
Mayday: Air Disaster
Colgan Air 9446 nosedives into the waters off Cape Cod following a four-day maintenance stop.

Colgan Air 9446 nosedives into the waters off Cape Cod following a four-day maintenance stop.

Experts investigate why Fine Air Flight 101 crashed into a building moments after take-off.

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

Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed after his plane crashes in heavy fog.

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

Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.

The pilots of Northwest Airlines Flight #85 barely get their crippled 747 to Alaska for an emergency landing.

Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.

Devastating failures in the air shine a light on three astonishing feats of flying.

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

LaMia Flight 2933 is on its final approach when the crew suddenly declares a fuel emergency.

Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.

United Express Flight 6291 crashes during its final approach only a mile from the runway.

Three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.

Three fatal design flaws put air crash investigators in a storm of controversy.

A C-5 Galaxy evacuating orphaned Vietnamese babies from Saigon faces disaster at 23,000 feet.

Critical mistakes in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky.

Critical mistakes in the cockpit cause three planes to fall out of the sky.

Nigeria Airways Flight #2120 erupts into a fireball, killing all 261 people on board.

Germanwings Flight 9525.