Mayday: Accident Files
Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.
Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.
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Air France Concorde crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff.
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
While landing at an Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.
Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames.
The plane needs to get airborne before the typhoon hits. But, it spins around violently and breaks apart.
Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up directly in the path of an oncoming 727.
Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.
Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.
In New Zealand, a commuter turboprop slams into hilly terrain.
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.
A popular hockey team is on its way to Minsk. But, the plane strikes a tower and crashes.
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.
The U.S. Air Force investigates the most expensive aviation accident in history.
Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
United Airlines Flight #232 is crippled when one of its three engines explodes.
From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales.
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