
Mayday: Air Disaster
From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

While landing at an Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.

Tuninter Flight 1153 is flying to the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. Suddenly, its right engine fails.

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

SAS Flight #686 lifts off in heavy fog at Milan's Linate Airport but moments later collides with a Cessna.

A plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in the Sinai Desert; terrorists claim responsibility.

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.

Martinair Flight 495 is on final approach to Portugal's Faro Airport when the DC-10 crashes

Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

Landing on a Caribbean island in a tropical storm, a 737 crashes just short of the runway.

Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport.

A commuter turboprop crashes at a fog-bound Irish airport.

A plane crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.