Mayday: Accident Files
Airplane crashes involving high-profile passengers put added pressure on investigators.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Crossair Flight #3597 is on its final approach to Zurich. But the pilots cannot find the runway.
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Mayday: Accident Files
The simplest mistakes are at the heart of some of the worst airline accidents.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Thai Airways Flight 311 crashes into the Himalayas, far from its projected flight path.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
When a cargo plane crashes, investigators must determine what happened on board UPS Flight 1354.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Investigators search for a flaw when Qantas Airways Flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Experts investigate the crashing of American Airlines Flight 587.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Germanwings Flight 9525.
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Mayday: Accident Files
When the nuts and bolts of maintenance go unchecked, it can spell catastrophe in the air.
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Mayday: Accident Files
Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on earth.
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Mayday: Accident Files
When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
A missing pilot played a role in a 1996 collision between United Express 5925 and a private plane.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport.
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Mayday: Air Disaster
Continental Express Flight 2286 crashes into the frozen wilderness.
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