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

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

Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.

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

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

Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.

Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.

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

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

Experts investigate the crashing of American Airlines Flight 587.

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.

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

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

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

Researchers investigate the destruction of an aircraft designed for suborbital flight.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.

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

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

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

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