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Mayday: Air Disaster
El Al Flight 1862 slices into a 10-storey building in suburban Amsterdam.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Spanair Flight 5022 crashes just seconds after taking off from Madrid.
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Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.
Mayday: The Accident Files
Three last-resort maneuvers where open water is the only available runway.
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If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
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An American C-5 Galaxy is flying orphaned Vietnamese babies into safety when things go horribly wrong.
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PSA Flight #182 collides with a Cessna and both planes crash into a quiet residential neighborhood below.
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Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
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The 1979 near-fatal incident of the TWA Flight 841 still puzzles experts.
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The crew loses control of the aircraft and it crashes moments later. 273 people are killed.
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In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.
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A plane crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.
Mayday: Air Disaster
Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.
Mayday: The Accident Files
Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.
Mayday : Air Disaster
A terrifying picture of chaos emerges after a cargo jet nosedives in the Swedish Arctic.
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With personality clashes in the cockpit, three flights end in tragedy.
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Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
Mayday : Air Disaster
The 1979 near-fatal incident of the TWA Flight 841 still puzzles experts.
Mayday : Air Disaster
With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.
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Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents.
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Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.
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Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.
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Partnair Flight 394 is cruising at 22,000 feet -- when it suddenly begins diving toward the sea.
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Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.
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Investigators dig into the history of a troubled airline and reach a conclusion that’s almost beyond belief.
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Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
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In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.
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Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
Mayday : Air Disaster
An American C-5 Galaxy is flying orphaned Vietnamese babies into safety when things go horribly wrong.
Mayday: The Accident Files
Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.
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Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.
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Air Florida Flight 90 plunges into the frozen Potomac River and sinks below the ice.
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A passenger jet slams into Queens, NY, igniting fears that America is once again under terrorist attack.
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Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.
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Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
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Investigators uncover a shocking cause for a fiery collision.
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Southwest 1380 is rocked by a mid-air explosion and a horrifying fatality.
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A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.
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United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
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An African airliner mysteriously disappears from radar and crashes in Namibia.
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The crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, IN, an ATR-72 that got caught in icing conditions.
Mayday : Air Disaster
Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
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Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly.
Mayday : Air Disaster
The 1979 near-fatal incident of the TWA Flight 841 still puzzles experts.
Mayday : Air Disaster
British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land. Then, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled.
Mayday: The Accident Files
Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.
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Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport.
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A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers goes down over the open ocean.
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Just miles from the runway, a private jet slams into an Ohio apartment building.
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After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.
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Facing a deadly cascade of failures, a turboprop crashes in Montreal.
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Critical mistakes in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky.
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A plane crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.
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From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales.
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In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.
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Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.
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The pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.