Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
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Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Blow Out
The crew and passengers aboard British Airways Flight 111 know something is terribly wrong.
2026-05-07 01:05:54 +0000 UTC→2026-05-07 02:07:54 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Miracle Escape
Air France Flight 358 bursts into flames when it skids off the runway during a raging thunderstorm.
2026-05-07 00:05:54 +0000 UTC→2026-05-07 01:05:54 +0000 UTC(1h)
Munich Air Disaster
Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.
2026-05-06 23:10:54 +0000 UTC→2026-05-07 00:05:54 +0000 UTC(55m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.
2026-05-06 22:10:51 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 23:10:54 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mixed Signals
Moments after takeoff, the pilots of Birgenair Flight 301 are bombarded by confusing alarms.
2026-05-06 21:10:51 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 22:10:51 +0000 UTC(1h)
Out of Sight
Two planes collide in mid-air and crash into a quiet Los Angeles suburb.
2026-05-06 20:10:51 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 21:10:51 +0000 UTC(1h)
Helicopter Down
During extreme weather conditions, a helicopter makes a routine journey to a North Sea oil platform.
2026-05-06 19:10:36 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 20:10:51 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
When Adam Air Flight 574 crashes into the sea, investigators are shocked by what caused the disaster.
2026-05-06 14:15:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 15:15:07 +0000 UTC(1h)
Who's Flying The Plane?
Who's Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-05-06 13:15:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 14:15:04 +0000 UTC(1h)
Flying Blind
Immediately after take off, the pilots begin to experience a confusing set of alarms.
2026-05-06 12:13:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 13:15:04 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Turning Point
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.
2026-05-06 11:18:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 12:13:04 +0000 UTC(55m)
Fire Fight
A small mechanical problem at the back of Air Canada Flight 797 quickly turns into an all-out emergency.
2026-05-06 10:18:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 11:18:04 +0000 UTC(1h)
Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.
2026-05-06 09:16:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 10:18:04 +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.
2026-05-06 08:14:04 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 09:16:04 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Pilot Betrayed
The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
2026-05-06 02:19:48 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 03:14:48 +0000 UTC(55m)
Dead Tired
The captain struggles to keep the plane flying but the aircraft suddenly plummets towards the ground.
2026-05-06 01:24:48 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 02:19:48 +0000 UTC(55m)
Who's In Control
In the final seconds of the flight, the plane suddenly falls from the sky.
2026-05-06 00:29:47 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 01:24:48 +0000 UTC(55m)
Ocean Landing
A hi-jacked Ethiopian Airlines 767 runs out of fuel near the Comoros Islands.
2026-05-05 23:29:32 +0000 UTC→2026-05-06 00:29:47 +0000 UTC(1h)
Phantom Strike
A business jet is shaken by a massive hit over the Amazon rainforest.
2026-05-05 22:29:29 +0000 UTC→2026-05-05 23:29:32 +0000 UTC(1h)
Killing Machine
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked.
2026-05-05 21:27:29 +0000 UTC→2026-05-05 22:29:29 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
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