List of Mayday Episodes

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List of Mayday episodes

Mayday, known as Air Crash Investigation(s) outside of the United States and Canada and also
known as Air Emergency or Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel) in the United States, is a
Canadian documentary television series produced by Cineflix that recounts air crashes, near-
crashes, fires, hijackings, bombings, and other mainly flight-related disasters and crises. It reveals
the events that led to each crisis or disaster, their causes as determined by the official investigating
body or bodies, and the measures they recommended to prevent a similar incident from happening
again. The programs use re-enactments, interviews, eyewitness testimony, computer-generated
imagery, cockpit voice recordings, and official reports to reconstruct the sequences of events.
As of 12 February 2022, 240 episodes of Mayday have aired.[n 1] This includes five Science of
Disaster specials, each examining multiple crashes with similar causes. For broadcasters that do
not use the series name Mayday, three Season 3 episodes were labelled as Crash Scene
Investigation spin-offs, examining marine or rail disasters. A sub-series labelled The Accident
Files aired four seasons consisting of ten episodes.
Contents
Series overview
Episodes
The Accident Files
Alternate titles
See also
Notes
References
External links
Series overview
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Originally aired
Seasons[1] Episodes
First aired Last aired
1 6 3 September 2003 22 October 2003
2 6 23 January 2005 27 February 2005
3 13 14 September 2005 7 December 2005
4 10 15 April 2007 17 June 2007
5 10 9 April 2008 11 June 2008
6 3 16 December 2007 2 March 2008
7 8 4 November 2009 17 December 2009
8 2 10 June 2009 17 June 2009
9 8 8 September 2010 27 October 2010
10 6 27 February 2011 28 March 2011
11 13 12 August 2011 13 April 2012
12 13 3 August 2012 15 April 2013
13 11 16 December 2013 9 May 2014
14 11 5 January 2015 2 March 2015
16 10 7 June 2016 13 February 2017
17 10 20 February 2017 3 October 2017
18 10 13 February 2018 4 July 2018
19 10 2 January 2019 11 March 2019
20 10 9 January 2020 12 March 2020
21 10 4 April 2021 6 June 2021
Episodes
Note: Episodes are ordered by their production number, not by their original air date.
Season 1 (2003)
No. No. in
Title Incident Original air date
overall series
1 1 "Unlocking Disaster" United Airlines Flight 811 10 September 2003
On 24 February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off,
ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later
lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life. It was later determined that an electrical
short circuit caused the cargo door to open.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-100
2 2 "Racing the Storm" American Airlines Flight 1420 3 September 2003
On 1 June 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport
during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing 11 people. The crash was caused by the crew
not arming the spoilers during their pre-landing checks.
Note: Stephen Bogaert, the actor used for representing First Officer Origel in the crash, was
also used as the narrator for the US version: this is the only time where someone played
multiple roles in an episode.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82
3 3 "Fire on Board" Swissair Flight 111 22 October 2003
On 2 September 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in flight, damaging vital
systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the Atlantic Ocean off Peggy's Cove, Nova
Scotia, with no survivors. The fire was caused by faulty wiring in the on-board first-class and
business-class entertainment systems.
4 4 "Flying Blind" Aeroperú Flight 603 17 September 2003
On 2 October 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 are confused by false
speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In
preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descend the aircraft, but unknowingly descend
too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the Pacific Ocean, killing
everyone on board. The false readings and contradictory warnings were caused by duct tape
over the static ports, which was used to protect the ports during maintenance, but was not
removed afterwards.
5 5 "Cutting Corners" Alaska Airlines Flight 261 15 October 2003
On 31 January 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and
breaks from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, killing all 88
on board. The stabilizer failed due to an improperly maintained jackscrew assembly.
Note: This crash is later explored in the Season 22 episode 'Pacific Plunge'.
6 6 "Flying on Empty" Air Transat Flight 236 8 October 2003

On 24 August 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean.
The pilots glide the aircraft to a safe landing at a naval base in the Azores. Improper
maintenance work allowed a hydraulic line and a fuel line to rub together, resulting in a
subsequent fuel line fracture and a leak.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A330-200
Season 2 (2005)
No. No. in
overall series
7 1 "Blow Out" British Airways Flight 5390 23 January 2005
On 10 June 1990, a cockpit window on British Airways Flight 5390 blows out, partially ejecting
and injuring the captain through the hole. A member of the cabin crew clings to his legs as the
co-pilot completes an emergency landing without any deaths. The captain is found to be still
alive after being outside the cockpit for 21 minutes. The blowout was caused by a maintenance
worker installing incorrectly sized bolts during maintenance work.
Type of aircraft: BAC 1-11 528FL
Atlantic Southeast Airlines

8 2 "A Wounded Bird" 30 January 2005
Flight 529
On 21 August 1995, a blade on the left-side propeller of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529
breaks off. The imbalance of the rotating propeller causes the engine to partly tear itself from its
mounting, creating excessive drag. The aircraft rapidly loses altitude and crashes, killing nine
people. Chlorine deposits in the blade led to the development of corrosion pits and fatigue
cracks, causing it to weaken and break.
Type of aircraft: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia
9 3 "The Killing Machine" Air France Flight 8969 6 February 2005
On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. The
four terrorists demand the aircraft be allowed to depart for Paris so they can blow up the aircraft
over the Eiffel Tower, but the Algerian Army blocks the aircraft with vehicles and refuse to allow
it to take off. Unable to carry out their plans, the terrorists kill three passengers over the next
two days. The aircraft is then cleared to take off, but the crew diverts to Marseille Provence
Airport. The hostage rescue team of the French Gendarmerie storms the aircraft, and after a
gun battle in the cabin, the hijackers are killed, while everyone else survives.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B2
2002 Überlingen mid-air

10 4 "Deadly Crossroads" 13 February 2005
collision
On 1 July 2002, Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 collides with DHL Flight 611 in German airspace
near Überlingen, killing all 71 people on board the two aircraft. The crew of Flight 611 followed
the on-board traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) instructions to initiate a descent.
However, the crew of Flight 2937 followed the instructions of the air traffic controller instead of
their TCAS and initiated a descent as well. Only one air traffic controller was on duty (covering
two boards) for that block of airspace at the time of the collision—his co-worker was on his
coffee break.
Type of aircraft: Flight 2937: Tupolev Tu-154M; Flight 611: Boeing 757-200PF
11 5 "Lost" American Airlines Flight 965 20 February 2005
On 20 December 1995, American Airlines Flight 965 is en route to Cali, Colombia. The crew are
asked if they would like to perform a straight-in approach to Cali. The pilots accept the offer, but
as they are making the necessary changes, they inadvertently delete the waypoints from the
flight plan in their flight management system, causing them to lose certainty of their exact
position. Their mistakes cause the aircraft to fly into a mountain near Buga. Only four
passengers and a dog survive.
12 6 "Missing over New York" Avianca Flight 52 27 February 2005
On 25 January 1990, Avianca Flight 52 is delayed numerous times by bad weather en route
and is dangerously low on fuel as it attempts a landing at New York City. Wind shear forces the
crew to abort the approach just one mile from the runway. They initiate a go-around, but are
directed back into a holding pattern by air traffic controllers who are unaware of the low fuel
situation. The Boeing 707 then runs out of fuel, causing it to crash on Long Island.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 707-320B
Season 3 (2005)
Note: This is the first season produced in high definition[1]
No. No. in
overall series
13 1 "Hanging by a Thread" Aloha Airlines Flight 243 14 September 2005
On 28 April 1988, the upper half of the front fuselage of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 tears off,
blowing out a flight attendant. The aircraft subsequently lands safely at Kahului, Hawaii. The
fuselage failed from corrosion damage and improperly-repaired fatigue cracks.
2003 Baghdad DHL attempted

14 2 "Attack over Baghdad" 21 September 2005
shootdown incident
On 22 November 2003, a surface-to-air missile is launched at a DHL Airbus A300, exploding

the left wing and causing a massive loss of hydraulic fluid which immobilizes the flight control
surfaces. The crew flies the aircraft by changing the engines' thrust for control and make a safe
landing 16 minutes later.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B4-200F
15 3 "Out of Control" Japan Air Lines Flight 123 28 September 2005
On 12 August 1985, the aft pressure bulkhead bursts on a Boeing 747SR operating as Japan
Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabilizer and severing all four of the aircraft's
hydraulic systems. The crew keep the aircraft flying for 32 minutes until it clips Mount
Takamagahara and crashes, killing all but four of the 524 people on board. The accident was
caused by a faulty repair to the bulkhead after a much-earlier tailstrike incident.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SR
16 4 "Fight for Your Life" Federal Express Flight 705 5 October 2005
On 7 April 1994, Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack Federal Express
Flight 705 armed with hammers and a speargun. Despite sustaining serious injuries, the crew
successfully subdues Calloway and returns the aircraft safely to Memphis International Airport.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F
17 5 "Bomb on Board" Philippine Airlines Flight 434 12 October 2005
On 11 December 1994, a bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 on the second leg of
a service from Manila to Tokyo via Cebu City, killing a passenger, injuring many people and
damaging some of the aircraft's control systems. The crew successfully lands the aircraft at
Naha Airport in Okinawa. Subsequent investigation determined that Ramzi Yousef, a terrorist,
smuggled the bomb aboard the aircraft on the first leg of its flight.
18 6 "Mistaken Identity" Iran Air Flight 655 19 October 2005
On 3 July 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War, the USS Vincennes launches missiles which bring
down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 people on board. The crew of the Vincennes claimed that
they mistook the airliner for an Iranian Air Force Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter, but Iran
believes that the US deliberately shot it down.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B2-200
19 7 "Helicopter Down" Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C 26 October 2005
On 19 January 1995, lightning damages the tail rotor of Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C, forcing
the crew to perform an emergency autorotation to a ditching in the sea. Despite the rough sea
conditions, the 16 oil rig workers and 2 pilots are rescued by nearby ships.
Type of aircraft: Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma
20 8 "Death and Denial" EgyptAir Flight 990 2 November 2005
On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from New
York City to Cairo, killing all 217 people on board. The cause of the crash is disputed: the
Egyptian government claims that the crash was caused by a mechanical failure with the
elevators, but the US government claims the aircraft was deliberately crashed by the Relief First
Officer Gameel Al-Batouti.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER
San Bernardino train disaster

21 9 "Runaway Train" 30 November 2005
(SP 7551 East)
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California's
Cajon Pass. It derails in a residential neighbourhood of San Bernardino after reaching speeds in
excess of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). Two residents and two train crew members are killed
in the initial crash. More than a week later, an underground gasoline pipeline, damaged by
earth-moving equipment during the post-crash clean-up, ruptures and sparks a fire that kills
another two people. Clerks in Mojave had greatly underestimated the train's weight, and it had
been assembled without enough locomotives to provide adequate braking. Additionally, several
of the engines' brakes were completely inoperative, but this information was not passed on to
the crews.
Note: This episode is labeled as a Crash Scene Investigation spin-off.
Type of train: Sixty-nine freight cars pulled by six locomotives (freight train)
22 10 "Kid in the Cockpit" Aeroflot Flight 593 9 November 2005
On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 stalls and crashes while en route to Hong Kong, killing
all 75 people on board. The pilot's 15-year-old son accidentally disabled the autopilot while in
the captain's seat, causing the aircraft to bank heavily to the right, inducing the stall.
The MS Express Samina

23 11 "Collision Course" 23 November 2005
sinking
On 26 September 2000, waves push the MS Express Samina off course, causing it to hit a
group of rocks off Paros and sink, killing 80 people. Subsequent investigation showed that the
ferry was on autopilot, with the crew not monitoring the ship's course. They were instead
watching an association football match.
Type of ship: Passenger ferry (MS Express Samina)
24 12 "Head On Collision" Hinton train collision 16 November 2005
On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway
freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight train crew did not stop at a red railway signal
on a section of a passing loop. An inquiry concluded that a "railroader culture", which prized
loyalty and productivity at the expense of safety, had resulted in a tired and sick crew of three,
including an engineer at extreme risk of a stroke or heart attack, to either fall asleep or be
otherwise incapacitated, failing to stop the freight train.
Type of train: Via Rail passenger train (FP9A and F9B locomotives); 118-car freight train (one EMD GP38-2 and
two EMD SD40 locomotives)
25 13 "Ocean Landing" Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 7 December 2005
On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to ditch after running out of fuel.
The aircraft breaks up as the wings hit the water, killing 125 people. The aircraft had been
hijacked and ran out of fuel because the hijackers did not believe the pilot's insistence that there
was not enough fuel aboard to make it to the hijackers' planned destination, Australia.
Season 4 (2007)
No. No. in
overall series
26 1 "Desperate Escape" Air France Flight 358 15 April 2007
On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 overruns the runway, travels through the airport
perimeter fence and plunges down a small ravine while attempting to land in a storm. All 309
passengers and crew survive. The causes of the crash were the aircraft deviating above the
required approach path for its landing, touching down too far along the runway and the crew
deploying the thrust reversers too slowly.
27 2 "Falling from the Sky" British Airways Flight 009 22 April 2007
On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 009 experiences St. Elmo's fire en route from Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia, to Perth, Australia. A few minutes later, all four engines flame out. After
descending, the crew successfully restarts the engines and lands safely. The St. Elmo's fire and
engine flame-outs were caused by volcanic ash spewed by Galunggung in Indonesia during a
major eruption.
28 3 "Fire Fight" Air Canada Flight 797 29 April 2007
On 2 June 1983, a fire breaks out on Air Canada Flight 797's toilet. An emergency landing is
made in Cincinnati, but the aircraft is engulfed by flames on the runway, killing 23 people,
including musician Stan Rogers. The opening of the aircraft's doors after the landing caused a
flashover. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32
29 4 "Final Approach" Korean Air Flight 801 6 May 2007
On 6 August 1997, during final approach for a night landing in Guam, Korean Air Flight 801
crashes into a hill while attempting a missed approach, killing 228 people. The causes were
pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service
for maintenance work.
United Airlines Flight 585,

30 5 "Hidden Danger" USAir Flight 427, and Eastwind 13 May 2007
Airlines Flight 517
On 3 March 1991, a Boeing 737 operating as United Airlines Flight 585 suddenly rolls into a
dive and crashes within eight seconds, killing all 25 people on board. On 8 September 1994,
USAir Flight 427 also rolls and crashes within thirty seconds, killing all 132 people on board. On
9 June 1996, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517 also rolls unexpectedly in similar circumstances, but
the crew successfully regains control of the aircraft and lands safely. The cause of all three
incidents was a design flaw with the rudder's control system which allowed the rudder to
suddenly and unexpectedly go to full deflection and jam due to thermal shock of the hydraulic
control valve.
Type of aircraft: Flight 585: Boeing 737-200; Flight 427: Boeing 737-300; Flight 517: Boeing 737-200
31 6 "Panic over the Pacific" China Airlines Flight 006 20 May 2007
On 19 February 1985, China Airlines Flight 006's number four (right-side outer) engine flames
out. As the crew tries to restart the engine, the Boeing 747SP enters a dive. The crew
successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at San Francisco International
Airport. The incident was caused by pilot error.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SP
32 7 "Out of Sight" Aeroméxico Flight 498 27 May 2007
On 31 August 1986, Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a light aircraft over Cerritos, California,
causing both to go out of control and crash, killing 82 people. The accident was caused by
neither pilot making visual contact with the other aircraft and a lack of automated collision
warning systems. The crash inspires the creation of the traffic collision avoidance system.
Type of aircraft: Flight 498: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; light aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 Archer
1996 Croatia USAF CT-43

33 8 "Fog of War" 3 June 2007
crash
On 3 April 1996, United States Air Force Flight 21 veers off course and flies into a mountain
while attempting to land at Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia in heavy fog, killing all 35 people on
board, including the U.S. Commerce Secretary Ron Brown. The non-precision approach
procedure the crew needed to follow required the use of two automatic direction finders, but the
aircraft was only fitted with one.
Type of aircraft: Boeing CT-43
34 9 "Vertigo" Flash Airlines Flight 604 10 June 2007
On 3 January 2004, Flash Airlines Flight 604 banks to the right just after takeoff and crashes
into the Red Sea, killing all 148 people on board. The cause of this disaster is disputed, but
suggested to be spatial disorientation on the part of the flight crew.
35 10 "Ghost Plane" Helios Airways Flight 522 17 June 2007
On 14 August 2005, air traffic controllers lose radio contact with Helios Airways Flight 522. Two
fighters from the Hellenic Air Force intercept and investigate the flight and find all but one
person on board not moving. A few moments later, the aircraft runs out of fuel and crashes,
killing all 121 people on board. An incorrect cabin pressurization setting had caused everyone
on board to succumb to hypoxia.
Season 5 (2008)
No. No. in
overall series
36 1 "Invisible Killer" Delta Air Lines Flight 191 7 May 2008
On 2 August 1985, Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crash-lands while on approach to Dallas/Fort
Worth International Airport, killing 8 of the 11 crew members, 128 of the 152 passengers on
board, and one person on the ground. This accident was one of the few commercial air crashes
in which the meteorological phenomenon known as a microburst was a direct contributing
factor.
Type of aircraft: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar
37 2 "Gimli Glider" Air Canada Flight 143 14 May 2008
On 23 July 1983, Air Canada Flight 143 runs out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,500m) altitude, about
halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew is able to glide the aircraft safely
to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.
An unserviceable fuel gauge and an error in converting between metric and imperial units
caused the aircraft to be loaded with insufficient fuel prior to the flight.
American Airlines Flight 96 and

38 3 "Behind Closed Doors" 16 April 2008[2]
Turkish Airlines Flight 981
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating as American Airlines Flight 96 suffers
an explosive decompression after a cargo door in the lower rear fuselage bursts open. The
crew makes an emergency landing at Detroit without any loss of life. Nearly two years later, on
3 March 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes near Senlis after suffering a similar sequence
of events during a flight from Paris to London, killing all 346 people on board. A design flaw with
the DC-10's cargo door locking mechanism was not rectified after the first accident, and the
second DC-10's door opened during flight, causing the crash.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 (both aircraft)
South African Airways Flight

39 4 "Fanning the Flames" 21 May 2008
295
On 28 November 1987, a fire breaks out on South African Airways Flight 295 in the rear main
cargo area as it is flying high above the Indian Ocean. The Boeing 747 combined
passenger/cargo aircraft (Combi) crashes with no survivors. The exact cause of the fire is
undetermined.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-200 Combi
40 5 "Dead Weight" Air Midwest Flight 5481 30 April 2008[2]
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte
Douglas International Airport seconds after takeoff on a flight to Greenville. All 21 people on
board die. Investigation showed that the pilots' controls had been improperly adjusted during
maintenance, and that the aircraft was overloaded due to outdated formulae for calculation of
passenger weights.
Type of aircraft: Beechcraft 1900D
41 6 "Southern Storm" Southern Airways Flight 242 23 April 2008[2]
On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta,
Georgia, flies through a severe thunderstorm and is hit by large hailstones. After both engines
fail, the aircraft makes an emergency landing on a highway in New Hope, Paulding County,
Georgia. However, it collides with a gas station and explodes, killing 63 people on board and
nine on the ground.
42 7 "Explosive Evidence" Air India Flight 182 9 April 2008[2]
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air over the coast of Ireland, killing all
329 passengers and crew members on board. The investigation traced the cause of the
explosion to be a bomb from the Sikh militant group Babbar Khalsa.
43 8 "Mixed Signals" Birgenair Flight 301 4 June 2008
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On
takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's
indicator is showing the correct speed. The pilots become confused and believe that both
indicators are malfunctioning, resulting in the aircraft stalling and crashing into the Atlantic
Ocean, killing all 189 people on board.
44 9 "Fatal Distraction" Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 28 May 2008
On 29 December 1972, Eastern Air Lines Flight 401 is on a flight to Miami International Airport.
While making preparations to land, the crew are distracted by a faulty landing gear indicator
light and accidentally disengage the autopilot while trying to resolve the problem. Flying at night,
the crew fail to notice their descent until only seconds before crashing into the Everglades. Out
of the 176 people on board, 101 are killed.
Type of aircraft: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar
Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight

45 10 "Phantom Strike" 11 June 2008
1907
On 29 September 2006, Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907 collides with a brand new business
jet on its delivery flight over the Amazon. The Legacy manages to make a safe landing at an
airbase, but the Gol jet crashes with no survivors. Air traffic controllers had cleared both aircraft
to fly at the same altitude in opposite directions, and the Legacy's transponder was switched off,
making both aircraft's traffic collision avoidance systems useless in preventing the collision.
Type of aircraft: Flight 1907: Boeing 737-800; business jet: Embraer Legacy 600
Season 6 (2007–08) Special
Season 6 of Mayday is the first Science of Disaster season, consisting of three episodes.
No. No. in
overall series
BOAC Flight 781
South African Airways Flight
201
46 1 "Ripped Apart" Aloha Airlines Flight 243 16 December 2007
British Airways Flight 5390
United Airlines Flight 811
Helios Airways Flight 522
This special looked at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive
decompression played a part.
Types of aircraft: Flights 781 and 201: de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1; Flight 243: Boeing 737-200; Flight 5390:
BAC 1-11 528FL; Flight 811: Boeing 747-100; Flight 522: Boeing 737-300
Alaska Airlines Flight 261

Japan Air Lines Flight 123
Flight 529
47 2 "Fatal Flaw" 16 December 2007
Swissair Flight 111
USAir Flight 427
Eastwind Airlines Flight 517
This special looked at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors.
Types of aircraft: Flight 261: McDonnell Douglas MD-83; Flight 123: Boeing 747SR; Flight 529: Embraer EMB 120
Brasilia; Flight 111: McDonnell Douglas MD-11; Flight 585: Boeing 737-200; Flight 427: Boeing 737-300; Flight 517:
Boeing 737-200
Aeroperú Flight 603

China Airlines Flight 006
48 3 "Who's Flying the Plane?" Aeroflot Flight 593 2 March 2008
Flash Airlines Flight 604
Air Transat Flight 236
This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew
members and on-board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems.
Types of aircraft: Flight 603: Boeing 757-200; Flight 006: Boeing 747SP; Flight 593: Airbus A310-300; Flight 604:
Boeing 737-300; Flight 236: Airbus A330-200
Season 7 (2009)
No. No. in
overall series
49 1 "Scratching the Surface" China Airlines Flight 611 18 November 2009
On 25 May 2002, China Airlines Flight 611 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Taiwan
Strait 20 minutes after taking off from Taipei, killing all 225 people on board. A faulty repair to
the lower rear skin of the aircraft following a tailstrike more than 20 years earlier had caused the
entire tail section to weaken and fail.
50 2 "Lockerbie Disaster" Pan Am Flight 103 4 November 2009
On 21 December 1988, a bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to
disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of
Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.
51 3 "Blown Apart" Partnair Flight 394 25 November 2009
On 8 September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 loses control, breaks up in mid-air, and crashes into
the North Sea, killing all 55 people on board. The aircraft's vertical stabilizer had vibrated loose
during flight due to excessive wear on sub-standard bolts, sleeves, and pins that had been
illegally sold as "aircraft-grade."
Type of aircraft: Convair CV-580
1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air

52 4 "Sight Unseen" 11 November 2009
collision
On 12 November 1996, Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air
near New Delhi, India, killing all 349 people on both aircraft. The world's deadliest mid-air
collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, the crash was caused by the crew
members on the Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft failing to maintain the altitude assigned by air
traffic control.
Type of aircraft: Flight 763: Boeing 747-100B; Flight 1907: Ilyushin Il-76
1975 Tân Sơn Nhứt C-5

53 5 "Operation Babylift" 2 December 2009
accident
On 4 April 1975, a United States Air Force transport aircraft conducting the inaugural flight of
Operation Babylift suffers an explosive decompression when the rear cargo door fails and
crashes into a paddy field while attempting an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base in
South Vietnam. The investigation found that parts had been removed from the rear cargo doors
and improperly replaced.
Type of aircraft: Lockheed C-5A Galaxy
54 6 "Falling Fast" Tuninter Flight 1153 9 December 2009
On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea,
killing 16 people. It ran out of fuel because an incorrect type of fuel gauge had been installed,
misleading the crew about how much fuel was on board.
Type of aircraft: ATR 72-200
55 7 "Lost" Adam Air Flight 574 16 December 2009
On 1 January 2007, Adam Air Flight 574 crashes into the Makassar Strait in Indonesia, killing all
102 people on board. The crew inadvertently disengaged the autopilot while trying to fix a
problem with the aircraft's inertial reference system, causing it to roll into an uncontrolled dive
and break up during flight.
56 8 "Frozen in Flight" American Eagle Flight 4184 16 December 2009
On 31 October 1994, American Eagle Flight 4184 loses control and crashes into a field while
circling to land at O'Hare International Airport, killing all 68 people on board. The crash was
caused by ice developing on the wings in a manner that the on-board deicing system could not
remove.
Season 8 (2009) Special
Season 8 of Mayday is the second Science of Disaster season, consisting of two episodes.
No. No. in
overall series
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air
collision
Aeroméxico Flight 498
57 1 "System Breakdown" Avianca Flight 52 10 June 2009
Gol Linhas Aéreas Flight 1907
2002 Überlingen mid-air
collision
This special looked at the role of air traffic controllers in the airline industry and examines the
Next Generation Air Transportation System, a new technology meant to eliminate mid-air
collisions by reducing overall dependence on radar and radio, as well as delegating some of the
air traffic controllers' tasks to computers on board each aircraft.
Types of aircraft: Grand Canyon collision: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation and Douglas DC-7; Cerritos
collision: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32 and Piper PA-28-181 Archer; Flight 52: Boeing 707-320B; Gol Linhas
Aéreas collision: Boeing 737-800 and Embraer Legacy 600; Überlingen collision: Tupolev Tu-154M and Boeing
757-200PF
Southern Airways Flight 242

Delta Air Lines Flight 191
58 2 "Cruel Skies" 17 June 2009
American Airlines Flight 1420
British Airways Flight 009
This special looked at the role of bad weather in aviation disasters and examines the US
Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to see how information on weather is
transmitted to pilots in the sky.
Types of aircraft: Flight 242: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; Flight 191: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar; Flight 1420:
McDonnell Douglas MD-82; Flight 009: Boeing 747-200B
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59 1 "Panic on the Runway" British Airtours Flight 28M 1 March 2010
On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a
hole in the wing fuel tank and starting a fire. The crew successfully abandons the takeoff and
stops the aircraft on the runway, but the fire spreads to the cabin. 55 people die before they can
evacuate, mainly due to inhaling toxic smoke. The investigation found that a defective engine
fuel injector failed and ruptured the fuel tank.
60 2 "Alarming Silence" Northwest Airlines Flight 255 15 March 2010
On 16 August 1987, shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, Northwest Airlines
Flight 255 stalls and crashes just beyond the runway, killing all but one of the 155 people on
board and two people on the ground. Subsequent investigation showed that the pilots failed to
configure the aircraft's flaps and slats for takeoff. It was also discovered that the aural takeoff
warning did not sound, but for unknown reasons.
61 3 "Pilot vs. Plane" Air France Flight 296 8 March 2010
On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a
flyby during an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, killing 3 people. The cause of the crash
is disputed: the investigation blamed the pilot, but the captain himself claims that the cause was
a problem with the fly-by-wire computer.
62 4 "Cleared for Disaster" Los Angeles runway disaster 22 March 2010
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with SkyWest Airlines Flight 5569 on the
runway at LAX, killing 35 people. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned Flight 1493 to land
on a runway where the SkyWest Airlines aircraft was waiting to take off.
Type of aircraft: Flight 1493: Boeing 737-300; Flight 5569: Fairchild Metro III
63 5 "Target Is Destroyed" Korean Air Lines Flight 007 29 March 2010
In the early hours of 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is
shot down after violating Soviet Union airspace, killing all 269 people on board. The crew did
not set the autopilot to the correct mode following takeoff, which caused the aircraft to stray off
course.
Air Ontario Flight 1363 and

64 6 "Cold Case" 12 April 2010
USAir Flight 405
On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff in snowy weather, killing 24
people. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 405 also crashes just after takeoff in
similar conditions to Flight 1363. The cause of both crashes was ice on the wings, which
significantly reduced lift.
Type of aircraft: Flight 1363: Fokker F28-1000; Flight 405: Fokker F28-4000
65 7 "The Final Blow" Air Inter Flight 148 5 April 2010
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a mountain while circling to land at
Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programming the aircraft's autopilot,
combined with a sudden wind change, caused it to descend more rapidly than expected.
Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight

66 8 "Cracks in the System" 19 April 2010
101
On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's
Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea, killing all 20
people on board. The cause of the crash was an improper repair of a fatigue crack in the wing.
Type of aircraft: Grumman G-73T Turbine Mallard
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67 1 "Cockpit Failure" Crossair Flight 3597 12 March 2011
On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to Zürich,
killing 24 of the 33 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was the
pilot descending the aircraft below the minimum safe altitude for the approach.[3]
Type of aircraft: British Aerospace 146
68 2 "The Heathrow Enigma" British Airways Flight 38 7 March 2011
On 17 January 2008, British Airways Flight 38 is on its final approach to land, but when the
autothrottles command increased thrust from the engines, the engines fail to respond. The
captain raises one notch of flaps to give the aircraft a few more feet of flying distance; it crash-
lands just short of the runway without any fatalities. The fuel flow to both engines was restricted
because of ice crystals causing a blockage in the fuel-oil heat exchangers.
Scandinavian Airlines System

69 3 "Pilot Betrayed" 28 March 2011
Flight 751
On 27 December 1991, Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 751 crash-lands without loss of life
in Gottröra moments after taking off due to both engines failing. Clear ice from the tops of the
wings had been sucked into both engines, causing internal damage. An automatic system (of
which the pilots were unaware) to increase the engines' thrust contributed to their failure.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-81 (referred to in the episode as a McDonnell Douglas DC-9)
70 4 "Dead Tired" Colgan Air Flight 3407 21 March 2011
On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential
area near Buffalo, New York. All 49 people on board the aircraft and one person on the ground
are killed. Several critical errors made by the flight crew might have been the result of their
fatigue.
Type of aircraft: Bombardier Q400
71 5 "Hudson River Runway" US Airways Flight 1549 14 March 2011
On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese
after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, causing both engines to fail. Less than
two minutes later, the pilots successfully ditch the aircraft in the Hudson River. All on board
survive.
72 6 "Who's in Control?" Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 28 February 2011
On 25 February 2009, Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 stalls and crashes 1.5 kilometres from the
runway while approaching Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Nine people, including the three cockpit
crew members, are killed. A faulty radar altimeter permitted premature reduction of the engines'
thrust, and the flight crew failed to notice the resulting drop in airspeed until it was too late.
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73 1 "Deadly Reputation" TAM Airlines Flight 3054 12 August 2011
On 17 July 2007, TAM Airlines Flight 3054 careens off runway 35L at Brazil's Congonhas
Airport and crashes at high speed into a warehouse adjacent to a filling station, killing all 187
people on board the aircraft and 12 people on the ground. Incorrect engine throttle settings
upon landing caused one engine to reverse thrust while the other increased power, causing the
aircraft to lose control.
"The Plane That Flew Too West Caribbean Airways Flight

74 2 19 August 2011
High" 708
On 16 August 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 deep-stalls while cruising and crashes
in rural Venezuela during a thunderstorm. Investigators determined that the pilots misinterpreted
the stall as an engine failure and took no recovery action until it was too late.
75 3 "Split Decision" Arrow Air Flight 1285 26 August 2011
On 12 December 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285, carrying troops of the US Army's 101st Airborne
Division, stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Gander International Airport in
Canada, killing all 256 people on board. The cause of the crash remains disputed: the Canadian
Aviation Safety Board (CASB) concluded that ice on the wings, combined with miscalculated
weight, was the cause, but a minority report claims an on-board explosion.
Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-63CF
Continental Express Flight

76 4 "Breakup over Texas" 29 December 2011
2574
On 11 September 1991, Continental Express Flight 2574 tips into a dive and crashes into a field
while initiating its landing sequence. All 14 people on board are killed. Improper maintenance
allowed a section of the horizontal stabilizer to break loose during flight, after which the pilots
had no control.
77 5 "Munich Air Disaster" Munich air disaster 29 December 2011
On 6 February 1958, British European Airways Flight 609, carrying members of the famed
Manchester United association football team, club officials and journalists, crashes into a house
about 300 meters from the end of the runway in Munich after it fails to become airborne, killing
23 of the 44 people on board. The cause of the crash was slush on the runway, which slowed
the aircraft down and prevented it from reaching takeoff speed.
Type of aircraft: Airspeed Ambassador
78 6 "Turning Point" Northwest Airlines Flight 85 29 December 2011
On 9 October 2002, the lower rudder segment of Northwest Airlines Flight 85 suddenly deflects
to the left. The pilots divert the aircraft to a successful emergency landing at Anchorage, Alaska,
by using engine thrust for control. The incident was attributed to a malfunction of the rudder's
hydraulic control module.
79 7 "Bad Attitude" Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 20 January 2012
On 22 December 1999, Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 crashes into a field at night about 55
seconds after taking off from London Stansted Airport on a flight to Milan, Italy, killing all four
crew members on board. The causes of the crash were the captain following the indications of a
malfunctioning attitude indicator and lack of communication amongst the crew members.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-200F
Pacific Southwest Airlines

80 8 "Blind Spot" 27 January 2012
Flight 182
On 25 September 1978, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 collides with a light aircraft while
approaching San Diego International Airport and crashes in a residential area in California. All
137 people on the two aircraft and 7 people on the ground are killed.
Type of aircraft: Flight 182: Boeing 727-200; light aircraft: Cessna 172
81 9 "Under Pressure" Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 3 February 2012
On 11 July 1991, Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 is taking off from King Abdulaziz International
Airport with 247 Hajj pilgrims and 14 crew on board. Two under-inflated tires burst during the
takeoff, starting a fire on the landing gear. The crew is unaware of the fire and retracts the gear
after takeoff, causing the fire to spread. Encountering problems, the crew tries to return the
aircraft to the airport, but it breaks up and crashes about three kilometres from the runway, with
no survivors.
Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61

82 10 "I'm the Problem" 10 February 2012
Flight 1771
On 7 December 1987, Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes at the speed of sound on
a mountainside in rural San Luis Obispo County, California. All 43 people on board are killed.
Investigators found that passenger David Burke, a former USAir employee, took a gun on board
the aircraft and shot the pilots in a murder-suicide plot to kill his former supervisor (who was
also a passenger on board) after being fired from his job days earlier.
Type of aircraft: British Aerospace 146
83 11 "Nowhere to Land" TACA Flight 110 9 March 2012
On 24 May 1988, TACA Flight 110 flies through a thunderstorm and both engines flame out.
The captain manages to make a deadstick landing on a narrow grass levee in the Michoud area
of eastern New Orleans, saving the lives of everyone on board.
84 12 "The Invisible Plane" Linate Airport disaster 23 March 2012
On 8 October 2001, Scandinavian Airlines System Flight 686 is taking off at Milan's Linate
Airport in thick fog. On the runway, it collides with an Air Evex business jet bound for Paris,
France. Flight 686 suffers major damage and crashes into a nearby building shortly afterwards.
All 114 people on board the two aircraft are killed, along with 4 on the ground. The business
jet's crew had made a wrong turn while taxiing in the fog and inadvertently taxied onto the
runway.
Type of aircraft: Flight 686: McDonnell Douglas MD-87 (referred to in the episode as a Boeing MD-87); business
jet: Cessna Citation CJ2
85 13 "Impossible Landing" United Airlines Flight 232 13 April 2012
On 19 July 1989, the tail-mounted number-two engine of United Airlines Flight 232 explodes,
damaging all of the aircraft's hydraulic systems and leaving the flight controls unusable. By
varying engine thrust, the pilots manage to crash-land the aircraft at the Sioux Gateway Airport
in Iowa, saving the lives of 185 of the 296 people on board. Subsequent investigation traced the
engine failure to a fatigue crack in the fan hub stemming from a defect introduced before the
disk was even made (when the original titanium ingot used to make it was formed).
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86 1 "Fight for Control" 3 August 2012
8
On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's number-four propeller separates, tearing a
gash on the aircraft's underside, jamming the flight controls and causing a rapid decompression.
The pilots manage to land the aircraft safely at Anchorage, Alaska. The propeller fell into the
sea, and since it was never recovered, the cause of the accident has not been determined.
Type of aircraft: Lockheed L-188 Electra
87 2 "Fire in the Hold" ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 10 August 2012
On 11 May 1996, 10 minutes after takeoff, ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 starts filling with smoke
after a fire breaks out in the main cargo bay as it is flying over Miami. The aircraft crashes into
the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The cause of the fire was later
determined to be an accidental triggering of a chemical oxygen generator illegally shipped as
non-hazardous cargo.
88 3 "Caution to the Wind" Singapore Airlines Flight 006 17 August 2012
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at
Chiang Kai Shek airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon,
killing 83 of the 179 people on board. Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by
pilot error.
89 4 "Pushed to the Limit" SilkAir Flight 185 24 August 2012
On 19 December 1997, while en route to Singapore, SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi
River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude, killing all 104 passengers and
crew members on board. The cause of the crash was disputed: a US investigation concluded
that it was an act of murder–suicide by the captain; however, the Indonesian investigators were
undetermined.
90 5 "Blind Landing" TANS Perú Flight 204 31 August 2012
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 crashes into a muddy swamp while attempting to
land at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a thunderstorm, killing 40 of the 98 people on board. The
cause of the crash was the pilots not following visual flight rules while the aircraft was being
pushed by a downdraft.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-200 Advanced
1956 Grand Canyon mid-air

91 6 "Grand Canyon Disaster" 24 January 2013
collision
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collide in mid-air
over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft. At the time, it was the
deadliest-ever aviation accident, and would lead to major changes in the regulation of flight
operations over the United States.
Note: This accident was previously featured as a special in the episode "System Breakdown"
(S08E01).
Type of aircraft: Flight 718: Douglas DC-7; Flight 2: Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
92 7 "Catastrophe at O'Hare" American Airlines Flight 191 25 February 2013
On 25 May 1979, the number-one engine on American Airlines Flight 191 detaches moments
after taking off from Chicago O'Hare International Airport. The aircraft banks to the left and
crashes into an open field, killing all 271 people on board and 2 people on the ground. One of
the mounting points in the pylon attaching the engine to the wing had suffered damage caused
by faulty maintenance procedures.
93 8 "Focused on Failure" United Airlines Flight 173 11 March 2013
On 28 December 1978, the crew of United Airlines Flight 173 are preoccupied with a landing
gear problem as the aircraft circles in a holding pattern in the vicinity of Portland, Oregon. It
runs out of fuel and crashes in a sparsely populated area, killing 10 of the 189 people on board.
The pilot failed to acknowledge the warnings of the remaining crew regarding the aircraft's fuel
state, while the remaining crew failed to adequately communicate the situation.
Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-61
"Lokomotiv Hockey Team

94 9 YAK-Service Flight 9633 4 March 2013
Disaster"
On 7 September 2011, YAK-Service Flight 9633, carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl professional
ice hockey team, crashes shortly after takeoff at Yaroslavl, Russia, killing all but one of the 45
occupants. The investigation found that the pilots were not properly trained on the aircraft type
and mishandled it during takeoff.
Type of aircraft: Yakovlev Yak-42D
95 10 "Death of the President" Smolensk air disaster 27 January 2013
On 10 April 2010, Polish Air Force Flight 101, carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński,
his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes in a wooded area while on final
approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility. All 96 passengers and crew
members on board are killed.
Type of aircraft: Tupolev Tu-154M
96 11 "Heading to Disaster" Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 25 March 2013
On 25 January 2010, shortly after takeoff from Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport during a
thunderstorm, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 plunges into the Mediterranean Sea while on a flight
to Addis Ababa, killing all 90 people on board.
Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight

97 12 "28 Seconds to Survive" 1 April 2013
518
On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side
of a mountain shortly after takeoff, killing all 46 people on board. Investigators determined that
the aircraft took off with inoperative navigation equipment due to the pilots' failure to do their
pre-flight checklist.
98 13 "Air France 447: Vanished" Air France Flight 447 15 April 2013
On 1 June 2009, Air France Flight 447 stalls and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying
through a thunderstorm, killing all 228 people on board. The causes of the crash were incorrect
airspeed readings due to ice blocking the aircraft's pitot tubes and inappropriate control inputs.
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British European Airways
99 1 "Fight to the Death" 16 December 2013
Flight 548
On 18 June 1972, British European Airways Flight 548 stalls and crashes in a field near Staines
shortly after takeoff from London Heathrow Airport, killing all 118 people on board. The crash
was attributed to the pilot retracting the aircraft's droops at too low an airspeed and failing to
recognise the stall warnings.
Type of aircraft: Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C
100[4] 2 "Speed Trap" Hughes Airwest Flight 706 30 December 2013
On 6 June 1971, Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collides with a United States Marine Corps (USMC)
fighter jet above the San Gabriel Mountains. A total of 50 people from the two aircraft are killed,
with the backseat crewman of the USMC aircraft the only survivor.
Type of aircraft: Flight 706: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31; USMC jet: McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II
101 3 "Lost in Translation" Crossair Flight 498 13 January 2014
On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashes just two minutes after takeoff from Zürich,
Switzerland, while heading for Dresden, Germany, killing all 10 people on board. The
investigation found that the pilots had suffered spatial disorientation.
Type of aircraft: Saab 340B
102 4 "Disaster on the Potomac" Air Florida Flight 90 23 December 2013
On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and
crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people. The causes were ice on the wings and the
pilots' failure to turn on the engines' anti-freeze system, causing erroneous engine instrument
readings.
103 5 "Queens Catastrophe" American Airlines Flight 587 6 January 2014
On 12 November 2001, just two months after the September 11 attacks, American Airlines
Flight 587 spirals out of control shortly after taking off from John F. Kennedy Airport and crashes
into Queens, killing all 260 people on board and five people on the ground. It was later
determined that aggressive rudder use by the first officer in response to wake turbulence from a
Boeing 747-400 that had taken off minutes earlier had caused the vertical stabilizer to detach
from the aircraft.
Hurricane hunters NOAA42

104 6 "Into the Eye of the Storm" 10 February 2014
incident
On 15 September 1989, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration aircraft tasked with
intercepting Hurricane Hugo over the Caribbean islands is jolted by strong winds, causing an
engine to catch fire and fail. The pilots of the aircraft manage to make a safe emergency
landing.
Type of aircraft: Lockheed WP-3D Orion
"Massacre over the

105 7 Itavia Flight 870 20 January 2014
Mediterranean"
On 27 June 1980, Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870 crashes into the Tyrrhenian Sea near the island of
Ustica, Italy. All 81 people on board are killed. The top Italian criminal court eventually ruled on
23 January 2013 that a missile strike brought down the aircraft,[5] but controversy remains;
some experts dispute this conclusion, arguing that an on-board bomb in the rear toilet was the
cause. No definitive accident report was published.
XL Airways Germany Flight

106 8 "Imperfect Pitch" 3 February 2014
888T
On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways

Germany Flight 888T stalls and crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France,
killing all seven people on board. Improper maintenance work allowed water to enter the
aircraft's angle of attack (AOA) sensors; the water then froze during flight, and the sensors
stopped working. When the crew tried to test the stall warning system during flight, the aircraft
stalled.
107 9 "Terror in Paradise" Air Moorea Flight 1121 27 January 2014
On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport
in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot. A badly worn elevator control cable
had failed completely in flight. As the force on the elevators changes with flap retraction, the
cable broke after being overloaded. The situation was aggravated by the aircraft being
repeatedly buffeted by jet blast from larger aircraft while parked, stressing the cables further.
Type of aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter
108 10 "Titanic in the Sky" Qantas Flight 32 17 February 2014
On 4 November 2010, shortly after takeoff from Singapore, the number-two engine on Qantas
Flight 32 partially disintegrates, causing serious damage to its left wing. The crew members
overcome a number of resulting failures and make a safe emergency landing back at Singapore
with no injuries among the 469 passengers and crew members. Investigators traced the engine
failure to a manufacturing fault in an oil pipe.
Note: This is the 100th aircraft case investigated on Mayday.
Asiana Airlines Flight 214

Air France Flight 358
109 11 "Getting out Alive" 9 May 2014
8
Air Canada Flight 797
US Airways Flight 1549
This special looked at how people survive aviation accidents, in part with demonstrations at the
Czech Airlines Training Centre.
Types of aircraft: Flight 214: Boeing 777-200ER; Flight 358: Airbus A340-300; Flight 8: Lockheed L-188 Electra;
Flight 797: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; Flight 1549: Airbus A320-200
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110 1 "Choosing Sides" Kegworth air disaster 5 January 2015
On 8 January 1989, British Midland Airways Flight 092 crashes onto the embankment of the M1
motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an
emergency landing at East Midlands Airport after one of its engines had failed. 47 of the 126
people on board died.
"Niki Lauda: Testing the

111 2 Lauda Air Flight 004 12 January 2015
Limits"
On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the number one engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 deploys
in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to spiral out of control, disintegrate, and
crash about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok, with no survivors. Investigators later determined
the cause of the false deployment to be a malfunction of an electronically-controlled hydraulic
valve.
112 3 "Vanishing Act" Varig Flight 254 10 February 2015
On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect compass heading into
their instruments before takeoff. Flying on autopilot once airborne, the aircraft heads west
instead of north-northeast towards its destination. After some time, it is over a remote area of
the Amazon jungle. The aircraft eventually runs out of fuel, and the pilot makes a belly landing
in the jungle, during which the aircraft breaks up, killing 13 people.
113 4 "Sideswiped" Copa Airlines Flight 201 2 March 2015
On 6 June 1992, Copa Airlines Flight 201 enters a high-speed dive, breaks up in mid-air, and
crashes into the Darién Gap 29 minutes after taking off from Tocumen International Airport,
killing all 47 people on board. The incident was caused by faulty instrument readings, confusion
among the pilots, and insufficient training.
FedEx Express Flight 14 and

114 5 "The Final Push" 16 February 2015
FedEx Express Flight 80
On 31 July 1997, FedEx Express Flight 14 bounces, rolls to the right and crashes at Newark
Liberty International Airport. All five of the people on board survive. On 23 March 2009, FedEx
Express Flight 80 crashes on landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, in similar
circumstances to that of Flight 14, killing both of the pilots.
Type of aircraft: Flight 14: McDonnell Douglas MD-11F; Flight 80: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (freighter
conversion)
John F. Kennedy Jr. plane

115 6 "The Death of JFK Jr." 20 January 2015
crash
On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting
crashes off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn
Bessette-Kennedy, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, are on board and are also killed. The
NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error.
Type of aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II
116 7 "Concorde - Up in Flames" Air France Flight 4590 13 January 2015
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 stalls and crashes into a hotel
in Gonesse shortly after takeoff from Charles de Gaulle Airport, killing all of the 109 people on
board and 4 on the ground. The aircraft had struck foreign debris left on the runway from a
Continental Airlines DC-10, rupturing and igniting one of its fuel tanks and causing the left
engines to fail.
Type of aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde
117 8 "Accident or Assassination" 2008 Mexico City Learjet crash 17 February 2015
On 4 November 2008, an official Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45 crashes in rush-hour traffic
in central Mexico City. All nine occupants, including Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan
Camilo Mouriño, are killed in the crash, along with seven people on the ground. The aircraft
crashed due to a loss of control from wake turbulence from a Mexicana Boeing 767-300.
Type of aircraft: Learjet 45
118 9 "No Clear Options" Manx2 Flight 7100 9 February 2015
On 10 February 2011, Manx2 Flight 7100 crashes at Cork Airport in Ireland after the pilots lose
control of the aircraft in an attempted go-around in heavy fog and low visibility. Six of the twelve
people on board the aircraft are killed in the accident.
Note: The investigative team of this incident declined to co-operate with the program out of
respect for the survivors and victims' families.[6]
Type of aircraft: Fairchild SA227-BC Metro III
119 10 "Death in the Arctic" First Air Flight 6560 24 February 2015
On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of
Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor weather conditions. Out of the fifteen
passengers and crew members, only three survived.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-200C
"What Happened to
120 11 Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 15 February 2015
Malaysian 370?"
On 8 March 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappears en route from Kuala Lumpur to
Beijing with 239 passengers and crew on board. As of February 2015, no trace of the aircraft
had been found, and speculation is that it crashed in the southern part of the Indian Ocean.
Note: This is the first time the series broadcast an episode about an accident not yet fully
investigated. This episode did not air in Malaysia.
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121 1 "Fatal Transmission" United Express Flight 5925 6 January 2016
On 19 November 1996, United Express Flight 5925, operating for Great Lakes Airlines, lands at
Quincy Regional Airport and collides with a light aircraft taking off from an intersecting runway.
All 14 occupants on both aircraft initially survived, but died in a subsequent fire.
Type of aircraft: Flight 5925: Beechcraft 1900C; light aircraft: Beechcraft 65-A90 King Air
122 2 "Terror in San Francisco" Asiana Airlines Flight 214 13 January 2016
On 6 July 2013, while landing at San Francisco International Airport, Asiana Airlines Flight 214
strikes a seawall and crashes short of the runway. Of the 307 people on board, 2 passengers
die at the crash scene; another dies shortly after in hospital.
Note: This accident was previously featured as a special in the episode "Getting out Alive"
(S13E11).
123 3 "High Rise Catastrophe" El Al Flight 1862 1 February 2016
On 4 October 1992, the two engines on El Al Flight 1862's right wing detach from the aircraft
after it departs from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, damaging the right wing's hydraulic systems
and a large portion of its leading edge. On approach, the flaps and slats on the left wing deploy
while those on the right wing do not, due to the damage sustained. The aircraft rolls to the right
and crashes into an apartment complex, killing all 4 on board and 39 on the ground.
124 4 "Fatal Delivery" UPS Airlines Flight 6 11 January 2016
On 3 September 2010, the pilots of UPS Airlines Flight 6 report a fire and declare an
emergency shortly after taking off from Dubai International Airport. The crew tries to land back
at the airport, but are unsuccessful. The aircraft flies over the airport and crashes into an
unpopulated area nearby, killing both of the pilots. The fire was caused by the combustion of
lithium-ion batteries.
1961 Ndola United Nations DC-

125 5 "Deadly Mission" 3 February 2016
6 crash
On 18 September 1961, a Douglas DC-6 operated by Transair Sweden, carrying Dag

Hammarskjöld, the second Secretary-General of the United Nations, crashes en route to
ceasefire negotiations in Northern Rhodesia during the Congo Crisis. All of the 16 passengers
and crew members are killed.
Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-6B
126 6 "Edge of Disaster" Atlantic Airways Flight 670 10 February 2016
On 10 October 2006, Atlantic Airways Flight 670 lands at Stord Airport, but overruns the runway
and crashes after careening off a steep embankment. Four of the sixteen people on board are
killed. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's spoilers and hydroplaning.
Type of aircraft: British Aerospace 146-200A
127 7 "Deadly Delay" Spanair Flight 5022 17 February 2016
On 20 August 2008, Spanair Flight 5022 stalls, banks to the right and crashes during its second
takeoff attempt, killing 154 of the 172 people on board. The investigation determined that when
the pilots retracted the flaps and slats during the delay, they forgot to re-extend them
afterwards. It was also determined that the takeoff warning did not sound due to a possible
failure of a relay.
128 8 "Fatal Focus" Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 4 January 2016
On 7 March 2007, while landing at Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from
Jakarta, Garuda Indonesia Flight 200 hits the ground so hard that it bounces violently before
running off the end of the runway, killing 21 of the 140 people on board. The aircraft was meant
to land with the flaps extended to an angle of 40°, but it landed with flap extension of only 5°,
which was aggravated by the Captain's insistence on landing the aircraft, even when it was
travelling too fast.

129 9 "Steep Impact" 25 January 2016
Flight 2311
On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 nose-dives into the ground while on
landing approach to Glynco Jetport in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 people on board,
including US Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. The accident was caused by a
malfunction of the left engine's propeller control unit which led to incorrect pitch angles on the
left propeller's blades.
TAM Transportes Aéreos

130 10 "Carnage in São Paulo" 15 February 2016
Regionais Flight 402
On 31 October 1996, TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402 crashes into a heavily
populated residential area seconds after takeoff from São Paulo–Congonhas Airport, killing all
95 people on board and 4 on the ground. The crash was attributed to the uncommanded
deployment of a faulty thrust reverser on the right engine, which was aggravated by the co-
pilot's forceful inputs on the right engine's throttle.
Type of aircraft: Fokker 100
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131 1 "Deadly Silence" 7 June 2016
crash
On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne
Stewart and his agents, flies off course shortly after takeoff. It runs out of fuel and crashes into a
field in South Dakota, killing all 6 occupants on board. The investigation concluded that
everyone on board suffered hypoxia due to an uncontrolled decompression, but the cause
remains undetermined.
Type of aircraft: Learjet 35
132 2 "9/11: The Pentagon Attack" American Airlines Flight 77 14 June 2016
On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off
course and crashes into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, after being hijacked. All the
64 people on board the aircraft, including the 5 hijackers, are killed, along with 125 people in the
building.
133 3 "Disaster at Tenerife" Tenerife airport disaster 21 June 2016
On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now
known as Tenerife North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight
1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583
people.
Note: This accident was previously shown on the 2005 "Crash of the Century" special.[7]
Although the program isn't regarded as a Mayday episode, Cineflix used the footage on few
episodes of Mayday.
Type of aircraft: Flight 4805: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 1736: Boeing 747-100
134 4 "Deadly Detail" China Airlines Flight 120 28 June 2016
On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes after landing and
taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. However, all 165 people on board
survive. The incident was attributed to a fuel leak caused by a bolt from the aircraft's right wing
slat puncturing the right wing fuel tank.
135 5 "Deadly Detour" Proteus Airlines Flight 706 5 July 2016
On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an
ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay off the coast of Lorient, France. All 15
occupants on board the two aircraft die. The crew did not use the See and Avoid concept when
they were operating under visual flight rules, and the pilot of the Cardinal had failed to turn on
his aircraft's transponder, effectively making the aircraft invisible to radar systems on the
ground.
Type of aircraft: Flight 706: Beechcraft 1900D; light aircraft: Cessna 177 Cardinal
136 6 "Dangerous Approach" Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 12 July 2016

2286
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express,
crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, during final approach to Durango. Both crew members and
seven of the fifteen passengers on board die in the accident.
Type of aircraft: Fairchild SA227-AC Metro III
137 7 "Murder in the Skies" Germanwings Flight 9525 23 January 2017
On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the
French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. All 150 people on
board are killed. The investigation concluded that the crash was caused by an act of murder-
suicide by the co-pilot.
138 8 "River Runway" Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 30 January 2017
On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight
from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying
through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River. 59 of the 60 people on
board survive.
139 9 "Deadly Solution" Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 6 February 2017
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea
while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board.
The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's rudder travel limiter unit and an
inappropriate response by the pilots.
140 10 "Afghan Nightmare" National Airlines Flight 102 13 February 2017
On 29 April 2013, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground just seconds
after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, killing all seven crew members on board.
The investigation determined that a vehicle in the aircraft's cargo bay had shifted, causing the
loss of control.
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141 1 "Killer Attitude" Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 20 February 2017
On 1 December 1993, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashes into a hillside while on final
approach to Range Regional Airport in Minnesota, United States. All 16 passengers and 2 crew
members on board are killed in the crash.
Type of aircraft: Jetstream 31
142 2 "Deadly Myth" Comair Flight 3272 27 February 2017
On 9 January 1997, Comair Flight 3272 spirals out of control and crashes nose-first while on
final approach to Detroit Metropolitan Airport. All 29 passengers and crew members on board
are killed. The investigation concluded that ice had built up on the aircraft's wings, causing the
loss of control.
143 3 "Turning Point" Air China Flight 129 6 March 2017
On 15 April 2002, Air China Flight 129 crashes into the side of a mountain while circling to land
at Gimhae International Airport in Busan, South Korea, during inclement weather. 129 of the
166 passengers and crew members on board are killed in the crash.
144 4 "Explosive Proof" TWA Flight 800 13 March 2017
On 17 July 1996, Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 explodes in mid-air, breaks up during
flight and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while en route from John F. Kennedy International
Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. All 230 passengers and crew members on board are
killed.
145 5 "Lethal Turn" Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 5 September 2017
On 26 September 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 crashes into mountainous woodlands
while trying to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra, in low visibility. All
234 people on board are killed. The investigation determined that the aircraft turned the wrong
way during the approach due to a miscommunication between the pilots and air traffic control.
146 6 "Storming Out" USAir Flight 1016 12 September 2017
On 2 July 1994, USAir Flight 1016 crashes into a residential area while attempting to land at
Charlotte Douglas International Airport during a thunderstorm, killing 37 of the 57 people on
board. The investigation concluded that the aircraft encountered microburst-induced wind shear
while the captain suffered somatogravic illusion, prompting the first officer to push the nose
down and causing the crash.

147 7 "Caught on Tape" TransAsia Airways Flight 235 19 September 2017
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 on
board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the number two engine and the pilots
shutting down the wrong engine.
148 8 "Terror over Egypt" Metrojet Flight 9268 18 September 2017
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, killing all 224 people on board.
149 9 "Deadly Discussions" LAPA Flight 3142 3 October 2017
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 board
and 2 on the ground. The investigation determined that the pilots forgot to extend the aircraft's
flaps and slats for takeoff.
Thai Airways International

150 10 "The Lost Plane" 2 October 2017
Flight 311
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 99 passengers and 14 crew members on board.
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151 1 "Nuts and Bolts" 13 February 2018
Flight 17
On 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage
yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport on a flight to Dayton, Ohio, killing
all 3 crew members on board. The cause of the crash was a disconnection of the right elevator
control tab.
Type of aircraft: Douglas DC-8-71F
152 2 "Blown Away" TransAsia Airways Flight 222 20 February 2018
On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into the village of Xixi while attempting
to land at Magong Airport during inclement weather and low visibility, killing 48 of the 58 people
on board and injuring 5 people in the village. The investigation found that the pilots intentionally
descended below the minimum descent altitude.
153 3 "Deadly Distraction" Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 27 February 2018
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. The
subsequent investigation determined that the pilots forgot to extend the aircraft's flaps and slats
for takeoff.
154 4 "Deadly Airspace" Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 15 February 2018
On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air over Hrabove, Donetsk
Oblast in Ukraine and crashes while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 283
passengers and 15 crew members on board. The subsequent investigation concluded that a
Buk surface-to-air missile launched by pro-Russian rebels taking part in the War in Donbas
caused the in-flight break-up.
2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi

155 5 "Deadly Display" 15 March 2018
Superjet crash
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. The investigation concluded that the pilots were
unaware of the presence of high ground in the area and ignored warnings from the terrain
warning system.
Type of aircraft: Sukhoi Superjet 100
156 6 "Deadly Mission" VSS Enterprise crash 22 March 2018
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 test flight. The co-pilot, Michael Alsbury, is killed; the pilot, Peter Siebold, is
seriously injured, but manages to parachute to safety.
Type of aircraft: Scaled Composites Model 339 SpaceShipTwo
157 7 "Free Fall" Qantas Flight 72 15 June 2018
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 on board are injured. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport
near Exmouth, Western Australia.
158 8 "Deadly Inclination" Alitalia Flight 404 22 June 2018
On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of
the Stadlerberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 kilometres) short of
the runway during final approach to Zurich Airport. All 46 passengers and crew members on
board are killed.
159 9 "Deadly Go-Round" China Airlines Flight 140 27 June 2018
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
on final approach to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. 264 of the 271 people on board are
killed in the crash.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B4-600R
160 10 "Dead of Winter" Continental Airlines Flight 1713 4 July 2018
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 Denver,
Colorado, on a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho, killing 28 of the 82 people on board.
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161 1 "Deadly Descent" Cathay Pacific Flight 780 2 January 2019
On 13 April 2010, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 suffers a dual engine failure while nearing Hong
Kong International Airport at the end of a flight from Juanda International Airport, Indonesia. The
aircraft makes an emergency landing at almost twice the speed of a normal landing. All 322
people on board survive.
162 2 "Death Race" 2011 Reno Air Races crash 7 January 2019
On 16 September 2011, a vintage fighter aircraft named The Galloping Ghost crashes into
spectators during the Reno Air Races, killing the pilot, James Leeward, and 10 people on the
ground. The cause of the crash were reused single-use locknuts in the left elevator trim tab
system that loosened.
Type of aircraft: North American P-51 Mustang
163 3 "Fatal Approach" KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 16 January 2019
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. The cause of the
crash was the pilots' inadequate use of the flight controls during an asymmetric go-around.
Type of aircraft: Saab 340B
American International Airways

164 4 "Borderline Tactics" 14 January 2019
Flight 808
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 onto final
approach to Leeward Point Airfield in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. All 3 crew members on board
survive.
165 5 "Deadly Pitch" Fine Air Flight 101 21 January 2019
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 the ground. The
causes of the crash were an improper loading of cargo and the pilots selecting an incorrect
stabilizer trim setting.
166 6 "Fatal Climb" TAROM Flight 371 28 January 2019
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 board. The throttle of
the port engine had returned to idle in-flight while the captain simultaneously became
incapacitated, possibly due to a heart attack.
167 7 "Runway Runoff" Continental Airlines Flight 1404 11 February 2019
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 off from Denver
International Airport in Denver, Colorado. All 115 passengers and crew members on board
survive.
168 8 "Lethal Limits" Aeroflot Flight 821 18 February 2019
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 conditions, killing
all 88 people on board. The investigation concluded that the pilots suffered spatial
disorientation.
169 9 "Football Tragedy" LaMia Flight 2933 4 March 2019
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 to land
at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia. 71 of the 77 people on
board are killed.
Type of aircraft: Avro RJ85
170 10 "Slam Dunk" United Express Flight 6291 11 March 2019
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 a stall. The two pilots, the flight attendant, and two passengers are killed in the crash.
Type of aircraft: British Aerospace Jetstream 41
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Pakistan International Airlines
171 1 "Kathmandu Descent" 23 January 2020
Flight 268
On 28 September 1992, Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268 crashes into a mountainside
while on approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, killing all 167 people
on board. The pilots had begun the descent too early after misreading the approach chart.
172 2 "Impossible Pitch" West Air Sweden Flight 294 13 February 2020
On 8 January 2016, West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near Lake Akkajaure in Sweden
during a cargo flight from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway, killing both crew members. A malfunction in
an inertial reference unit produced erroneous attitude indications and mislead the crew into a
dive.
Type of aircraft: Bombardier CRJ200
173 3 "Explosive Touchdown" Uni Air Flight 873 9 January 2020
On 24 August 1999, Uni Air Flight 873 suffers an explosion in the cabin while landing at Hualien
Airport, killing one passenger. Bleach bottles filled with gasoline, which were being transported
by a passenger on the domestic flight, leaked inside the overhead bins, and were ignited by a
nearby motorcycle battery.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-90-30
1990 Wayne County Airport

174 4 "Taxiway Turmoil" 16 January 2020
runway collision
On 3 December 1990, two Northwest Airlines jets collide in heavy fog at Detroit Metropolitan
Wayne County Airport after Flight 1482 mistakenly turns on to an active runway while Flight 299
is taking off. 8 of the 44 people on board Flight 1482 are killed; all 154 people on board Flight
299 survive.
Type of aircraft: Flight 1482: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14; Flight 299: Boeing 727-200 Advanced
175 5 "Runway Breakup" AIRES Flight 8250 12 March 2020
On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while landing at Gustavo
Rojas Pinilla International Airport in San Andrés, Colombia, killing 2 of the 131 people on board.
A black hole approach illusion had led the pilots to believe the aircraft was higher than it actually
was.
176 6 "Icy Descent" Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 30 January 2020
On 18 May 2011, Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 stalls and crashes in Río Negro en route from
Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, killing all 22 people on board. The cause of the
crash was the pilots' failure to maintain airspeed while flying through severe icing conditions.
Type of aircraft: Saab 340A
177 7 "Atlantic Ditching" Cougar Helicopters Flight 91 6 February 2020
On 12 March 2009, Cougar Helicopters Flight 91 suffers an oil leak in the main gearbox while
transporting oil rig workers from St. John's, Newfoundland. The helicopter ditches in the Atlantic
Ocean during an attempt to return to land, killing all but one of the 18 people on board.
Type of aircraft: Sikorsky S-92A
178 8 "No Warning" Trigana Air Flight 267 20 February 2020
On 16 August 2015, Trigana Air Flight 267 crashes into a mountainside while nearing its
destination of Oksibil Airport in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 people on board. The pilots had
intentionally deviated from the standard flight path and deactivated the ground proximity
warning system.
LAM Mozambique Airlines

179 9 "Cockpit Killer" 27 February 2020
Flight 470
On 29 November 2013, LAM Mozambique Airlines Flight 470 enters a rapid descent into
Namibia's Bwabwata National Park halfway from Maputo, Mozambique, to Luanda, Angola,
killing all 33 people on board. The investigation concluded that the captain deliberately crashed
the aircraft.
Type of aircraft: Embraer E190
180 10 "Stormy Cockpit" Kenya Airways Flight 507 5 March 2020
On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes during a thunderstorm shortly after takeoff
from Douala International Airport in Cameroon, killing all 114 people on board. The pilots
suffered spatial disorientation after their failure to engage the autopilot resulted in an excessive
bank.
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181 1 "North Sea Nightmare" Loganair Flight 6780 4 April 2021
On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach
to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at
Aberdeen, with no fatalities. After a lightning strike, the pilots wrongly assumed the autopilot
was disengaged and tried to climb. The conflict caused the autopilot to set the elevator controls
into a dive.
Type of aircraft: Saab 2000
182 2 "Playing Catch Up" ExecuFlight Flight 1526 11 April 2021
On 10 November 2015, ExecuFlight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into
an apartment building and an embankment during final approach to Akron Fulton International
Airport in Akron, Ohio. Both crew members and all seven passengers on board are killed in the
crash.
Type of aircraft: British Aerospace BAe-125
183 3 "Tragic Takeoff" Comair Flight 5191 18 April 2021
On 27 August 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating for Delta Connection, crashes into a wooded
area while taking off from Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky, killing all but the first officer on board.
The pilots lost situational awareness and inadvertently taxied onto the wrong runway.
Type of aircraft: Bombardier CRJ-100ER
184 4 "Grounded: Boeing Max 8" Lion Air Flight 610 5 April 2021
On 29 October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 enters a nosedive and crashes into the Java Sea
shortly after taking off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on a
flight to Pangkal Pinang. All 181 passengers and 8 crew members on board are killed in the
crash.
Type of aircraft: Boeing 737 MAX 8
185 5 "Cabin Catastrophe" Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 12 April 2021
On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia
International Airport after its left engine explodes. A passenger dies after being partially ejected
from the aircraft. The engine failure was caused by a fatigue crack in a fan blade.
"Meltdown Over
186 6 US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 26 April 2021
Kathmandu"
On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 skids off the runway, travels through the
airport perimeter fence, and crashes into a football field during landing at Tribhuvan
International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. 51 of the 71 people on board are killed in the
accident.
Type of aircraft: Bombardier Dash 8-Q400
187 7 "Mission Disaster" 1991 Gulf War KC-135 incident 16 May 2021
On 6 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left
wing while on a combat mission in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, causing serious flight
control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing. The incident was
attributed to wake turbulence from a passing KC-135.
Type of aircraft: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
188 8 "Caught in a Jam" Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 23 May 2021
On 9 June 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 suffers a landing gear malfunction during final
approach to Palmerston North Airport in New Zealand. The aircraft descends until it crashes
into hilly terrain as the pilots try to resolve the problem. 4 of the 21 people on board are killed.
Type of aircraft: de Havilland Canada DHC-8-102
189 9 "Seconds From Touchdown" Propair Flight 420 30 May 2021
On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing
at Montréal–Mirabel International Airport after an in-flight fire causes its left wing to fail, killing all
11 people on board. It was later determined that the aircraft's left brakes overheated during
takeoff.
Type of aircraft: Fairchild Metroliner SA226
190 10 "Deadly Delivery" UPS Airlines Flight 1354 6 June 2021
On 14 August 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside
about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth
International Airport in Alabama. Both crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Type of aircraft: Airbus A300F4-600R
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191 1 "Holding Pattern" Flydubai Flight 981 17 January 2022
On 19 March 2016, Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-
on-Don Airport in Rostov-on-Don, Russia, after aborting its second landing attempt in poor
weather conditions. All 55 passengers and 7 crew members on board are killed.
192 2 "Peril over Portugal" Martinair Flight 495 24 January 2022
On 21 December 1992, Martinair Flight 495 crashes off the right side of the runway while
attempting to land at Faro Airport in Faro, Portugal, in severe weather conditions, killing 56 of
the 340 people on board. The accident was caused by microburst-induced wind shear in
combination with pilot errors.
Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30CF
2008 Andersen Air Force Base

193 3 "Stealth Bomber Down" 17 January 2022
B-2 accident
On 23 February 2008, a stealth bomber of the United States Air Force named the Spirit of
Kansas enters a stall and crashes on the runway just moments after takeoff from Andersen Air
Force Base in Guam. Both crew members survive after successfully ejecting from the aircraft.
Type of aircraft: Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
194 4 "Double Trouble" Trans-Air Service Flight 671 22 January 2022
On 31 March 1992, Trans-Air Service Flight 671 suffers an in-flight separation of its two right
engines while en route to Kano, Nigeria, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing at
Istres-Le Tubé Air Base in France. The number three engine detached due to metal fatigue and
tore off the number four engine.
195 5 "Pacific Plunge" Alaska Airlines Flight 261 3 January 2022
On 31 January 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and
breaks from its control system during a flight to San Francisco. The aircraft enters a dive and
crashes inverted into the Pacific Ocean. All 88 passengers and crew members on board are
killed.
Note: This accident was previously featured in the episode "Cutting Corners" (S01E05) and as
a special in the episode "Fatal Flaw" (S06E02).
196 6 "Terror over Michigan" TWA Flight 841 (1979) 10 January 2022
On 4 April 1979, Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 841 enters a spiral dive while en route to
Minnesota. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Detroit, with no
fatalities. A leading-edge slat had failed due to the pilots extending the slats at cruising speed.
197 7 "Tree Strike Terror" American Airlines Flight 1572 5 February 2022
On 12 November 1995, American Airlines Flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak
Mountain Ridge and strikes instrument landing system equipment on landing at Bradley
International Airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut. All 78 people on board survive, with one
passenger sustaining a minor injury.
198 8 "Pitch Black" Air Illinois Flight 710 5 February 2022
On 11 October 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area near
Pinckneyville, Illinois, in poor weather while en route to Southern Illinois Airport, killing all 10
people on board. The cause of the crash was the pilots' mismanagement of an electrical
problem.
Type of aircraft: Hawker Siddeley HS 748
199 9 "Turboprop Terror" Flagship Airlines Flight 3379 12 February 2022
On 13 December 1994, Flagship Airlines Flight 3379, operating for American Eagle, enters an
aerodynamic stall and crashes into a wooded area during a missed approach to Raleigh–
Durham International Airport in North Carolina. The 2 pilots and 13 of the 18 passengers are
killed.
Type of aircraft: Jetstream 32
2020 Calabasas helicopter

200 10 "Loss of a Legend" 12 February 2022
crash
On 26 January 2020, a helicopter carrying basketball player Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna,
and seven other people crashes into hilly terrain near Calabasas, California, killing all 9 people
on board. The pilot had violated visual flight rules and suffered spatial disorientation.
Type of aircraft: Sikorsky S-76B
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United Express Flight 5925
"Communication
1 1 Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 9 July 2018
Breakdown"
Tenerife airport disaster
This special looked at how failures in communication lead to disasters.
Types of aircraft: Flight 5925: Beechcraft 1900C; Flight 152: Airbus A300B4-200; Flight 1736: Boeing 747-100;
Flight 4805: Boeing 747-200B
British European Airways

Flight 548
2 2 "Bad Attitude" Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 16 July 2018
Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight
2286
This special looked at how pilots' aggressive or unprofessional behaviour can cause deadly
accidents.
Types of aircraft: Flight 548: Hawker Siddeley Trident 1C; Flight 5719: Jetstream 31; Flight 2286: Fairchild
Swearingen Metroliner
US Airways Flight 1549

3 3 "Hero Pilots" Gimli Glider 23 July 2018
TACA Flight 110
This special looked at how pilots safely land their aircraft in emergency situations.
Types of aircraft: Flight 1549: Airbus A320-200; Flight 143: Boeing 767-200; Flight 110: Boeing 737-300

XL Airways Germany Flight
4 4 "Plane vs. Pilot" 30 July 2018
888T
This special looked at how automation in the cockpit causes deadly misunderstandings.
Types of aircraft: Flight 296: Airbus A320-100; Flight 888T: Airbus A320-200; Flight 447: Airbus A330-200
Metrojet Flight 9268

5 5 "Explosive Evidence" Korean Air Lines Flight 007 6 August 2018
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
This special looked at terrorist acts, including bombings and shootdowns.
Types of aircraft: Flight 9268: Airbus A321-200; Flight 007: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 17: Boeing 777-200ER
SilkAir Flight 185

6 6 "Killer in the Cockpit?" Germanwings Flight 9525 13 August 2018
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370
This special looked at pilots' carefully planned strategies in deliberately crashing aircraft.
Types of aircraft: Flight 185: Boeing 737-300; Flight 9525: Airbus A320-200; Flight 370: Boeing 777-200ER
7 7 "Missing Pieces" British Airways Flight 38 20 August 2018

ValuJet Airlines Flight 592
Pan Am Flight 103
This special looked at foreign items, including ice, a chemical oxygen generator, and a bomb as
the cause.
Types of aircraft: Flight 38: Boeing 777-200ER; Flight 592: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; Flight 103: Boeing 747-
100
Munich air disaster

8 8 "Controversial Crashes" Arrow Air Flight 1285 27 August 2018
Smolensk air disaster
This special looked at disasters where multiple investigations don't agree on the cause of these
accidents.
Types of aircraft: Flight 609: Airspeed Ambassador; Flight 1285: Douglas DC-8-63CF; Flight 101: Tupolev Tu-
154M
Delta Air Lines Flight 1141

Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
9 9 "Deadly Distractions" 3 September 2018
2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi
Superjet crash
This special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes.
Types of aircraft: Flight 1141: Boeing 727-200 Advanced; Flight 401: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar; Flight 36801:
Sukhoi Superjet 100
British Airtours Flight 28M

10 10 "Fire on Board" Nigeria Airways Flight 2120 10 September 2018
UPS Airlines Flight 6
This special looked at disasters caused by fires, either on the ground or in the air.
Types of aircraft: Flight 28M: Boeing 737-200; Flight 2120: Douglas DC-8-61; Flight 6: Boeing 747-400F
Season 2 (2019)
No. No. in
overall series
11 1 "Headline News" TWA Flight 800 5 June 2019
This special looked at some of the most infamous air disasters of all time.
Types of aircraft: Flight 77: Boeing 757-200; Flight 800: Boeing 747-100; Flight 4590: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde
LAPA Flight 3142

12 2 "Rookie Errors" American Airlines Flight 587 12 June 2019
Colgan Air Flight 3407
This special looked at how pilots' rookie mistakes cause accidents.
Types of aircraft: Flight 3142: Boeing 737-200; Flight 587: Airbus A300-600; Flight 3407: Bombardier Q400
Hughes Airwest Flight 706

13 3 "Collision Course" Flight 182 19 June 2019
1996 Charkhi Dadri mid-air
collision
This special looked at deadly mid-air collisions.
Types of aircraft: Flight 706: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31; Flight 182: Boeing 727-200; Flight 763: Boeing 747-
100B; Flight 1907: Ilyushin Il-76
Cathay Pacific Flight 780

14 4 "Engines Out" British Airways Flight 9 26 June 2019
This special looked at how engine failures cause near-fatal accidents.
Types of aircraft: Flight 780: Airbus A330-300; Flight 9: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 006: Boeing 747SP

15 5 "Fuel Trouble" China Airlines Flight 120 3 July 2019
Varig Flight 254
This special looked at fuel problems caused by either crew mismanagement or mechanical
failure.
Types of aircraft: Flight 173: Douglas DC-8-61; Flight 120: Boeing 737-800; Flight 254: Boeing 737-200
Fine Air Flight 101

16 6 "Perilous Payload" Air Midwest Flight 5481 10 July 2019
National Airlines Flight 102
This special looked at disasters caused by improperly distributed weight or secured cargo.
Types of aircraft: Flight 101: Douglas DC-8-61F; Flight 5481: Beechcraft 1900D; Flight 102: Boeing 747-400F
Garuda Indonesia Flight 200

17 7 "Runway in Sight" Delta Air Lines Flight 191 17 July 2019
Asiana Airlines Flight 214
This special looked at how poorly prepared pilots cause aircraft to crash during landing.
Types of aircraft: Flight 200: Boeing 737-400; Flight 191: Lockheed L-1011-1 Tristar; Flight 214: Boeing 777-
200ER
John F. Kennedy Jr. plane

crash
18 8 "Deadly Confusion" 24 July 2019
Flash Airlines Flight 604
Adam Air Flight 574
This special looked at how spatially disoriented pilots cause crashes.
Types of aircraft: JFK Jr's light aircraft: Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II; Flight 604: Boeing 737-300; Flight 574:
Boeing 737-400
Helios Airways Flight 522

19 9 "Radio Silence" 31 July 2019
1999 South Dakota Learjet
crash
This special looked at accidents caused by either a loss of pressurization or structural failure.
Types of aircraft: Flight 522: Boeing 737-300; Flight 611: Boeing 747-200B; N47BA: Learjet 35
Lauda Air Flight 004

Turkish Airlines Flight 981
20 10 "Design Flaws" 7 August 2019
Flight 2311
This special looked at how poor aircraft designs cause disasters.
Types of aircraft: Flight 004: Boeing 767-300ER; Flight 981: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10; Flight 2311: Embraer
EMB 120 Brasilia
Season 3 (2020)
No. No. in
overall series
TransAsia Airways Flight 235
21 1 "Heat of the Moment" KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 1 October 2020
VSS Enterprise crash
This special looked at how split-second decisions lead to disasters.
Types of aircraft: Flight 235: ATR 72-600; Flight 433: Saab 340B; VSS Enterprise: Scaled Composites Model 339
SpaceShipTwo
Copa Airlines Flight 201

22 2 "Instrument Confusion" Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509 5 November 2020
Aeroflot Flight 821
This special looked at accidents caused by instrument failure or confusion.
Types of aircraft: Flight 201: Boeing 737-200 Advanced; Flight 8509: Boeing 747-200F; Flight 821: Boeing 737-
500
1961 Ndola United Nations

DC-6 crash
23 3 "VIP on Board" LaMia Flight 2933 8 October 2020
1996 Croatia USAF CT-43
crash
This special looked at disasters involving high-profile passengers.
Types of aircraft: SE-BDY: Douglas DC-6B; Flight 2933: Avro RJ85; Flight 21: Boeing CT-43

Flight 1771
24 4 "Lapse in Security" 24 September 2020
Air India Flight 182
Uni Air Flight 873
This special looked at how prohibited items got past airport security.
Types of aircraft: Flight 1771: British Aerospace 146; Flight 182: Boeing 747-200B; Flight 873: McDonnell
Douglas MD-90-30
Thai Airways International

Flight 311
25 5 "Mountain Impact" 15 October 2020
Air China Flight 129
Air Inter Flight 148
This special looked at accidents involving controlled flight into terrain.
Types of aircraft: Flight 311: Airbus A310-300; Flight 129: Boeing 767-200ER; Flight 148: Airbus A320-100
Southern Airways Flight 242

Continental Airlines Flight
26 6 "Survivors" 17 September 2020
1404
Korean Air Flight 801
This special looked at stories from survivors of accidents.
Types of aircraft: Flight 242: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-31; Flight 1404: Boeing 737-500; Flight 801: Boeing 747-
300
27 7 "Death from Above" 2011 Reno Air Races crash 10 September 2020
2008 Mexico City Learjet crash
Aeroméxico Flight 498
This special looked at aircraft crashing into populated areas.
Types of aircraft: The Galloping Ghost: North American P-51 Mustang; XC-VMC: Learjet 45; Flight 498:
McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32; light aircraft: Piper PA-28-181 Archer

28 8 "Courage in the Cockpit" Qantas Flight 32 3 September 2020
Northwest Airlines Flight 85
This special looked at how pilots managed to fly after system failures.
Types of aircraft: Flight 232: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10; Flight 32: Airbus A380-800; Flight 85: Boeing 747-400
Continental Express Flight

2574
29 9 "Maintenance Mistakes" Emery Worldwide Airlines 29 October 2020
Flight 17
Partnair Flight 394
This special looked at accidents caused by maintenance errors.
Types of aircraft: Flight 2574: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia; Flight 17: Douglas DC-8-71F; Flight 394: Convair CV-
580
Singapore Airlines Flight 006

30 10 "Take Off Tragedies" Northwest Airlines Flight 255 22 October 2020
Spanair Flight 5022
This special looked at how missteps during takeoff cause accidents.
Types of aircraft: Flight 006: Boeing 747-400; Flight 255: McDonnell Douglas MD-82; Flight 5022: McDonnell
Douglas MD-82
Season 4 (2021)
No. No. in
overall series
AIRES Flight 8250
31 1 "Dead of Night" Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 15 February 2021
West Air Sweden Flight 294
This special looked at disasters where darkness played a role.
Types of aircraft: Flight 8250: Boeing 737-700; Flight 409: Boeing 737-800; Flight 294: Bombardier CRJ200

32 2 "Engine Gone" 11 January 2021
8
El Al Flight 1862
This special looked at accidents caused by engine separations.
Types of aircraft: Flight 191: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10; Flight 8: Lockheed L-188 Electra; Flight 1862: Boeing
747-200F
Kegworth air disaster

TAM Transportes Aéreos
33 3 "Lethal Choices" 8 February 2021
Regionais Flight 402
Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501
This special looked at disasters caused by pilots' improper life-and-death decisions.
Types of aircraft: Flight 092: Boeing 737-400; Flight 402: Fokker 100; Flight 8501: Airbus A320-200
TAM Airlines Flight 3054

Pakistan International Airlines
34 4 "Risky Runways" 1 February 2021
Flight 268
Atlantic Airways Flight 670
This special looked at some of the most challenging landings of all time.
Types of aircraft: Flight 3054: Airbus A320-200; Flight 268: Airbus A300B4-200; Flight 670: British Aerospace
146-200A
Crossair Flight 3597

35 5 "Landings Gone Wrong" Trigana Air Flight 267 1 March 2021
TransAsia Airways Flight 222
This special looked at how pilots' improvisation cause aircraft to crash during approach.
Types of aircraft: Flight 3597: British Aerospace 146; Flight 267: ATR 42-300; Flight 222: ATR 72-500
Air Florida Flight 90

36 6 "Frozen Wings" Comair Flight 3272 8 March 2021
Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428
This special looked at accidents caused by icing.
Types of aircraft: Flight 90: Boeing 737-200; Flight 3272: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia; Flight 5428: Saab 340A
37 7 "Runway Collisions" 1990 Wayne County Airport 18 January 2021

runway collision
Los Angeles runway disaster
Linate Airport disaster
This special looked at runway incursions.
Types of aircraft: Flight 1482: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-14; Flight 299: Boeing 727-200 Advanced; Flight 1493:
Boeing 737-300; Flight 5569: Fairchild Metro III; Flight 686: McDonnell Douglas MD-87; business jet: Cessna
Citation CJ2
Kenya Airways Flight 507

38 8 "Cockpit Breakdown" Crossair Flight 498 22 February 2021
United Express Flight 6291
This special looked at accidents caused by mismatched pilots.
Types of aircraft: Flight 507: Boeing 737-800; Flight 498: Saab 340B; Flight 6291: British Aerospace Jetstream 41
Garuda Indonesia Flight 421

39 9 "Splash Down" Cougar Helicopters Flight 91 15 March 2021
Tuninter Flight 1153
This special looked at aircraft ditching in the water.
Types of aircraft: Flight 421: Boeing 737-300; Flight 91: Sikorsky S-92A; Flight 1153: ATR 72-200
Air Ontario Flight 1363

Scandinavian Airlines System
40 10 "Northern Extremes" 25 January 2021
Flight 751
First Air Flight 6560
This special looked at aircraft crashing in the far North.
Types of aircraft: Flight 1363: Fokker F28-1000; Flight 751: McDonnell Douglas MD-81; Flight 6560: Boeing 737-
200C
Alternate titles
The following table lists the alternative titles used by broadcasters for Mayday, the original
Canadian series;[8] Air Crash Investigation, the British[9] and Asia-Pacific[10] (National
Geographic Channel) versions; and Air Emergency and Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel), the
American versions of the series. The American column also shows the Smithsonian Channel's
season and episode numbers.[11] Episodes are ordered by their production number, and special
episodes and spin-offs are italicised.
United
Country Canada Australia/Asia United States
Kingdom
No. Title Title Title Title S.Ep
Season 1 (2003)
1 Unlocking Disaster Unlocking Disaster Unlocking Disaster Ripped from the Sky
2 Racing the Storm Racing the Storm Racing the Storm Fatal Landing
3 Fire on Board Fire on Board Fire on Board Fire in the Sky
4 Flying Blind Flying Blind Flying Blind Flying Blind
5 Cutting Corners Cutting Corners Cutting Corners Fatal Error
6 Flying on Empty Flying on Empty Flying on Empty Flying on Empty
Season 2 (2004–2005)
Ripped from the
1 Blow Out Blow Out Blow Out
Cockpit
2 A Wounded Bird A Wounded Bird A Wounded Bird One Wing Flight
3 The Killing Machine Hijacked Hijacked Hijack Rescue
4 Deadly Crossroads Mid-Air Collision Mid-Air Collision A Father's Revenge
Crash on the Crash on the
5 Lost Lost
Mountain Mountain
Missing Over New Missing Over New
6 Deadly Delay Deadly Delay
York York
Season 3 (2005–2006)
Hanging by a Hanging by a Hanging by a
1 Hanging by a Thread S06.E01
Thread Thread Thread
Attack over Attack over Attack over
2 Attack over Baghdad S06.E02
Baghdad Baghdad Baghdad
3 Out of Control Out of Control Out of Control Out of Control S06.E03
4 Fight for Your Life Suicide Attack Suicide Attack Fight for Your Life S06.E04
5 Bomb on Board Bomb on Board Bomb on Board Bomb on Board S06.E05
6 Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity S06.E06
7 Helicopter Down Helicopter Down Helicopter Down Helicopter Down S06.E07
8 Death and Denial EgyptAir 990 EgyptAir 990 Death and Denial S06.E08
9 Runaway Train[n 2] Runaway Train[n 2] Runaway Train[n 2] Unstoppable Train[n 2]

10 Kid in the Cockpit Kid in the Cockpit Kid in the Cockpit Kid in the Cockpit S06.E09
Greek Ferry Greek Ferry
11 Collision Course[n 2] Express Samina[n 2]
Disaster[n 2] Disaster[n 2]
Head On Impact on the
12 Train Collision[n 2] Train Collision[n 2]
Collision[n 2] Rails[n 2]
13 Ocean Landing African Hijack African Hijack Ocean Landing S06.E10
Season 4 (2007)
1 Desperate Escape Miracle Escape Miracle Escape Miracle Escape S07.E01
2 Falling from the Sky All Engines Failed! Falling from the Sky Falling from the Sky S07.E02
3 Fire Fight Fire Fight Fire Fight Fiery Landing[n 3] S07.E03
4 Final Approach Blind Landing Missed Approach Missed Approach S07.E04
5 Hidden Danger Hidden Danger Hidden Danger Mystery Crashes[n 3] S07.E05
Panic over the Panic over the

6 Six-Mile Plunge Panic over the Pacific S07.E06
Pacific Pacific
7 Out of Sight Collision Over LA Out of Sight Out of Sight S07.E07
8 Fog of War Flight 21 is Missing Inbound Crash in Croatia[n 3] S07.E08
Deadly
9 Vertigo Desperate Dive Desperate Dive S07.E09
Disorientation[n 3]
10 Ghost Plane Ghost Plane Ghost Plane Unconscious Pilot[n 3] S07.E10
Season 5 (2008)
Slammed to the Slammed to the
1 Invisible Killer Invisible Killer S01E01
Ground Ground
2 Gimli Glider Deadly Glide Miracle Flight Gimli Glider S01E02
Behind Closed Behind Closed Behind Closed
3 Behind Closed Doors S01E03
Doors Doors Doors
4 Fanning the Flames Cargo Conspiracy Mystery Fire Fanning the Flames S01E04
5 Dead Weight Dead Weight Dead Weight Dead Weight S01E05
6 Southern Storm Southern Storm Southern Storm Southern Storm S01E06
Air India: Explosive
7 Explosive Evidence Explosive Evidence Explosive Evidence S01E07
Evidence
The Plane That The Plane That
8 Mixed Signals Mixed Signals S01E08
Wouldn't Talk Wouldn't Talk
Who's at the
9 Fatal Distraction Fatal Distraction Fatal Distraction S01E09
Controls?
Death over the
10 Phantom Strike Radio Silence Phantom Strike S01E10
Amazon[n 3]
Season 6 (2007–2008) (Science of Disaster)
1 Ripped Apart[n 4] Ripped Apart[n 4] Ripped Apart[n 4] Ripped Apart[n 4]
2 Fatal Flaw[n 4] Fatal Fix[n 4] Fatal Fix[n 4] Fatal Flaw[n 4]

Who's Flying the Who's Flying the Who's Flying the Who's Flying the
3
Plane?[n 4] Plane?[n 4] Plane?[n 4] Plane?[n 4]
Season 7 (2009–2010)
Scratching the Shattered in Shattered in Scratching the
1
Surface Seconds Seconds Surface
2 Lockerbie Disaster Lockerbie Lockerbie Explosive Device
3 Blown Apart Deadly Prize Silent Killer Blown Apart
4 Sight Unseen Head-On Collision Crash Course Collision Course
5 Operation Babylift Operation Babylift Operation Babylift Operation Babylift
6 Falling Fast Ditch the Plane Ditch the Plane Falling Fast
The Plane That The Plane That
7 Flight 574: Lost Lost in Space
Vanished Vanished
8 Frozen in Flight Frozen in Flight Deep Freeze Frozen in Flight
Season 8 (2010) (Science of Disaster)
System Communication System System
1 S02.E08
Breakdown[n 4] Breakdown[n 4] Breakdown[n 4] Breakdown[n 4]
2 S02.E03
Cruel Skies[n 4] Cruel Skies[n 4] Cruel Skies[n 4] Deadly Storms[n 3][n 4]

Season 9 (2010)
Panic on the Manchester Panic on the
1 Panic on the Runway S02.E04
Runway Runway Disaster Runway
2 Alarming Silence Cockpit Chaos Cockpit Chaos Alarming Silence S02.E05
3 Pilot vs. Plane Pilot vs. Plane Pilot vs. Plane Pilot vs. Plane S02.E07
4 Cleared for Disaster Cleared for Disaster Cleared for Disaster Cleared for Disaster S02.E10
5 Target Is Destroyed Target Is Destroyed Target Is Destroyed Target Is Destroyed S02.E02
Unwelcome
6 Cold Case Snowbound Cold Case S02.E06
Addition[n 3]
Crashed and
7 The Final Blow Doomed to Fail The Final Blow S02.E09
Missing
Cracks in the
8 Beach Crash Miami Mystery Cracks in the System S02.E01
System
Season 10 (2011)
1 Cockpit Failure Cockpit Failure Cockpit Failure Cockpit Failure
The Heathrow Heathrow Crash The Heathrow The Heathrow
2
Enigma Landing Enigma Enigma
3 Pilot Betrayed Pilot Betrayed Pilot Betrayed Pilot Betrayed
4 Dead Tired Stalled in the Sky Dead Tired Dead Tired
Hudson River Hudson Hudson River Hudson River
5
Runway Splashdown Runway Runway
6 Who's In Control? Who's In Control? Who's In Control? Mid-Air Landing
Season 11 (2011–2012)
1 Deadly Reputation Nightmare Runway Disaster Runway Deadly Reputation S02.E12
The Plane That The Plane That The Plane That Flew
2 Fatal Climb S02.E11
Flew Too High Flew Too High Too High
Military Crash
3 Split Decision Split Decision Split Decision S03.E10
Conspiracy
4 Breakup over Texas Breakup over Texas Breakup over Texas Breakup over Texas S03.E06
5 Munich Air Disaster Munich Air Disaster Munich Air Disaster Mayday Munich S03.E02
6 Turning Point Deadly Design Turning Point Turning Point S03.E05
7 Bad Attitude Stansted Crash Bad Attitude Bad Attitude S03.E09
On Course to Hiding in Plane
8 Blind Spot Blind Spot S03.E01
Disaster Sight
9 Under Pressure Desert Inferno Desert Inferno Under Pressure S03.E07
10 I'm the Problem Murder on Board I'm the Problem I'm the Problem S03.E03
11 Nowhere to Land Miracle Landing Nowhere to Land Nowhere to Land S03.E11
12 The Invisible Plane Zero Visibility The Invisible Plane The Invisible Plane S03.E08
13 Impossible Landing Sioux City Fireball Sioux City Fireball Impossible Landing S03.E04
Season 12 (2012–2013)
1 Fight for Control Fight for Control Fight for Control Fight for Control S04E01
2 Fire in the Hold Fire in the Hold Fire in the Hold Fire in the Hold S04E02
3 Caution to the Wind Typhoon Takeoff Typhoon Takeoff Caution to the Wind S04E03
4 Pushed to the Limit Pilot Under Pushed to the Limit Pushed to the Limit S04E04
Pressure
5 Blind Landing Crash in the Jungle Blind Landing Blind Landing S04E05
Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Grand Canyon
6 Grand Canyon S04E06
Disaster Disaster Disaster
Catastrophe at America's Deadliest Catastrophe at
7 America's Deadliest S04E07
O'Hare Crash O'Hare
8 Focused on Failure Fatal Fixation Fatal Fixation Focused on Failure S04E08
Lokomotiv Hockey Russia's Ice Hockey Lokomotiv Hockey Hockey Team
9 S04E09
Team Disaster Disaster Team Disaster Tragedy
Death of the Death of the Death of the Death of the
10 S04E10
President President President President
11 Heading to Disaster Heading to Disaster Heading to Disaster Subtle Incapacitation S04E11
28 Seconds to 28 Seconds to 28 Seconds to
12 Seconds to Survive S04E12
Survive Survive Survive
Air France 447: Air France 447: Air France 447:
13 Vanished S04E13
Vanished Vanished Vanished
Season 13 (2013–2014)
Britain's Worst Air
1 Fight to the Death Fight to the Death Fight to the Death S05.E01
Crash
2 Speed Trap Speed Trap Speed Trap Speed Trap S05.E02
3 Lost in Translation Lost in Translation Lost in Translation Lost in Translation S05.E03
Disaster on the Disaster on the Disaster on the Tragedy on the
4 S05.E04
Potomac Potomac Potomac Potomac
Queens Queens Queens
5 Queens Catastrophe S05.E05
Catastrophe Catastrophe Catastrophe
Into the Eye of the Into the Eye of the Into the Eye of the Into the Eye of the
6 S05.E06
Storm Storm Storm Storm
Massacre over the Massacre over the Massacre over the Massacre over the
7 S05.E07
Mediterranean Mediterranean Mediterranean Mediterranean
8 Imperfect Pitch Deadly Test Deadly Test Imperfect Pitch S05.E08
9 Terror in Paradise Terror in Paradise Terror in Paradise Terror in Paradise S05.E10
Qantas 32: Titanic
10 Titanic in the Sky Qantas 32 Titanic in the Sky S05.E11
in the Sky
11 Getting out Alive TBD TBD Getting out Alive S05.E09
Season 14 (2014–2015)
1 Choosing Sides M1 Plane Crash Total Engine Failure Choosing Sides S08.E01
Niki Lauda: Testing Niki Lauda: Tragedy Niki Lauda: Tragedy
2 Testing the Limits S08.E02
the Limits in the Air in the Air
3 Vanishing Act Vanishing Act Vanishing Act Vanishing Act S08.E03
4 Sideswiped Sideswiped Sideswiped Sideswiped S08.E04
5 The Final Push Death at Narita Death at Narita The Final Push S08.E05
The Death of JFK The Death of JFK The Death of JFK
6 The Death of JFK Jr. S08.E06
Jr. Jr. Jr.
Concorde - Up in Concorde - Up in Concorde - Up in Concorde - Up in
7 S08.E07
Flames Flames Flames Flames
8 Accident or Inner City Carnage Inner City Carnage Accident or S08.E08
Assassination Assassination
9 No Clear Options Third Time Unlucky Third Time Unlucky No Clear Options S08.E09
10 Death in the Arctic Death in the Arctic Death in the Arctic Death in the Arctic S08.E10
What Happened to Malaysian 370: What Happened to

11 TBD
Malaysian 370? What Happened? MH370?[n 5]
Season 15 (2015–2016)
1 Fatal Transmission Fatal Transmission Fatal Transmission Fatal Transmission S09.E01
Terror in San Terror in San Terror in San Terror in San
2 S09.E02
Francisco Francisco Francisco Francisco
High Rise High Rise High Rise High Rise
3 S09.E03
Catastrophe Catastrophe Catastrophe Catastrophe
4 Fatal Delivery Fatal Delivery Fatal Delivery Fatal Delivery S09.E05
5 Deadly Mission Deadly Mission Deadly Mission Deadly Mission S09.E10
6 Edge of Disaster Edge of Disaster Edge of Disaster Edge of Disaster S09.E09
7 Deadly Delay Fatal Delay Deadly Delay Deadly Delay S09.E07
8 Fatal Focus Fatal Focus Fatal Focus Fatal Focus S09.E04
9 Steep Impact Steep Impact Steep Impact Steep Impact S09.E08
Carnage in São Carnage in São Carnage in São Carnage in São
10 S09.E06
Paulo Paulo Paulo Paulo
Season 16 (2016–2017)
1 Deadly Silence Deadly Silence Deadly Silence Deadly Silence S10.E01
9/11: The Plane
9/11: The Pentagon 9/11: The Pentagon
2 That Hit The The Pentagon Attack S10.E02
Attack Attack
Pentagon
3 Disaster at Tenerife Disaster at Tenerife Disaster at Tenerife Disaster in Tenerife S10.E03
4 Deadly Detail Deadly Detail Deadly Detail Deadly Detail S10.E04
5 Deadly Detour Deadly Detour Deadly Detour Deadly Detour S10.E05
Dangerous Dangerous Dangerous
6 Dangerous Approach S10.E06
Approach Approach Approach
7 Murder in the Skies Crash in the Alps Murder in the Skies Murder in the Skies S10.E07
8 River Runway River Runway River Runway River Runway S10.E08
9 Deadly Solution Deadly Solution Deadly Solution Deadly Solution S10.E09
10 Afghan Nightmare Afghan Nightmare Afghan Nightmare Afghan Nightmare S10.E10
Season 17 (2017)
1 Killer Attitude Killer Attitude Killer Attitude Killer Attitude S11.E02
2 Deadly Myth Deadly Myth Deadly Myth Deadly Myth S11.E03
3 Turning Point Turning Point Turning Point The Turning Point S11.E04
4 Explosive Proof Explosive Proof Explosive Proof Explosive Proof S11.E01
5 Lethal Turn Lethal Turn Lethal Turn Lethal Turn S11.E05
6 Storming Out Storming Out Storming Out Storming Out S11.E06
7 Caught on Tape Caught on Tape Caught on Tape Caught on Tape S11.E07
8 Terror over Egypt Terror over Egypt Terror over Egypt Terror over Egypt S11.E08
9 Deadly Discussions Deadly Discussions Deadly Discussions Deadly Discussions S11.E09
10 The Lost Plane The Lost Plane The Lost Plane The Lost Plane S11.E10
Season 18 (2018)
1 Nuts and Bolts Nuts and Bolts Nuts and Bolts Nuts and Bolts S12.E01
2 Blown Away Blown Away Blown Away Blown Away S12.E02
3 Deadly Distraction Deadly Distraction Deadly Distraction Deadly Distraction S12.E03
4 Deadly Airspace Deadly Airspace Deadly Airspace Deadly Airspace S12.E04
5 Deadly Display Deadly Display Deadly Display Deadly Display S12.E05
6 Deadly Mission Deadly Mission Deadly Mission Deadly Space S12.E06
7 Free Fall Free Fall Free Fall Free Fall S12.E07
8 Deadly Inclination Deadly Inclination Deadly Inclination Deadly Inclination S12.E08
9 Deadly Go-Round Deadly Go-Round Deadly Go-Round Deadly Go-Round S12.E09
10 Dead of Winter Dead of Winter Dead of Winter Dead of Winter S12.E10
Season 19 (2019)
1 Deadly Descent Deadly Descent Deadly Descent Deadly Descent S13.E01
2 Death Race Death Race Death Race Death Race S13.E02
3 Fatal Approach Fatal Approach Fatal Approach Fatal Approach S13.E03
4 Borderline Tactics Borderline Tactics Borderline Tactics Borderline Tactics S13.E04
5 Deadly Pitch Deadly Pitch Deadly Pitch Deadly Pitch S13.E05
6 Fatal Climb Fatal Climb Fatal Climb Fatal Climb S13.E06
7 Runway Runoff Runway Runoff Runway Runoff Runway Runoff S13.E07
8 Lethal Limits Lethal Limits Lethal Limits Lethal Limits S13.E08
9 Football Tragedy Football Tragedy Football Tragedy Soccer Tragedy S13.E09
10 Slam Dunk Slam Dunk Slam Dunk Slam Dunk S13.E10
Season 20 (2020)
Kathmandu
1 TBA Kathmandu Descent Kathmandu Descent S15.E01
Descent
2 TBA Impossible Pitch Impossible Pitch Impossible Pitch S15.E02
Explosive Explosive
3 TBA Explosive Touchdown S15.E03
Touchdown Touchdown
4 TBA Taxiway Turmoil Taxiway Turmoil Taxiway Turmoil S15.E04
5 TBA Runway Breakup Runway Breakup Runway Breakup S15.E05
6 TBA Icy Descent Icy Descent Icy Descent S15.E06
7 TBA Atlantic Ditching Atlantic Ditching Atlantic Ditching S15.E07
8 TBA No Warning No Warning No Warning S15.E08
9 TBA Cockpit Killer Cockpit Killer Cockpit Killer S15.E09
10 TBA Stormy Cockpit Stormy Cockpit Stormy Cockpit S15.E10
Season 21 (2021)
North Sea North Sea
1 TBA North Sea Nightmare S16.E01
Nightmare Nightmare
2 TBA Playing Catch Up Playing Catch Up Playing Catch Up S16.E02
3 TBA Tragic Takeoff Tragic Takeoff Tragic Takeoff S16.E03
4 TBA Grounded: Boeing Grounded: Boeing Grounded: Boeing S16.E04

Max 8 Max 8 Max 8
5 TBA Cabin Catastrophe Cabin Catastrophe Cabin Catastrophe S16.E05
Meltdown Over Meltdown Over Meltdown Over
6 TBA S16.E06
Kathmandu Kathmandu Kathmandu
7 TBA Mission Disaster Mission Disaster Mission Disaster S16.E07
8 TBA Caught in a Jam Caught in a Jam Caught in a Jam S16.E08
Seconds From Seconds From Seconds From
9 TBA S16.E09
Touchdown Touchdown Touchdown
10 TBA Deadly Delivery Deadly Delivery Deadly Delivery S16.E10
Season 22 (2022)
1 TBA Holding Pattern Holding Pattern Holding Pattern S17.E01
2 TBA Peril over Portugal Peril over Portugal Peril over Portugal S17.E02
Stealth Bomber Stealth Bomber Stealth Bomber
3 TBA S17.E03
Down Down Down
4 TBA Double Trouble Double Trouble Double Trouble S17.E04
5 TBA Pacific Plunge Pacific Plunge Pacific Plunge S17.E05
Terror over Terror over
6 TBA Terror over Michigan S17.E06
Michigan Michigan
7 TBA Tree Strike Terror Tree Strike Terror Tree Strike Terror S17.E07
8 TBA Pitch Black Pitch Black Pitch Black S17.E08
9 TBA Turboprop Terror Turboprop Terror Turboprop Terror S17.E09
10 TBA Loss of a Legend Loss of a Legend Kobe Bryant S17.E10
The Accident Files Season 1 (2018)
Communication Communication Communication Communication
1 S14.E01
Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown Breakdown
2 Bad Attitude Bad Attitude Bad Attitude Fatal Friction S14.E02
3 Hero Pilots Hero Pilots Hero Pilots Hero Pilots S14.E03
4 Plane vs. Pilot Plane vs. Pilot Plane vs. Pilot No Control S14.E04
5 Explosive Evidence Explosive Evidence Explosive Evidence Explosive Clues S14.E05
Killer in the Killer in the Killer in the
6 Killer in the Cockpit? S14.E06
Cockpit? Cockpit? Cockpit?
7 Missing Pieces Missing Pieces Missing Pieces Missing Pieces S14.E07
Controversial Controversial Controversial Controversial
8 S14.E08
Crashes Crashes Crashes Crashes
9 Deadly Distractions Deadly Distractions Deadly Distractions Deadly Disturbance S14.E09
10 Fire on Board Fire on Board Fire on Board Fire on Board S14.E10
1 TBD Headline News Headline News TBD
2 TBD Rookie Errors Rookie Errors TBD
3 TBD Collision Course Collision Course TBD
4 TBD Engines Out Engines Out TBD
5 TBD Fuel Trouble Fuel Trouble TBD
6 TBD Perilous Payload Perilous Payload TBD
7 TBD Runway in Sight Runway in Sight TBD

8 TBD Deadly Confusion Deadly Confusion TBD
9 TBD Radio Silence Radio Silence TBD
10 TBD Design Flaws Design Flaws TBD
1 TBD Heat of the Moment Heat of the Moment TBD
Instrument Instrument
2 TBD TBD
Confusion Confusion
3 TBD VIP on Board VIP on Board TBD
4 TBD Lapse in Security Lapse in Security TBD
5 TBD Mountain Impact Mountain Impact TBD
6 TBD Survivors Survivors TBD
7 TBD Death from Above Death from Above TBD
Courage in the Courage in the
8 TBD TBD
Cockpit Cockpit
Maintenance Maintenance
9 TBD TBD
Mistakes Mistakes
10 TBD Take Off Tragedies Take Off Tragedies TBD
1 TBD Dead of Night Dead of Night TBD
2 TBD Engine Gone Engine Gone TBD
3 TBD Lethal Choices Lethal Choices TBD
4 TBD Risky Runways Risky Runways TBD
Landings Gone Landings Gone
5 TBD TBD
Wrong Wrong
6 TBD Frozen Wings Frozen Wings TBD
7 TBD Runway Collisions Runway Collisions TBD
8 TBD Cockpit Breakdown Cockpit Breakdown TBD
9 TBD Splash Down Splash Down TBD
10 TBD Northern Extremes Northern Extremes TBD
See also
Blueprint for Disaster
Seconds From Disaster
Seismic Seconds
Survival in the Sky, known as Black Box in the UK
Why Planes Crash
Zero Hour
Notes
1. This does not include "Crash of the Century", a 2005 90-minute special investigating the
Tenerife airport disaster, as the program is not branded as Mayday by Cineflix, even though
the program was produced almost similar to Mayday.
2. Crash Scene Investigation episode
3. Included in Air Disasters under the original Canadian title
4. Science of Disaster episode
5. Episode did not air in Malaysia
References
1. "Mayday: Air Disaster - Program Overview" (https://www.cineflixrights.com/our-catalogue/215).
Cineflix Rights. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
2. "Discovery Channel Sends Out a Mayday Call – Season 5 Launches with Air India Tragedy,
April 9" (https://web.archive.org/web/20110706174546/http://ctvmedia.ca/discovery/releases/re
lease.asp?id=10185) (Press release). Discovery Channel Canada. 25 March 2008. Archived
from the original (http://ctvmedia.ca/discovery/releases/release.asp?id=10185) on 6 July 2011.
3. "Air Crash Investigation TV Listing (Australia)" (http://natgeotv.com.au/Schedule/Daily.aspx?da
te=140311). National Geographic Channel. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
4. "Cineflix's Mayday Takes Flight with the 100th Episode in a Brand New Season" (https://web.ar
chive.org/web/20140307105250/http://www.cineflixproductions.com/news/show/247-Cineflix-s-
Mayday-Takes-Flight-with-the-1-th-Episode-in-a-Brand-New-Season) (Press release). Cineflix.
6 March 2014. Archived from the original (http://www.cineflixproductions.com/news/show/247-
Cineflix-s-Mayday-Takes-Flight-with-the-1-th-Episode-in-a-Brand-New-Season) on 7 March
2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
5. Povoledo, Elisabetta (10 February 2013). "Conspiracy Buffs Gain in Court Ruling on Crash" (ht
tps://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/11/world/europe/itavia-flight-870-ruling-adds-support-to-a-theo
ry.html). The New York Times. Rome, Italy. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
6. English, Eoin (9 February 2015). "Cork airport crash team did not assist documentary" (http://w
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Retrieved 7 March 2019.
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p2it). Zap2it. Tribune Media Services, LLC.
9. "Air Crash Investigation" (http://natgeotv.com/uk/air-crash-investigation/about). National
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External links
Cineflix: Mayday (http://www.cineflixproductions.com/shows/28-Mayday)
Cineflix: Mayday – Science of Disaster (https://web.archive.org/web/20120305064605/http://w
ww.cineflixproductions.com/shows/3-Mayday-Science-of-Disaster) (Archive)
Mayday (http://www.discovery.ca/Shows/Mayday) on Discovery Channel Canada
Air Crash Investigation (http://natgeotv.com/uk/air-crash-investigation) on National Geographic

Channel UK
Air Crash Investigation (http://natgeotv.com.au/tv/air-crash-investigation/) on National
Geographic Channel Australia
Air Disasters (http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/shows/air-disasters/802) on Smithsonian
Channel
Mayday (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0386950/) at IMDb
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Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-100

2 2 "Racing the Storm" American Airlines Flight 1420 3 September 2003

Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82

3 3 "Fire on Board" Swissair Flight 111 22 October 2003

Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11

4 4 "Flying Blind" Aeroperú Flight 603 17 September 2003

Type of aircraft: Boeing 757-200

5 5 "Cutting Corners" Alaska Airlines Flight 261 15 October 2003

Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83

6 6 "Flying on Empty" Air Transat Flight 236 8 October 2003

Type of aircraft: Airbus A330-200

Type of aircraft: BAC 1-11 528FL

Atlantic Southeast Airlines

Type of aircraft: Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia

9 3 "The Killing Machine" Air France Flight 8969 6 February 2005

Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B2

2002 Überlingen mid-air

11 5 "Lost" American Airlines Flight 965 20 February 2005

Type of aircraft: Boeing 757-200

12 6 "Missing over New York" Avianca Flight 52 27 February 2005

Type of aircraft: Boeing 707-320B

Note: This is the first season produced in high definition[1]

Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-200

2003 Baghdad DHL attempted

On 22 November 2003, a surface-to-air missile is launched at a DHL Airbus A300, exploding

Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B4-200F

15 3 "Out of Control" Japan Air Lines Flight 123 28 September 2005

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SR

Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30F

17 5 "Bomb on Board" Philippine Airlines Flight 434 12 October 2005

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-200B

18 6 "Mistaken Identity" Iran Air Flight 655 19 October 2005

Type of aircraft: Airbus A300B2-200

19 7 "Helicopter Down" Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C 26 October 2005

Type of aircraft: Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma

20 8 "Death and Denial" EgyptAir Flight 990 2 November 2005

Type of aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER

San Bernardino train disaster

Note: This episode is labeled as a Crash Scene Investigation spin-off.

22 10 "Kid in the Cockpit" Aeroflot Flight 593 9 November 2005

Type of aircraft: Airbus A310-300

The MS Express Samina

Note: This episode is labeled as a Crash Scene Investigation spin-off.

Type of ship: Passenger ferry (MS Express Samina)

24 12 "Head On Collision" Hinton train collision 16 November 2005

Note: This episode is labeled as a Crash Scene Investigation spin-off.

25 13 "Ocean Landing" Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 7 December 2005

Type of aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER

Type of aircraft: Airbus A340-300

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-200B

28 3 "Fire Fight" Air Canada Flight 797 29 April 2007

Type of aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-9-32

29 4 "Final Approach" Korean Air Flight 801 6 May 2007

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747-300

United Airlines Flight 585,

Type of aircraft: Boeing 747SP

32 7 "Out of Sight" Aeroméxico Flight 498 27 May 2007

1996 Croatia USAF CT-43

Type of aircraft: Boeing CT-43

34 9 "Vertigo" Flash Airlines Flight 604 10 June 2007

Type of aircraft: Boeing 737-300