System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2026-06-11 20:15:37 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 21:15:36 +0000 UTC(59m)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Racing the Storm
At the height of thunderstorm season, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster.
2026-06-13 00:53:30 +0000 UTC→2026-06-13 01:55:30 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Target Is Destroyed
Korean Airlines Flight #007 is high above the Sea of Japan with 269 people on board.
2026-06-12 23:56:28 +0000 UTC→2026-06-13 00:53:30 +0000 UTC(57m)
Under Pressure
Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.
2026-06-12 23:01:28 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 23:56:28 +0000 UTC(55m)
Missed Approach
Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam.
2026-06-12 22:01:28 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 23:01:28 +0000 UTC(1h)
Out of Control
Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747.
2026-06-12 21:01:14 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 22:01:28 +0000 UTC(1h)
Cracks in the System
Chalk Ocean Airways Flight 101 is preparing for takeoff in the waters off Miami Beach, Florida.
2026-06-12 20:04:12 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 21:01:14 +0000 UTC(57m)
Southern Storm
Torrential rain. Baseball-sized hail. Why did Southern Airways Flight 242 enter this severe storm?
2026-06-12 19:04:12 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 20:04:12 +0000 UTC(1h)
Lost!
The pilots, wanting to make up for lost time, are pushing the Boeing 757 to its limit.
2026-06-12 13:13:11 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 14:15:11 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Behind Closed Doors
It's one of the most alarming disasters in the history of aviation, and not just because of the crash.
2026-06-12 12:13:11 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 13:13:11 +0000 UTC(1h)
Flying on Empty
An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing.
2026-06-12 11:11:12 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 12:13:11 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Cleared for Disaster
It's a busy night at Los Angeles International Airport, and US Air Flight #1493 is on its final approach.
2026-06-12 10:14:10 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 11:11:12 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ripped Apart
Ripped Apart revisits some of the most spectacular aviation disasters of the last fifty years.
2026-06-12 09:14:10 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 10:14:10 +0000 UTC(1h)
Killing Machine
In Algiers on Christmas Eve in 1994, an Air France Airbus carrying 180 people was hijacked.
2026-06-12 08:12:10 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 09:14:10 +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.
2026-06-12 07:10:10 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 08:12:10 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Helicopter Down
During extreme weather conditions, a helicopter makes a routine journey to a North Sea oil platform.
2026-06-12 01:14:53 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 02:15:08 +0000 UTC(1h)
Pilot vs. Plane
The plane plows into a forest and is consumed by flames.
2026-06-12 00:17:51 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 01:14:53 +0000 UTC(57m)
Attack Over Baghdad
Shortly after takeoff, the three man crew of the DHL A300 is thrown into the fight of their lives.
2026-06-11 23:17:36 +0000 UTC→2026-06-12 00:17:51 +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.
2026-06-11 22:15:36 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 23:17:36 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Miracle Escape
Air France Flight 358 bursts into flames when it skids off the runway during a raging thunderstorm.
2026-06-11 21:15:36 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 22:15:36 +0000 UTC(1h)
System Breakdown
System Breakdown revisits five pivotal aviation disasters.
2026-06-11 20:15:37 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 21:15:36 +0000 UTC(59m)
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