
Mayday: Air Disaster
SAS Flight #686 lifts off in heavy fog at Milan's Linate Airport but moments later collides with a Cessna.

SAS Flight #686 lifts off in heavy fog at Milan's Linate Airport but moments later collides with a Cessna.

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

Arrow Air Flight #1285 refuels in Newfoundland but just seconds after taking off, the plane crashes.

Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow.

Tuninter Flight 1153 is flying to the Tunisian resort island of Djerba. Suddenly, its right engine fails.

Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents.

Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents.

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

The plane needs to get airborne before the typhoon hits. But, it spins around violently and breaks apart.

Three crews fall into the same deadly trap after getting lost in the dark.

Three crews fall into the same deadly trap after getting lost in the dark.

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.

Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.

Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.

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

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

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

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

SilkAir Flight 185 is 35,000 feet above the jungles when the plane banks sharply to the right and crashes.