
Mayday: Air Disaster
Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.

Gunshots are heard in the cabin of Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight #1771.

Pilots face hostile fire and deadly risks in war zones around the world.

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

West Caribbean Airways Flight #708 is flying through a moderate hurricane when the aircraft drops.

The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures.

A commercial airliner goes down in the Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

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

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

Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.

With flames burning through the cabin floor, the crew attempts a return to the airport.

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

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

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

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

A deadly disaster in Brazil leaves a Sao Paolo neighborhood in flames.

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

Three horrific aviation disasters are all linked to breakdowns in vital security measures.

The crash of Air France Flight 447 launched one of the toughest disaster investigations of all time.

A turboprop slams into an Argentine desert and a microscopic filament provides the clue.

Three doomed airlines are brought down by gradually deteriorating parts.