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

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

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

Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.

Experts investigate the crashing of American Airlines Flight 587.

When a cargo plane crashes, investigators must determine what happened on board UPS Flight 1354.

Proteus Airlines Flight 706 explodes as it completes a sightseeing loop.

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.

Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.

From the wreckage of three airplane crashes, survivors emerge to tell harrowing tales.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

Pilots decide to try to outrun a storm in order to stick to their strict schedule.

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

When decisions are made in the heat of the moment, even minor issues can turn deadly.

John F. Kennedy Jr. is piloting his brand new Piper Saratoga when the aircraft mysteriously disappears.

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

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.

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

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

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

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