
Mayday: Air Disaster
An alarm warns the pilots of Flight 518 that they are dangerously close to the ground.

An alarm warns the pilots of Flight 518 that they are dangerously close to the ground.

A popular hockey team is on its way to Minsk. But, the plane strikes a tower and crashes.

Struck by lightning, a high-tech turboprop narrowly averts disaster over the North Sea.

United Airlines Flight #232 is crippled when one of its three engines explodes.

A commercial airliner goes down in the Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

A deadly disaster in Brazil leaves a Sao Paolo neighborhood in flames.

The crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, IN, an ATR-72 that got caught in icing conditions.

Three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.

Martinair Flight 495 is on final approach to Portugal's Faro Airport when the DC-10 crashes

The plane carrying Mexico’s interior minister slams into Mexico City’s financial district during rushour.

A commuter plane is rocked by an explosion, but investigators find no evidence of a bomb on board.

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.

A plane crash that killed UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold.

In New Zealand, a commuter turboprop slams into hilly terrain.

In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.

Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.

Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.

Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

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