
Mayday: Air Disaster
Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.

Three flights suffer catastrophic computer errors.

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

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

A popular hockey team is on its way to Minsk. But, the plane strikes a tower and crashes.

Asiana Flight 214 slams into a seawall just short of the runway in San Francisco.

Spanair Flight 5022 attempts to takeoff from Barajas Airport, but stalls immediately and crashes.

Reeve Aleutian Airlines Flight #8 is 19,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean when the propeller flies off.

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly.

Three flights ending in tragedy, prove that minor missteps during takeoff can be deadly.

Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

Three flights end in tragedy when crews improvise on their final approach.

In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.

The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.

Martinair Flight 495 is on final approach to Portugal's Faro Airport when the DC-10 crashes

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.

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

In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.

In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.