
Mayday: Air Disaster
TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.

TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.

Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.

Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea.

With personality clashes in the cockpit, three flights end in tragedy.

An African airliner mysteriously disappears from radar and crashes in Namibia.

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

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

Germanwings Flight 9525.

If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.

While landing at an Alaskan island airport, the pilots of a twin turboprop can't stop their plane.

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

Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141.

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

The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.

Blanketed by confusion and heavy fog, a DC-9 ends up directly in the path of an oncoming 727.

Three devastating crashes make front page news around the globe.

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

In New Zealand, a commuter turboprop slams into hilly terrain.

Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.

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