
Mayday: Accident Files
When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.

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

The crash of Air France Flight 447 launched one of the toughest disaster investigations of all time.

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.

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

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

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain’s busy M1 motorway.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed after his plane crashes in heavy fog.

The captain of AirAsia Flight 8501 overrides the computer's instructions, leading to a deadly stall.

Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.

The United Nations DC-6 mysteriously crashes 10 miles from the runway while on a secret mission.

Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.

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

Researchers investigate the destruction of an aircraft designed for suborbital flight.

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

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly.

Researchers investigate the destruction of an aircraft designed for suborbital flight.