
Mayday: Air Disaster
In February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off.

In February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off.

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

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

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

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

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

Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

Failures in pilot training lead to catastrophe in the cockpit.

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

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain’s busy M1 motorway.

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

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

A commuter turboprop crashes at a fog-bound Irish airport.

The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures.

Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.

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

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.