
Mayday: Air Disaster
When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.

When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.

Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

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

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

Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141.

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

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

Crossair Flight #3597 is on its final approach to Zurich. But the pilots cannot find the runway.

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

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

Experts investigate the crashing of American Airlines Flight 587.

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

Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.

Southwest 1380 is rocked by a mid-air explosion and a horrifying fatality.

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

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

Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.

Partnair Flight 394 is cruising at 22,000 feet -- when it suddenly begins diving toward the sea.

Investigators search for a flaw when Qantas Airways Flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky.