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

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

Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.

Critical mistakes in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky.

A car's dash cam captures footage of the final moments of TransAsia Airways Flight 235.

Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.

Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.

Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.

The plane needs to get airborne before the typhoon hits. But, it spins around violently and breaks apart.

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

Three flight crews face different consequences after an engine separates in mid-air.

A plane carrying Russian tourists crashes in the Sinai Desert; terrorists claim responsibility.

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

Experts make an astonishing find as they investigate the fate of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200.

Three catastrophes are averted by flight crews who land against all odds.

Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.

United Express Flight 6291 crashes during its final approach only a mile from the runway.

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

SilkAir Flight 185 is 35,000 feet above the jungles when the plane banks sharply to the right and crashes.