Panic on the Runway
As the aircraft is accelerating, a loud ‘thud' emanates from the fuselage, and the pilots abandon takeoff.
2026-01-01 15:19:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-01 16:16:54 +0000 UTC(57m)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Panic on the Runway
As the aircraft is accelerating, a loud ‘thud' emanates from the fuselage, and the pilots abandon takeoff.
2026-01-08 14:16:30 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 15:13:32 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ocean Landing
A hi-jacked Ethiopian Airlines 767 runs out of fuel near the Comoros Islands.
2026-01-08 13:16:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 14:16:30 +0000 UTC(1h)
Unlocking Disaster
United Airlines Flight 811 opens at an altitude of 33,000 feet, ripping a huge hole.
2026-01-08 12:14:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 13:16:15 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Nowhere to Land
The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
2026-01-08 11:19:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 12:14:15 +0000 UTC(55m)
Dead Weight
A small commuter plane, Air Midwest Flight 5481, is on a short flight when disaster strikes.
2026-01-08 10:19:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 11:19:15 +0000 UTC(1h)
Bomb on Board
An explosion jolts the pilots of PA 434. A bomb has gone off and there's extensive damage to the plane.
2026-01-08 09:19:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 10:19:15 +0000 UTC(1h)
Lost!
The pilots, wanting to make up for lost time, are pushing the Boeing 757 to its limit.
2026-01-08 08:17:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 09:19:00 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Falling From the Sky
During British Airways Flight 009's flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet.
2026-01-08 02:22:01 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 03:22:01 +0000 UTC(1h)
Missing Over New York
Avianca Airlines Flight 52 was flying in blue skies when it was put in its first holding pattern.
2026-01-08 01:20:01 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 02:22:01 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
The Heathrow Enigma
British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land. Then, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled.
2026-01-08 00:25:01 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 01:20:01 +0000 UTC(55m)
Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.
2026-01-07 23:23:01 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 00:25:01 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mistaken Identity
A military radar operator mistakenly identifies an approaching civilian aircraft as a hostile F-14.
2026-01-07 22:22:47 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 23:23:01 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cruel Skies
Cruel Skies revisits four pivotal aviation disasters and near-misses.
2026-01-07 21:22:48 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 22:22:47 +0000 UTC(59m)
Pilot vs. Plane
The plane plows into a forest and is consumed by flames.
2026-01-07 20:25:46 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 21:22:48 +0000 UTC(57m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.
2026-01-07 14:24:42 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 15:24:45 +0000 UTC(1h)
Death and Denial
A Boeing 767 slams into the Atlantic Ocean, killing all 217 people on-board, the questions start flying.
2026-01-07 13:24:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 14:24:42 +0000 UTC(1h)
Blow Out
The crew and passengers aboard British Airways Flight 111 know something is terribly wrong.
2026-01-07 12:22:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 13:24:27 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Behind Closed Doors
It's one of the most alarming disasters in the history of aviation, and not just because of the crash.
2026-01-07 11:22:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 12:22:27 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-01-07 10:20:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 11:22:27 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
China Airlines Flight 611 vanishes from radar a massive rescue follows, but all aboard are lost.
2026-01-07 09:20:27 +0000 UTC→2026-01-07 10:20:27 +0000 UTC(1h)
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