Mayday: Accident Files
From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.
From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.
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Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.
Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
Thai Airways Flight 311 crashes into the Himalayas, far from its projected flight path.
With personality clashes in the cockpit, three flights end in tragedy.
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.
Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.
Struck by lightning, a high-tech turboprop narrowly averts disaster over the North Sea.
A Learjet veers onto an unplanned trajectory en route to Dallas from Orlando.
Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.
An Adam Air Flight 574 crashes into the Java Sea after leaving Indonesia on New Year's Day 2007.
A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.
Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.
A missing pilot played a role in a 1996 collision between United Express 5925 and a private plane.
In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.
Three flight crews face different consequences after an engine separates in mid-air.
Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.
The landing gear of Eagle Airways Flight 2300 fails to extend while on approach to Wellington.
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.
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