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)
Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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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)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Partnair Flight 394, en route from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly dives from 22,000 feet toward the sea.
2026-06-11 19:15:37 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 20:15:37 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
2026-06-11 12:13:22 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 13:15:22 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Missing Over New York
Avianca Airlines Flight 52 was flying in blue skies when it was put in its first holding pattern.
2026-06-11 11:11:22 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 12:13:22 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Disaster Runway
TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.
2026-06-11 10:16:22 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 11:11:22 +0000 UTC(55m)
Flying on Empty
An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing.
2026-06-11 09:14:23 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 10:16:22 +0000 UTC(1h1m)
Mayday: Air Disaster
When Adam Air Flight 574 crashes into the sea, investigators are shocked by what caused the disaster.
2026-06-11 08:14:20 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 09:14:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Bad Attitude
Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.
2026-06-11 07:19:20 +0000 UTC→2026-06-11 08:14:20 +0000 UTC(55m)
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