
Mayday: Air Disaster
TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

Investigators dig into three mid-air collisions that seem to defy logic.

Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately and crashes.

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

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

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

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

In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.

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

When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.

Radio silence between pilots and air traffic controllers can mean many different things.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

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

Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.

A design flaw sends American Eagle Flight 41-84 smashing into a cornfield outside of Chicago.

The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.

Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed after his plane crashes in heavy fog.

SAS Flight #686 lifts off in heavy fog at Milan's Linate Airport but moments later collides with a Cessna.

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

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