
Mayday: Accident Files
Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.

Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.

Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.

Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately and crashes.

Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow.

Southwest 1380 is rocked by a mid-air explosion and a horrifying fatality.

An African airliner mysteriously disappears from radar and crashes in Namibia.

When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.

When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.

Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

Pilots face hostile fire and deadly risks in war zones around the world.

Pilots face hostile fire and deadly risks in war zones around the world.

Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

Reeve Aleutian Airlines Flight #8 is 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean when the propeller flies off.

Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.

Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.

An alarm warns the pilots of Flight 518 that they are dangerously close to the ground.

Airline owner and Formula One driver Niki Lauda uncovers a shocking design flaw affecting passenger planes.