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

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

Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames.

Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.

Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.

In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.

In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.

Investigators dig into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic.

Three crews fall into the same deadly trap after getting lost in the dark.

With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.

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

A commuter flight to Detroit ends in a harrowing death spiral.

Two jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

LaMia Flight 2933 is on its final approach when the crew suddenly declares a fuel emergency.

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

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

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

Crossair Flight #3597 is on its final approach to Zurich. But the pilots cannot find the runway.

The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.

Thai Airways Flight 311 crashes into the Himalayas, far from its projected flight path.

Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.