System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2025-12-02 20:12:42 +0000 UTC→2025-12-02 21:12:41 +0000 UTC(59m)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Turning Point
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.
2025-12-31 03:39:43 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 04:34:43 +0000 UTC(55m)
Under Pressure
Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
2025-12-31 02:44:43 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 03:39:43 +0000 UTC(55m)
Fog of War
A military 737 carrying high-powered passengers crashes miles from its intended destination in Croatia.
2025-12-31 01:44:43 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 02:44:43 +0000 UTC(1h)
Collision Course
A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.
2025-12-31 00:44:28 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 01:44:43 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fatal Distraction
The crew have three green lights confirming that their landing gear is locked, but they only have two.
2025-12-30 23:44:28 +0000 UTC→2025-12-31 00:44:28 +0000 UTC(1h)
Dead Tired
The captain struggles to keep the plane flying but the aircraft suddenly plummets towards the ground.
2025-12-30 22:49:28 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 23:44:28 +0000 UTC(55m)
Munich Air Disaster
Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.
2025-12-30 21:54:28 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 22:49:28 +0000 UTC(55m)
Split Decision
Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.
2025-12-30 15:04:14 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 15:59:14 +0000 UTC(55m)
Hanging by a Thread
A short island hop from Maui to Honolulu quickly turns into a nightmare for the crew and passengers.
2025-12-30 14:04:00 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 15:04:14 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cold Case
Already an hour behind schedule, the pilots fear the heavy snowfall will further delay their departure.
2025-12-30 13:06:58 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 14:04:00 +0000 UTC(57m)
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.
2025-12-30 12:06:58 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 13:06:58 +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.
2025-12-30 11:04:58 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 12:06:58 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Phantom Strike
A business jet is shaken by a massive hit over the Amazon rainforest.
2025-12-30 10:04:55 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 11:04:58 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cracks in the System
Chalk Ocean Airways Flight 101 is preparing for takeoff in the waters off Miami Beach, Florida.
2025-12-30 09:07:53 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 10:04:55 +0000 UTC(57m)
Flying on Empty
An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing.
2025-12-30 08:05:54 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 09:07:53 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Runaway Train
RIA Flight 593 was routine in every respect. Then, in less than five minutes, it fell from the sky.
2025-12-30 07:05:40 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 08:05:54 +0000 UTC(1h)
Head on Collision
AVIA Rail train slams head-on into an enormous freight train.
2025-12-30 06:05:26 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 07:05:40 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
2025-12-30 05:05:26 +0000 UTC→2025-12-30 06:05:26 +0000 UTC(1h)
Out of Sight
Two planes collide in mid-air and crash into a quiet Los Angeles suburb.
2025-12-29 22:10:23 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 23:10:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Bad Attitude
Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.
2025-12-29 21:15:23 +0000 UTC→2025-12-29 22:10:23 +0000 UTC(55m)
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