
Mayday: Accident Files
When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

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

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

Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth.

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

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

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

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

Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.

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

Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.

Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.

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

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.

Three separate crews are pushed to the limit by the toughest landings on earth.

In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.

In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.

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

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