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

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

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

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

Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141.

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

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

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

Facing a deadly cascade of failures, a turboprop crashes in Montreal.

The plane carrying Mexico’s interior minister slams into Mexico City’s financial district during rushour.

Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.

A commercial airliner goes down in the Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

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

A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.

En route to Atlanta, a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac in Kentucky.

In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.

Three last-resort maneuvers where open water is the only available runway.

Three last-resort maneuvers where open water is the only available runway.

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