Mayday: Air Disaster
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Aviation experts determine what went wrong when a Concorde exploded into flames.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.
Mayday: Air Disaster
In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.
Mayday: Accident Files
In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.
Mayday: Air Disaster
United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
Mayday: Air Disaster
When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.
Mayday: Accident Files
When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
Mayday: Accident Files
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
Mayday: Air Disaster
A deadly disaster in Brazil leaves a Sao Paolo neighborhood in flames.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed after his plane crashes in heavy fog.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.
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From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.
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After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.
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Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.
Mayday: Air Disaster
While landing at an Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.
Mayday: Air Disaster
In New Zealand, a commuter turboprop slams into hilly terrain.
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The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.
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With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.
Mayday: Air Disaster
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34 others die when their Air Force 737 crashes in Croatia.
Mayday: Air Disaster
When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.
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PSA Flight #182 collides with a Cessna and both planes crash into a quiet residential neighborhood below.
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A commercial airliner goes down in Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.
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Three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.
Mayday: Air Disaster
When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.
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When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.
Mayday: Air Disaster
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
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The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
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Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up directly in the path of an oncoming 727.
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Crossair Flight #3597 is on its final approach to Zurich. But the pilots cannot find the runway.
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An American C-5 Galaxy is flying orphaned Vietnamese babies into safety when things go horribly wrong.
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Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
Mayday: Air Disaster
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown and 34 others die when their Air Force 737 crashes in Croatia.
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Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
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Pan Am Flight 1736 is on the runway at Tenerife Airport when KLM Flight 4805 careens towards it.
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Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly.
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Aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
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Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames.
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Investigators look into the crash of Delta Air Lines flight 1141.
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The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.
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Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.
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Experts make an astonishing find as they investigate the fate of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200.
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Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.
Mayday: Air Disaster
With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.
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Three horrifying flights gone wrong rain terror from the sky.
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In Nepal, a passenger plane comes in like a fighter jet and crashes.
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SAS Flight #686 lifts off in heavy fog at Milan's Linate Airport but moments later collides with a Cessna.
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If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
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A helicopter crashes into the ocean off Newfoundland and an investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
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Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea.
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Investigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop.
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Three flight crews face different consequences after an engine separates in mid-air.
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Tuninter Flight 1153 is flying to the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. Suddenly, its right engine fails.
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Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.
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In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.
Mayday: Accident Files
When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.
Mayday: Accident Files
Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.
Mayday: Air Disaster
An American C-5 Galaxy is flying orphaned Vietnamese babies into safety when things go horribly wrong.
Mayday: Accident Files
When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.
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The U.S. Air Force investigates the most expensive aviation accident in history.
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The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures.
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Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up directly in the path of an oncoming 727.
Mayday: Air Disaster
A popular hockey team is on its way to Minsk. But, the plane strikes a tower and crashes.
Mayday: Air Disaster
When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.
Mayday: Air Disaster
A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.
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Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.
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The crash of Air France Flight 447 launched one of the toughest disaster investigations of all time.
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LaMia Flight 2933 is on its final approach when the crew suddenly declares a fuel emergency.
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An African airliner mysteriously disappears from radar and crashes in Namibia.
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Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
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Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.
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Martinair Flight 495 is on final approach to Portugal's Faro Airport when the DC-10 crashes
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TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.
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Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to take off from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately and crashes.