Mayday: Air Disaster
Following a runway collision, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.
Following a runway collision, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.
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Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.
The United Nations DC-6 mysteriously crashes 10 miles from the runway while on a secret mission.
When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.
Crossair Flight #3597 is on its final approach to Zurich. But the pilots cannot find the runway.
Following a runway collision, passengers on USAIR Flight 1493 struggle to escape the burning plane.
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.
The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.
Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.
Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.
A freight train rumbling through the suburb derails and crashes, destroying homes and taking lives.
Tuninter Flight 1153 is flying to the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. Suddenly, its right engine fails.
RIA Flight 593 was routine in every respect. Then, in less than five minutes, it fell from the sky.
Three last-resort maneuvers where open water is the only available runway.
With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming train.
The crash of Air France Flight 447 launched one of the toughest disaster investigations of all time.
Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents.
A commercial airliner goes down in Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.
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