Mayday: Air Disaster
Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.
Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea.
Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames.
In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.
SilkAir Flight 185 is 35,000 feet above the jungles when the plane banks sharply to the right and crashes.
The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go awry; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes.
Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.
British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain’s busy M1 motorway.
Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.
Hughes Airwest Flight 706 collided with a US Marine Corps F-4 Phantom over California.
When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.
With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures.
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
Experts investigate the crashing of American Airlines Flight 587.
PSA Flight #182 collides with a Cessna and both planes crash into a quiet residential neighborhood below.
In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.
Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided