Cruel Skies
Cruel Skies revisits four pivotal aviation disasters and near-misses.
2026-07-22 19:21:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 20:21:12 +0000 UTC(59m)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Runaway Train
RIA Flight 593 was routine in every respect. Then, in less than five minutes, it fell from the sky.
2026-07-22 20:21:12 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 21:21:26 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cruel Skies
Cruel Skies revisits four pivotal aviation disasters and near-misses.
2026-07-22 19:21:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 20:21:12 +0000 UTC(59m)
Blow Out
The crew and passengers aboard British Airways Flight 111 know something is terribly wrong.
2026-07-22 18:19:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 19:21:13 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.
2026-07-22 17:17:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 18:19:13 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Disaster Runway
TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.
2026-07-22 16:22:13 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 17:17:13 +0000 UTC(55m)
Hanging by a Thread
A short island hop from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare for the crew and passengers.
2026-07-22 15:21:59 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 16:22:13 +0000 UTC(1h)
Dead Tired
The captain struggles to keep the plane flying but the aircraft suddenly plummets towards the ground.
2026-07-22 14:26:59 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 15:21:59 +0000 UTC(55m)
Explosive Evidence
Air India Flight 182 suddenly disappears from radar.
2026-07-22 12:29:57 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 13:29:57 +0000 UTC(1h)
Bad Attitude
Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.
2026-07-22 11:34:57 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 12:29:57 +0000 UTC(55m)
Impossible Landing
United Airlines Flight #232 is crippled when one of its three engines explodes.
2026-07-22 10:39:57 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 11:34:57 +0000 UTC(55m)
Phantom Strike
A business jet is shaken by a massive hit over the Amazon rainforest.
2026-07-22 09:39:54 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 10:39:57 +0000 UTC(1h)
Hudson River Runway
United Airlines Flight #1549 collides with a flock of birds. Both engines suddenly lose all thrust.
2026-07-22 08:44:54 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 09:39:54 +0000 UTC(55m)
The Plane That Flew Too High
West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 is flying through a moderate hurricane when the aircraft drops.
2026-07-22 07:49:55 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 08:44:54 +0000 UTC(54m)
Mixed Signals
Moments after takeoff, the pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 are bombarded by confusing alarms.
2026-07-22 06:49:55 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 07:49:55 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.
2026-07-22 00:55:51 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 01:55:54 +0000 UTC(1h)
Hidden Danger
United Airlines 585 and US Air 585 crash within several years of each other.
2026-07-21 23:55:51 +0000 UTC→2026-07-22 00:55:51 +0000 UTC(1h)
Head on Collision
AVIA Rail train slams head-on into an enormous freight train.
2026-07-21 22:55:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 23:55:51 +0000 UTC(1h)
Southern Storm
Torrential rain. Baseball-sized hail. Why did Southern Airways Flight 242 enter this severe storm?
2026-07-21 21:55:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 22:55:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, shortly after departing Heathrow Airport.
2026-07-21 20:55:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 21:55:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
Death and Denial
A Boeing 767 slams into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on-board, the questions start flying.
2026-07-21 19:55:22 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 20:55:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
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