Mayday: Accident Files

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.

27 Nov 17:19 → 18:13 (54m)

Mayday: Accident Files

Three crews fall into the same deadly trap after getting lost in the dark.

27 Nov 16:24 → 17:19 (54m)

Mayday: Accident Files

Three last-resort maneuvers where open water is the only available runway.

27 Nov 15:29 → 16:24 (54m)

Mayday: Accident Files

The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.

27 Nov 14:34 → 15:29 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 is flying through a moderate hurricane when the aircraft drops.

27 Nov 13:39 → 14:34 (54m)

Mayday: Accident Files

Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.

27 Nov 12:45 → 13:39 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.

27 Nov 11:50 → 12:45 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth.

27 Nov 10:56 → 11:50 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.

27 Nov 10:01 → 10:56 (55m)

Mayday: Accident Files

When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.

27 Nov 09:06 → 10:01 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea.

27 Nov 08:06 → 09:06 (1h)

Mayday: Air Disaster

Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames.

27 Nov 07:11 → 08:06 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.

27 Nov 06:11 → 07:11 (1h)

Mayday: Air Disaster

SilkAir Flight 185 is 35,000 feet above the jungles when the plane banks sharply to the right and crashes.

27 Nov 05:16 → 06:11 (55m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

27 Nov 04:22 → 05:16 (54m)

Mayday: Accident Files

Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.

27 Nov 03:27 → 04:22 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain’s busy M1 motorway.

27 Nov 02:32 → 03:27 (54m)

Mayday: Accident Files

Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.

27 Nov 01:38 → 02:32 (54m)

Mayday: Air Disaster

Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom over California.

27 Nov 00:43 → 01:38 (55m)

Mayday: Accident Files

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

26 Nov 23:48 → 00:43 (54m)