Cruel Skies
Cruel Skies revisits four pivotal aviation disasters and near-misses.
2026-07-15 00:31:28 +0000 UTC→2026-07-15 01:31:27 +0000 UTC(59m)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Mistaken Identity
A military radar operator mistakenly identifies an approaching civilian aircraft as a hostile F-14.
2026-07-19 01:17:59 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 02:18:13 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-07-19 00:15:59 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 01:17:59 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Fatal Flaw
Deadly Shortcuts revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-07-18 23:15:59 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 00:15:59 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
The crash of American Eagle 4184 near Roselawn, IN, due to icing, and the investigation that followed.
2026-07-18 22:15:56 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 23:15:59 +0000 UTC(1h)
Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.
2026-07-18 21:13:56 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 22:15:56 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
China Airlines Flight 611 vanishes from radar a massive rescue follows, but all aboard are lost.
2026-07-18 20:13:56 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 21:13:56 +0000 UTC(1h)
Dead Weight
A small commuter plane, Air Midwest Flight 5481, is on a short flight when disaster strikes.
2026-07-18 19:13:56 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 20:13:56 +0000 UTC(1h)
Ripped Apart
Ripped Apart revisits some of the most spectacular aviation disasters of the last fifty years.
2026-07-18 12:21:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 13:21:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Partnair Flight 394, en route from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly dives from 22,000 feet toward the sea.
2026-07-18 11:21:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 12:21:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
A Wounded Bird
On August 21, 1995, Flight ASA 529 loses one of its four propellers on its way to Gulfport, Mississippi.
2026-07-18 10:19:53 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 11:21:53 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Collision Course
A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.
2026-07-18 09:19:38 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 10:19:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
Unlocking Disaster
United Airlines Flight 811 opens at an altitude of 33,000 feet, ripping a huge hole.
2026-07-18 08:17:38 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 09:19:38 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Munich Air Disaster
Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.
2026-07-18 07:22:38 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 08:17:38 +0000 UTC(55m)
Panic over the Pacific
A series of small mistakes causes China Airlines Flight 006 to fall 30,000 feet (10 kms) in just two minutes.
2026-07-18 06:22:38 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 07:22:38 +0000 UTC(1h)
Ghost Plane
A plane mysteriously circles the Athens airport. It doesn't answer air traffic controllers.
2026-07-18 00:20:39 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 01:20:39 +0000 UTC(1h)
Helicopter Down
During extreme weather conditions, a helicopter makes a routine journey to a North Sea oil platform.
2026-07-17 23:20:24 +0000 UTC→2026-07-18 00:20:39 +0000 UTC(1h)
Out of Control
Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747.
2026-07-17 22:20:10 +0000 UTC→2026-07-17 23:20:24 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fog of War
A military 737 carrying high-powered passengers crashes miles from its intended destination in Croatia.
2026-07-17 21:20:10 +0000 UTC→2026-07-17 22:20:10 +0000 UTC(1h)
Lost!
The pilots, wanting to make up for lost time, are pushing the Boeing 757 to its limit.
2026-07-17 20:18:10 +0000 UTC→2026-07-17 21:20:10 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Invisible Killer
As Delta Airlines Flight 191 reached Dallas Fort Worth Airport, it had diverted around two separate storms.
2026-07-17 19:18:11 +0000 UTC→2026-07-17 20:18:10 +0000 UTC(59m)
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