Mayday: Air Disaster
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Mayday: Air Disaster
El Al Flight 1862 slices into a 10-storey building in suburban Amsterdam.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Southwest 1380 is rocked by a mid-air explosion and a horrifying fatality.
Mayday : Air Disaster
In the final seconds of the flight, the plane suddenly falls from the sky.
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Three horrifying flights gone wrong rain terror from the sky.
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The plane needs to get airborne before the typhoon hits. But, it spins around violently and breaks apart.
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The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
Mayday : Air Disaster
Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport.
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Just miles from the runway, a private jet slams into an Ohio apartment building.
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A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.
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Investigators dig into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic.
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The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.
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When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.
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Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
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The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.
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The 1979 near-fatal incident of the TWA Flight 841 still puzzles experts.
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Three catastrophes are averted by flight crews who land against all odds.
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Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
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Investigators are stumped when a turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountaintop.
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A Norwegian commuter plane careens off the runway and over a rocky cliff.
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A US Air Force refuelling plane loses two engines near enemy territory.
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Investigators dig into the history of a troubled airline and reach a conclusion that’s almost beyond belief.
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Investigators resort to a risky test flight-and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.
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After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.
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From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.
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A popular hockey team is on its way to Minsk. But, the plane strikes a tower and crashes.
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A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers goes down over the open ocean.
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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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En route to Atlanta, a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac in Kentucky.
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Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents.
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A Pakistani airliner collides with a mountaintop in Nepal.
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Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
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An African airliner mysteriously disappears from radar and crashes in Namibia.
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Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea.
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In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.
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Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.
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John F. Kennedy Jr. is piloting his brand new Piper Saratoga when the aircraft mysteriously disappears.
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Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.
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When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.
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Spanair Flight 5022 crashes just seconds after taking off from Madrid.
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Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
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The crew loses control of the aircraft and it crashes moments later. 273 people are killed.
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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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Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed after his plane crashes in heavy fog.
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Air France Flight 447 launches one of the most difficult air crash investigations of all time.
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Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.
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Pilots face hostile fire and deadly risks in war zones around the world.
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A commuter turboprop crashes at a fog-bound Irish airport.
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A two-billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes in Guam.
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Pan Am Flight 103 suddenly explodes in the skies above Lockerbie, Scotland.
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Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth.
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Three crews fall into the same deadly trap after getting lost in the dark.
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In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.
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Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 takes off with 90 people on board. But, the plane spirals out of control.
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Facing a deadly cascade of failures, a turboprop crashes in Montreal.
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Investigators uncover a shocking cause for a fiery collision.
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Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
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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 Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.
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The captain struggles to keep the plane flying but the aircraft suddenly plummets towards the ground.
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British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land. Then, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled.
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A dangerous test flight may be the only way to uncover a startling truth.
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United Airlines Flight #232 is crippled when one of its three engines explodes.
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Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
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Three flight crews face different consequences after an engine separates in mid-air.
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Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.
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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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Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
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British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain’s busy M1 motorway.
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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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FedEx Flight 80 bounces off the runway at Tokyo’s Narita Airport and bursts into flames.
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Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.
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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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A UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama, just one mile short of the runway.
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Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.
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Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, two Northwest planes collide on a Detroit runway.
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Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.
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One of the most horrifying mid-air collisions in history happened over India in 1996.
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The plane carrying Mexico’s interior minister slams into Mexico City’s financial district during rushour.
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The pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.
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Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
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Critical mistakes in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky.
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Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.
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Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.
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One of the world’s newest airliners plunges into the Java Sea.
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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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Air France Concorde crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff.
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Landing on a Caribbean island in a tropical storm, a 737 crashes just short of the runway.
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Struck by lightning, a high-tech turboprop narrowly averts disaster over the North Sea.
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In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.
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Three crashes reveal fatal flaws in operations designed to prevent planes from flying into mountains.
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Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.
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Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.