
Mayday: Air Disaster
With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.

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.

A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.

When a cargo plane crashes, investigators must determine what happened on board UPS Flight 1354.

Investigators search for a flaw when Qantas Airways Flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky.

Experts investigate the crashing of American Airlines Flight 587.

Germanwings Flight 9525.

When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.

Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.

Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth.