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Mayday: The Accident Files
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
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Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, two Northwest planes collide on a Detroit runway.
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Basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles.
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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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From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales.
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Three crashes reveal fatal flaws in operations designed to prevent planes from flying into mountains.
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In New Zealand, a commuter turboprop slams into hilly terrain.
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Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
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West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 is flying through a moderate hurricane when the aircraft drops.
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Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth.
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TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.
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Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
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The aircraft smashes into a mountaintop and is pulverized on impact instantly killing all 46 people on board.
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Air France Flight 447 launches one of the most difficult air crash investigations of all time.
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A deadly disaster in Brazil leaves a Sao Paolo neighborhood in flames.
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American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge.
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Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
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Southwest 1380 is rocked by a mid-air explosion and a horrifying fatality.
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The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.
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The aircraft smashes into a mountaintop and is pulverized on impact instantly killing all 46 people on board.
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The plane carrying Mexico’s interior minister slams into Mexico City’s financial district during rushour.
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Reeve Aleutian Airlines Flight #8 is 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean when the propeller flies off.
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In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.
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Facing a deadly cascade of failures, a turboprop crashes in Montreal.
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Flying around an intense storm, a brand-new 737 falls from the sky over West Africa.
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Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided
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A dangerous test flight may be the only way to uncover a startling truth.
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The captain struggles to keep the plane flying but the aircraft suddenly plummets towards the ground.
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Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
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Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.
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Air France Concorde crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff.
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Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.
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Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.
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The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
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The 1979 near-fatal incident of the TWA Flight 841 still puzzles experts.
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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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Reeve Aleutian Airlines Flight #8 is 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean when the propeller flies off.
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Struck by lightning, a high-tech turboprop narrowly averts disaster over the North Sea.
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United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
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The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
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United Airlines Flight #232 is crippled when one of its three engines explodes.
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Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.
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The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
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A UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama, just one mile short of the runway.
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Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly.
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Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.
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Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.
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A Pakistani airliner collides with a mountaintop in Nepal.
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In the final seconds of the flight, the plane suddenly falls from the sky.
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Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.
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The crew of a UPS cargo jet is faced with a life-threatening emergency as their cockpit fills with smoke.
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Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.
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Spanair Flight 5022 crashes just seconds after taking off from Madrid.
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A Norwegian commuter plane careens off the runway and over a rocky cliff.
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The crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, IN, an ATR-72 that got caught in icing conditions.
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Three horrifying flights gone wrong rain terror from the sky.
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A terrifying picture of chaos emerges after a cargo jet nosedives in the Swedish Arctic.
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Partnair Flight 394 is cruising at 22,000 feet -- when it suddenly begins diving toward the sea.