Southern Storm
Torrential rain. Baseball-sized hail. Why did Southern Airways Flight 242 enter this severe storm?
2026-07-08 07:52:44 +0000 UTC→2026-07-08 08:52:44 +0000 UTC(1h)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
PreviousNext
Showing1to20of646results
Falling From the Sky
During British Airways Flight 009's flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet.
2026-07-21 00:27:04 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 01:27:04 +0000 UTC(1h)
Invisible Killer
As Delta Airlines Flight 191 reached Dallas Fort Worth Airport, it had diverted around two separate storms.
2026-07-20 23:27:05 +0000 UTC→2026-07-21 00:27:04 +0000 UTC(59m)
Unlocking Disaster
United Airlines Flight 811 opens at an altitude of 33,000 feet, ripping a huge hole.
2026-07-20 22:25:05 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 23:27:05 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Mistaken Identity
A military radar operator mistakenly identifies an approaching civilian aircraft as a hostile F-14.
2026-07-20 21:24:51 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 22:25:05 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-07-20 20:22:51 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 21:24:51 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Missed Approach
Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.
2026-07-20 19:22:51 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 20:22:51 +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.
2026-07-20 18:20:51 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 19:22:51 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
A Wounded Bird
On August 21, 1995, Flight ASA 529 loses one of its four propellers on its way to Gulfport, Mississippi.
2026-07-20 13:16:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 14:18:37 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
The Heathrow Enigma
British Airways Flight #38 is preparing to land. Then, the aircraft is inexplicably crippled.
2026-07-20 12:21:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 13:16:37 +0000 UTC(55m)
Who's Flying The Plane?
Who's Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-07-20 11:21:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 12:21:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
China Airlines Flight 611 vanishes from radar a massive rescue follows, but all aboard are lost.
2026-07-20 10:21:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 11:21:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
Nowhere to Land
The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
2026-07-20 09:26:37 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 10:21:37 +0000 UTC(55m)
Collision Course
A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.
2026-07-20 08:26:22 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 09:26:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
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.
2026-07-20 07:26:22 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 08:26:22 +0000 UTC(1h)
Under Pressure
Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
2026-07-20 06:31:22 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 07:26:22 +0000 UTC(55m)
Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
2026-07-20 00:35:52 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 01:30:52 +0000 UTC(55m)
Phantom Strike
A business jet is shaken by a massive hit over the Amazon rainforest.
2026-07-19 23:35:49 +0000 UTC→2026-07-20 00:35:52 +0000 UTC(1h)
Falling From the Sky
During British Airways Flight 009's flight to Australia, smoke starts filling the cabin of a passenger jet.
2026-07-19 22:35:49 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 23:35:49 +0000 UTC(1h)
I'm The Problem
Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.
2026-07-19 21:40:49 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 22:35:49 +0000 UTC(55m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Pan Am Flight 103 explodes over Lockerbie, Scotland, shortly after departing Heathrow Airport.
2026-07-19 20:40:49 +0000 UTC→2026-07-19 21:40:49 +0000 UTC(1h)
PreviousNext
Showing1to20of646results