22L ultralight (registration 5Y-LWF) crashed into the east face of Mount Kenya.

Although only a preliminary report has been published thus far, it is believed that a large downdraft forced the ultralight into an unrecoverable descent into the mountain.

[5][6][7][8] Repeats of the series are currently airing on the digital broadcast network Quest.