Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interview...
Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interview...
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Episode 1: Final Hour of Flight 11 Aircrash Confidential Mystery
Episode 2: Crash of the Century
March 27, 1977 – At 2:00 in the afternoon a thick fog rolled into the usually quiet Los Rodeos Airpo...
Episode 3: Special Report Season 13: Getting Out Alive
This special looked at how people survive aviation accidents, in part with demonstrations at the Cze...
Episode 4: Special Report Season 18 : Communication Breakdown
This special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters
Episode 5: Special Report Season 18 : Bad Attitude
This special looked at how pilots' aggressive or unprofessional behaviour can cause deadly accidents...
Episode 6: Special Report Season 18 : Hero Pilots
This special looked at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations.
Episode 7: Special Report Season 18 : Plane vs. Pilot
This special looked at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings.
Episode 8: Special Report Season 18 : Explosive Evidence
This special looked at terrorist acts, including bombings and shootdowns.
Episode 9: Special Report Season 18 : Killer in the Cockpit?
This special looked at pilots' carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft.
Episode 10: Special Report Season 18 : Missing Pieces
This special looked at foreign items, including ice, a chemical oxygen generator, and a bomb as the...
Episode 11: Special Report Season 18 : Controversial Crashes
This special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don't agree on the cause of these acc...
Episode 12: Special Report Season 18 : Deadly Distractions
This special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes.
Episode 13: Special Report Season 18 : Fire on Board
This special looked at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air.
Episode 14: Special Report Season 19 : Headline News
Three devastating crashes make front page news and the media frenzy puts intense pressure to uncover...
Episode 15: Special Report Season 19 : Rookie Errors
While commercial pilots undergo hundreds of hours of training and testing, even experienced pilots c...
Episode 16: Special Report Season 19 : Collision Course
Investigators comb through the wreckage of three separate midair collisions in a race to prevent ano...
Episode 17: Special Report Season 19 : Engines Out
When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the wor...
Episode 18: Special Report Season 19 : Fuel Trouble
Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues. In the end, all three trails lead b...
Episode 19: Special Report Season 19 : Perilous Payloads
Three planes fatally out of balance highlight to investigators a flight risk that's entirely prevent...
Episode 20: Special Report Season 19 : Runway in Sight
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy as evi...
Episode 21: Special Report Season 19 : Deadly Confusion
Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents. Even the most experienced...
Episode 22: Special Report Season 19 : Radio Silence
Radio silence between pilots and controllers can mean many different things, but in these stories, t...
Episode 23: Special Report Season 19 : Design Flaws
Drawing the attention of the entire world, three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a...
Episode 24: Special Report Season 20: Courage in the Cockpit
Devastating systems failures in the air put pilots to the test and shine a light on three astonishin...
Episode 25: Special Report Season 20: Death From Above
Mid-air tragedies are particularly horrifying when they occur over a community, and rain terror on t...
Episode 26: Special Report Season 20: VIP on Board
Revisit three crashes involving high-profile passengers and the pressurized investigations into the...
Episode 27: Special Report Season 20: Lapse in Security
These are three horrific air disasters that provoked fundamental changes to airport security and the...
Episode 28: Special Report Season 20: Mountain Impact
Follow three horrifying crashes that revealed high-tech blind spots in the technology preventing air...
Episode 29: Special Report Season 20: Survivors
From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales and provide cr...
Episode 30: Special Report Season 20: Instrument Confusion
Follow three mid-air tragedies that rained terror on those below when they happened over crowded are...
Episode 31: Special Report Season 20: Heat of the Moment
When aviation decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can have fatal consequ...
Episode 32: Special Report Season 20: Maintenance Mistakes
A trio of crashes reveal that when the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell cata...
Episode 33: Special Report Season 20: Take Off Tragedies
Three flights ending in tragedy prove that minor missteps during take-off can have disastrous conseq...
Episode 34: Special Report: Dead of Night
Confused, flying blind and lost in the dark, three crews lose site of the horizon and fall into the...
Episode 35: Special Report: Engine Gone
Three crews experience the same devastating event, but with radically different outcomes when an eng...
Episode 36: Special Report: Lethal Choices
Faced with a mid-air crisis, pilots must make life-and-death decisions, but the wrong approach can t...
Episode 37: Special Report: Risky Runways
In Sao Paolo, the Himalayas, and on the Norwegian coast, three flight crews are pushed to the limit...
Episode 38: Special Report: Landings Gone Wrong
Relying on instinct rather than the rule book, three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on...
Episode 39: Special Report: Frozen Wings
Three planes are brought down by ice, and it's up to investigators to determine how modern aircraft...
Episode 40: Special Report: Runway Collisions
Three catastrophic runway collisions raise the same pressing question: How could two planes end up o...
Episode 41: Special Report: Cockpit Breakdown
Illustrating the deadly consequences of a mismatched crew, three flights end in tragedy, leaving inv...
Episode 42: Special Report: Splash Down
Three last-resort water landings-all handled differently-yet each one crucial to improving the outco...
Episode 43: Special Report: Northern Extremes
Faced with the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky leaving invest...
Episode 44: Special Report: War Zone
Misidentification and accidental bombing of enemy territory are among the many risks pilots face in...
Episode 45: Special Report: Time Critical
As they rush to finish, some pilots overlook important steps and danger signs and make decisions tha...
Episode 46: Special Report: Ticking Time Bomb
Episode 47: Special Report: Impossible Landings
The pilots avoid three dangerous situations where there was no room for error and manage to land dam...
Episode 48: Special Report: Deadly Data
Episode 49: Special Report: Trained to Fail
Episode 50: Special Report: Accidents in the Air
This special looked at mid-air collisions caused by either pilot error or meltdowns within air traff...
Episode 51: Special Report: Dangerous Winds
Approaching Charlotte, US Air Flight 1016 crashes violently into the ground after a gust of wind. A...
Episode 52: Special Report: Sabotage
Three flights are sabotaged. When hijackers break into the cockpit of an Ethiopian plane, the captai...
Episode 53: Special Report: Poor Piloting
Episode 54: Special Report: Pitch Problems
Accidents caused by pitch problems are dramatic and destructive, and survival is almost impossible....
Episode 55: Special Report: Fight to the Finish
Pushed to the limits of their training and willpower, three flight crews fight against almost imposs...
Episode 56: Special Report: Bad Data
With all the advances in technology and safety, sometimes a safe flight is still at risk when the da...
Episode 57: Special Report: Landing Hazards
Three disasters reveal how poor weather threatens a safe landing, with heavy rain, thunderstorms and...
Episode 58: Special Report: Training Ignored
Even the most highly trained pilots in the world can be caught out if they ignore their training whe...
Episode 59: Special Report: Reckless Approaches
An argument with no runway in sight, ignoring a critical signal and an exhausted pilot - three probl...
Episode 1: Racing the storm
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport dur...
Episode 2: Unlocking Disaster
On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the...
Episode 3: Flying Blind
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false spe...
Episode 4: Flying on Empty
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. Th...
Episode 5: Cutting Corners
On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks fre...
Episode 6: Fire on Board
On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital syste...
Episode 1: Blow Out
On June 10, 1990, the cockpit window blows out on British Airways Flight 5390, partially ejecting an...
Episode 2: A Wounded Bird
On 21 August 1995, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529 is climbing to its cruising altitude, when...
Episode 3: The Killing Machine
On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. The four t...
Episode 4: Deadly Crossroads
On 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL Flight 611 in German airspace near...
Episode 5: Lost
On 20 December 1995, American Airlines Flight 965 is en route to Cali, Colombia. The crew members ar...
Episode 6: Missing Over New York
On 25 January 1990, Avianca Flight 52, a flight to New York City from Colombia, is delayed numerous...
Episode 1: Hanging by a Thread
On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii, when the up...
Episode 2: Attack over Baghdad
On 22 November 2003, a European Air Transport Airbus A300 operating on behalf of DHL is climbing awa...
Episode 3: Out of Control
On 12 August 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead bursts on a Boeing 747SR operating as Japan Airlines F...
Episode 4: Fight for Your Life
On 7 April 1994, Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack Federal Express Flight...
Episode 5: Bomb on Board
On 11 December 1994, a bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 on the second leg of a servic...
Episode 6: Mistaken Identity
On 3 July 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War, the USS Vincennes launches missiles which bring down Iran...
Episode 7: Helicopter Down
On 19 January 1995, the crew of Bristow Flight 56C is forced to perform an emergency autorotation to...
Episode 8: Death and Denial
On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, from New York to Cairo, Egypt, dives out of the sky and cra...
Episode 9: Kid in the Cockpit
On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 is en route to Hong Kong, when it stalls and crashes, killing...
Episode 10: Head On Collision
On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train...
Episode 11: Collision Course
On 26 September 2000, waves push the MS Express Samina off course, causing it to hit a group of rock...
Episode 12: Runaway Train
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California's Cajon...
Episode 13: Ocean Landing
On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to ditch after running out of fuel. The...
Episode 1: Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)
On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 overruns the runway while attempting to land in a storm. The...
Episode 2: Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 9 experiences St. Elmo's fire en route from Kuala Lumpur, Ma...
Episode 3: Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)
On 2 June 1983, a fire breaks out on Air Canada Flight 797 in the aircraft's toilet. An emergency la...
Episode 4: Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)
On 6 August 1997, the crew of Korean Air Flight 801 is unable to see the runway during final approac...
Episode 5: Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)
On 3 March 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 is on approach to land, when i...
Episode 6: Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)
On 19 February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006's number four (right-side outer) engine flames out. A...
Episode 7: Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)
On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498, a McDonnell Douglas DC-9, and a light aircraft collide ove...
Episode 8: Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)
On 3 April 1996, while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia during heavy fog, a United...
Episode 9: Vertigo
On 3 January 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes into...
Episode 10: Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)
On 14 August 2005, air traffic controllers lose radio contact with Helios Airways Flight 522. Two fi...
Episode 1: Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Irelan...
Episode 2: Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Fl...
Episode 3: Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia...
Episode 4: Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas Inte...
Episode 5: Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck...
Episode 6: Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) alt...
Episode 7: Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted...
Episode 8: Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crash...
Episode 9: Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On take...
Episode 10: Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flig...
Episode 1: Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures)
BOAC Flight 781 ,South African Airways Flight 201, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, British Airways Flight...
Episode 2: Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, Swiss...
Episode 3: Who's Flying the Plane? (Crew vs Avionics)
This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew member...
Episode 1: Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)
Shortly after leaving London Heathrow airport in December 1988, Pan Am flight 103 exploded above Loc...
Episode 2: Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)
Find out what went wrong when a Kazakhstan Airlines jet and a Saudi Airways plane collided in the wo...
Episode 3: Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)
Rescuers have to look to the past to solve the riddle of Flight 611, a China Airlines 747 that disap...
Episode 4: Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)
On September 8, 1989, Partnair Flight 94, a charter from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly begins to dive fr...
Episode 5: Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)
Near the close of the Vietnam War, the United States launched Operation Babylift, a mass evacuation...
Episode 6: Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)
On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, kill...
Episode 7: Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)
On January 1st 2007, a Boeing 737-400 crashed into the Makassar Strait near Polewali in Sulawesi. Th...
Episode 8: Frozen in Flight (American Eagle Flight 4184)
On 31 October 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184 falls out of the sky, killing all 68 people on board....
Episode 1: System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air collision, 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision, Avianca Flight 52, Gol Transpo...
Episode 2: Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)
Southern Airways Flight 242, Delta Air Lines Flight 191, American Airlines Flight 1420, British Airw...
Episode 1: Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)
On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a hole...
Episode 2: Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)
On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a flyb...
Episode 3: Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Ai...
Episode 4: Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runwa...
Episode 5: Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)
On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after violating...
Episode 6: Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405)
On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff, killing 24 people. Three years...
Episode 7: The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to...
Episode 8: Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)
On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean...
Episode 1: Who's in Control (Turkish Airlines Flight 1951)
On 25 February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 is on approach to land at Schiphol in Amsterdam, w...
Episode 2: The Heathrow Enigma (British Airways Flight 38)
On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38 is on its final approach to land, when the autothrottl...
Episode 3: Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)
On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to Zurich, killi...
Episode 4: Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)
On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese approx...
Episode 5: Dead Tired (Colgan Air Flight 3407)
On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area...
Episode 6: Pilot Betrayed (Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751)
On 27 December 1991, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 751 crash-lands without loss of life in Gottröra m...
Episode 1: Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)
On 17 July 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 careens off runway 35L at Brazil's Congonhas Airport, cras...
Episode 2: The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
On 16 August 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 stalls while cruising and crashes in rural Vene...
Episode 3: Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)
On 12 December 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285, carrying troops of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division...
Episode 4: Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)
On 11 September 1991, Continental Express Flight 2574 is nearing the end of its intra-state flight f...
Episode 5: Munich Air Disaster (British European Airways Flight 609)
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed Manchester Un...
Episode 6: Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)
On 9 October 2002, Northwest Airlines Flight 85 is cruising above the Bering Sea, when the lower rud...
Episode 7: Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)
On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509, en route from London Stansted Airport to Milan, I...
Episode 8: Blind Spot (PSA Flight 182)
On 25 September 1978, Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) Flight 182 collides with a light aircraft whi...
Episode 9: Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)
On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is taking off from Jeddah's King Abdulaziz Internationa...
Episode 10: I'm the Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)
On 7 December 1987, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, on a flight to San Francisco, crashes at...
Episode 11: Nowhere to Land (TACA Flight 110)
On 24 May 1988, TACA Airlines Flight 110, a near-new Boeing 737, flies through a thunderstorm and su...
Episode 12: The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)
On 8 October 2001, Scandinavian Airlines Flight 686, carrying 110 people bound for Copenhagen, Denma...
Episode 13: Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)
On 19 July 1989, the tail-mounted number two engine of United Airlines Flight 232 explodes, causing...
Episode 1: Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)
On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's propeller separates from the aircraft over Cold Ba...
Episode 2: Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592)
On 11 May 1996, 10 minutes after takeoff, ValuJet Flight 592 crashes into the Florida Everglades, ki...
Episode 3: Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai...
Episode 4: Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)
On 19 December 1997, SilkAir Flight 185, en route to Singapore, crashes into the Musi River in Indon...
Episode 5: Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a s...
Episode 6: Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 collides with Trans World Airlines Flight 2 over the Gra...
Episode 7: Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)
On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force VIP aircraft carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, h...
Episode 8: Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)
On 25 May 1979, the left engine of American Airlines Flight 191 falls off moments after takeoff at C...
Episode 9: Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster (2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Air Disaster)
On 7 September 2011, an aircraft carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional ice hockey team crash...
Episode 10: Focused on Failure (United Airlines Flight 173)
On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 is preoccupied with a landing gear probl...
Episode 11: Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)
On 25 January 2010, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409, en route to Addis Ababa, plunges into the Mediter...
Episode 12: 28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)
On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, en route from Mérida, Venezuela, to Caracas,...
Episode 13: Vanished (Air France Flight 447)
On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447, a scheduled flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, stalls and c...
Episode 1: Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines-upon...
Episode 2: Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 takes off from a snowy runway in Washington D.C, stalls at...
Episode 3: Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)
On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a United States Marine Corps (USMC) jet figh...
Episode 4: Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)
On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 587 sp...
Episode 5: Lost in Translation (Crossair Flight 498)
On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zurich, Switzerl...
Episode 6: Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)
On 27 June 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of Usti...
Episode 7: Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121)
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in Fre...
Episode 8: Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T)
On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany F...
Episode 9: Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42)
On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with interce...
Episode 10: Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)
On 4 November 2010, Qantas Flight 32, en route to Sydney Airport in Australia, suffers an uncontaine...
Episode 1: Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)
On 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 92 crashes onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Keg...
Episode 2: Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004)
On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser of the first engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 accidentally deploys...
Episode 3: Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stal...
Episode 4: The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)
On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting cras...
Episode 5: Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)
On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight compu...
Episode 6: Accident or Assasination (Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45)
On 4 November 2008, an official Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45 crashes in central Mexico City....
Episode 7: No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)
On 10 February 2011, Manx2 Flight 7100 crashes at Cork Airport in Ireland after the pilots lose cont...
Episode 8: What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)
On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with...
Episode 9: Sideswiped (Copa Airlines Flight 201)
Copa Airlines Flight 201 is flying towards Cali, Colombia when the plane suddenly disintegrates in m...
Episode 10: The Final Push (FedEx Express Flight 80 & FedEx Express Flight 14)
FedEx Express Flight 14 crash lands at Newark but the pilots survive but years later, FedEx Express...
Episode 11: Death in the Arctic (First Air Flight 6560)
On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute...
Episode 1: Fatal Transmission (United Express Flight 5925)
On 19 November 1996, United Express Flight 5925, operating for Great Lakes Airlines, lands at Quincy...
Episode 2: Fatal Focus (Garuda Indonesia Flight 200)
On 7 March 2007, while landing at Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Jakarta, G...
Episode 3: Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)
On 3 September 2010, the pilots of UPS Airlines Flight 6 report a fire and declare an emergency shor...
Episode 4: Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines Flight 214)
On 6 July 2013, on landing at San Francisco International Airport, Asiana Airlines Flight 214 strike...
Episode 5: High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)
On 4 October 1992, after taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 declares an e...
Episode 6: Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311)
On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 from Atlanta suddenly nose-dives into the g...
Episode 7: Carnage in Sao Paulo (TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402)
On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes seconds after takeoff from S...
Episode 8: Edge of Disaster (Atlantic Airways Flight 670)
On 10 October 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 lands at Stord Airport, but the aircraft overruns th...
Episode 9: Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)
On 18 September 1961, a Douglas DC-6 operated by Transair Sweden, carrying Dag Hammarskjöld, the sec...
Episode 10: Deadly Delay (Spanair Flight 5022)
On 20 August 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediat...
Episode 1: Deadly Silence (1999 South Dakota Learjet crash)
On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewar...
Episode 2: 9/11 The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)
On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off course...
Episode 3: Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)
On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Te...
Episode 4: Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)
On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes shortly after landing and tax...
Episode 5: Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)
On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an...
Episode 6: Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes...
Episode 7: Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)
On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the French Al...
Episode 8: River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Amp...
Episode 9: Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying...
Episode 10: Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102)
On 29 April 2013, just seconds after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, National Airlin...
Episode 1: Killer Attitude (Northwest Airlink Flight 5719)
After a routine one-hour flight from Minneapolis, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes in northern...
Episode 2: Deadly Myth (Comair Flight 3272)
When a commuter flight to Detroit ends in a harrowing death spiral, it's up to investigators to dete...
Episode 3: Turning Point (Air China Flight 129)
Headed for South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, a Boeing 767 crashes into a hillside several...
Episode 4: Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800)
Just minutes after taking off from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is ripped apart by a massi...
Episode 5: Lethal Turn (Garuda Indonesia Flight 152)
On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands while trying to...
Episode 6: Storming Out (USAir Flight 1016)
On 2 July 1994, USAir Flight 1016 stalls and crashes into a residential area while attempting to lan...
Episode 7: Caught On Tape (TransAsia Airways Flight 235)
On 4 February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 strikes a viaduct and crashes into the Keelung Rive...
Episode 8: Terror Over Egypt (Metrojet Flight 9268)
On 31 October 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Sinai Peninsu...
Episode 9: The Lost Plane (Thai Airways International Flight 311)
On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approa...
Episode 10: Deadly Discussions (LAPA Flight 3142)
On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 overruns the runway and crashes while taking off from Aeroparque...
Episode 1: Nuts and Bolts
On 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage yard shortly after...
Episode 2: Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)
On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at Mag...
Episode 3: Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)
On 31 August 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dalla...
Episode 4: Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route fro...
Episode 5: Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)
On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into Mount Salak in the province of West...
Episode 6: Deadly Mission
On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastro...
Episode 7: Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)
On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres durin...
Episode 8: Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)
On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stal...
Episode 9: Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)
On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low alti...
Episode 10: Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)
On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the r...
Episode 1: Deadly Descent
En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the p...
Episode 2: Death Race
Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to se...
Episode 3: Borderline Tactics
On 18 August 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 stalls, rolls to the right and crashes...
Episode 4: Fatal Approach
On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landin...
Episode 5: Deadly Pitch
On 7 August 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Miami In...
Episode 6: Fatal Climb
On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after...
Episode 7: Runway Runoff
On 20 December 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veers off the side of the runway, skids across...
Episode 8: Lethal Limits
On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on fina...
Episode 9: Football Tragedy
On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out...
Episode 10: Slam Dunk
On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operating for Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashes 1.2 mi...
Episode 1: Explosive Touchdown
(Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examin...
Episode 2: Taxiway Turmoil
(Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on...
Episode 3: Kathmandu Descent
(Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when...
Episode 4: Icy Descent
(SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators strugg...
Episode 5: Atlantic Ditching
(Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off...
Episode 6: Impossible Pitch
(West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigato...
Episode 7: No Warning
(Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems co...
Episode 8: Cockpit Killer
(LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators ru...
Episode 9: Stormy Cockpit
(Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff fro...
Episode 10: Runway Breakup
(AIRES Flight 8250) On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attemptin...
Episode 1: North Sea Nightmare
On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumbur...
Episode 2: Playing Catch Up
On 10 November 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into an apartme...
Episode 3: Tragic Takeoff
On 27 August 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating for Delta Connection, crashes into a wooded area wh...
Episode 4: Grounded: Boeing Max 8
On 29 October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 enters a nosedive and crashes into the Java Sea shortly afte...
Episode 5: Cabin Catastrophe
On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia Internat...
Episode 6: Meltdown Over Kathmandu
On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 skids off the runway, travels through the airport pe...
Episode 7: Mission Disaster
On 22 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left win...
Episode 8: Caught in a Jam
On 9 June 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 suffers a landing gear malfunction during final approa...
Episode 9: Seconds from Touchdown
On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing at Mont...
Episode 10: Deadly Delivery
On 14 August 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside abou...
Episode 1: Pacific Plunge
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critica...
Episode 2: Terror over Michigan
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determ...
Episode 3: Stealth Bomber Down
When a two-billion-dollar B-2 Stealth Bomber named the Spirit of Kansas crashes in Guam, it’s up to...
Episode 4: Double Trouble
Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 ma...
Episode 5: Holding Pattern
When Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov Airport, investigators uncover...
Episode 6: Peril over Portugal
Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators p...
Episode 7: Turboprop Terror
After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover...
Episode 8: Tree Strike Terror
Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-eng...
Episode 9: Pitch Black
A turboprop, Air Illinois Flight 710, crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a...
Episode 10: Loss of a Legend
When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators loo...
Episode 1: Deadly Exchange (Corporate Airlines Flight 5966)
Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 appears out of the clouds and crashes into trees on approach to Kirks...
Episode 2: Mixed Signals (Independent Air Flight 1851)
Independent Air Flight 1851 is en route from Italy to the Dominican Republic and is scheduled to ref...
Episode 3: Pressure Point (Japan Airlines Flight 123)
Just moments after takeoff, Japan Airlines Flight 123 experiences two explosions. The pilot is havin...
Episode 4: Power Play (PNG Flight 1600)
After losing both engines, a turboprop crashes in Papua New Guinea and investigators soon uncover a...
Episode 5: Control Catastrophe (Air Astana Flight 1388)
A Kazakh crew manage to land an uncontrollable aircraft and investigators must determine how a fresh...
Episode 6: Cockpit Catastrophe (Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633)
When the cockpit window of Sichuan Airlines 8633 explodes, the crew somehow battles gale-force winds...
Episode 7: Dream Flight Disaster (Sydney Seaplanes DHC-2 Crash)
When a UK billionaire and his family die in an Australian seaplane crash, investigators uncover a mi...
Episode 8: Deadly Deception (Balkan Bulgarian Flight 013)
The plan to save a Bulgarian airliner hinges on convincing the violent hijackers that their demands...
Episode 9: Delivery to Disaster (Atlas Air Flight 3591)
An Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston, the evidence eventually leads investig...
Episode 10: Mystery Over the Mediterranean (EgyptAir Flight 804)
EgyptAir flight 804 crashes into the Mediterranean on its way from Paris to Cairo. Evidence initiall...
Episode 1: Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads inves...
Episode 2: Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Ale...
Episode 3: Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to...
Episode 4: Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision)
Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collide...
Episode 5: Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-...
Episode 6: Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic l...
Episode 7: Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable M...
Episode 8: Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire...
Episode 9: Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears...
Episode 10: Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the groun...
Episode 1: Pacific Ditching (Transair Flight 810)
The pilots of a crashed cargo jet believe they lost both engines. But when the wreckage emerges from...
Episode 2: Running on Empty (Air Tahoma Flight 185)
An Air Tahoma cargo plane is within sight of a Cincinnati runway when both engines flame out and the...
Episode 3: Power Struggle
Power Struggle: Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crashed in to the Java Sea after a hard left bank, revealin...
Episode 4: Second Thoughts (Luxair Flight 9642)
Amid heavy fog and a rushed approach, Luxair Flight 50 falls out of the sky just a few miles short o...
Episode 5: Powerless Plunge (Loganair Flight 670A)
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes in...
Episode 6: Cabin Chaos
Cabin Chaos: After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for...
Episode 7: Deadly Climb (Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105)
It's 1985-the deadliest year in civilian aviation-and a DC-9 commuter plane crashes just seconds aft...
Episode 8: Firebomber Down
Firebomber Down: A C-130 firebomber crashes while battling an epic Australian wildfire. And ATSB inv...
Episode 9: Collision Catastrophe (2002 Überlingen mid-air collision)
German investigators are stumped when two planes collide while flying in the skies over southern Ger...
Episode 10: Fatal Test Flight (Airborne Express Flight 827)
When a cargo plane test flight ends in disaster, investigators uncover a series of failures that doo...
Episode 11: No Exit (US Air 1493)
Following a catastrophic runway collision at LAX, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape...
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