Mayday Season 20 Episode 1
(Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.
Mayday Season 20 Episode 2
(Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves…
Mayday Season 20 Episode 3
(Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.
Mayday Season 20 Episode 4
(SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.
Mayday Season 20 Episode 5
(Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
Mayday Season 19 Episode 6
On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, killing all 60 people on…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 7
On 20 December 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veers off the side of the runway, skids across the taxiway and a service road and crashes into a ravine while taking…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 8
On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, Russia, in poor weather…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 9
On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out of fuel and crashes into the side of a mountain after entering a holding pattern…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 10
On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operating for Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashes 1.2 miles short of the runway during final approach to Port Columbus International Airport after entering…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 1
En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the plane’s engines fail, turning the Airbus A-330 into a 200-ton…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 2
Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to set a new speed record, but half way through the race, his plane spirals…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 3
On 18 August 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 stalls, rolls to the right and crashes into the ground 1 quarter of a mile short of the runway while manoeuvring…
Mayday Season 19 Episode 4
On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the 24 people on board.
Mayday Season 19 Episode 5
On 7 August 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Miami International Airport, killing all 4 people on board and 1 person on…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 20
This special looked at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 15
This special looked at terrorist acts, including bombings and shootdowns.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 16
This special looked at pilots’ carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 17
This special looked at foreign items, including ice, a chemical oxygen generator, and a bomb as the cause.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 18
This special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don’t agree on the cause of these accidents.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 19
This special looked at how pilots’ deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 9
On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and crashes approximately 340 feet east-northeast of the centreline of the runway while…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 10
On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 11
This special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 12
This special looked at how pilots’ aggressive or unprofessional behaviour can cause deadly accidents.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 13
This special looked at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 14
This special looked at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 3
On 31 August 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14 of the 108 people on board.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 4
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members on…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 5
On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into Mount Salak in the province of West Java. All 45 people on board are killed.
Mayday Season 18 Episode 6
On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes into the Mojave Desert in California, United States, while performing a…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 7
On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport. 119 of the 315 people…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 8
On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 kilometres) short of the…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 2
On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at Magong Airport during inclement weather and low visibility, killing 48 of the 58 people…
Mayday Season 18 Episode 1
On 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport on a flight to Dayton, Ohio, killing all…
Mayday Season 17 Episode 7
On 4 February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 strikes a viaduct and crashes into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, killing 43 of the 58 people…
Mayday Season 17 Episode 8
On 31 October 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Sinai Peninsula during a routine chartered flight from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport to Pulkovo Airport,…
Mayday Season 17 Episode 9
On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, in poor weather conditions, killing all…
Mayday Season 17 Episode 10
On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 overruns the runway and crashes while taking off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 63 of the 100 people on…
Mayday Season 17 Episode 1
After a routine one-hour flight from Minneapolis, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes in northern Minnesota, killing everyone on board. Investigators face intense pressure to find the cause. The cockpit voice…