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

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

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

In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.

Three crashes reveal fatal flaws in operations designed to prevent planes from flying into mountains.

The crash of American Eagle Flight 4184 near Roselawn, IN, an ATR-72 that got caught in icing conditions.

Researchers investigate the destruction of an aircraft designed for suborbital flight.

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

FedEx Flight 80 bounces off the runway at Tokyo’s Narita Airport and bursts into flames.

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

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

Facing deadly tragedies that could have been avoided

Crossair Flight #3597 is on its final approach to Zurich. But the pilots cannot find the runway.

Flydubai Flight 981 enters a rapid descent and crashes nose-first at Rostov-on-Don Airport.

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

British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain’s busy M1 motorway.

From delusional hijackers to suicidal pilots, three flights fall victim to astonishing acts of sabotage.

Distracted and in a rush, three flight crews make deadly decisions.

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

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

Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather.