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

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

Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.

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

Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.

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

While landing at an Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.

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

Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport.

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

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

Airline owner and Formula One driver Niki Lauda uncovers a shocking design flaw affecting passenger planes.

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

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

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

The 1979 near-fatal incident of the TWA Flight 841 still puzzles experts.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

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

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

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