
Mayday: Air Disaster
Air France Concorde crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff.

Air France Concorde crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff.

When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.

When a cargo plane crashes, investigators must determine what happened on board UPS Flight 1354.

When a fire breaks out on UPS Flight six, getting the plane to safety becomes a race against time.

A Russian-made super jet slams into an infamous mountain in Indonesia.

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

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

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

Airline owner and Formula One driver Niki Lauda uncovers a shocking design flaw affecting passenger planes.

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

A look at the frightening crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409 in 2010.

If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.

Continental Express Flight 2286 crashes into the frozen wilderness.

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

When critical instruments in the cockpit can't be trusted, the consequences can be fatal.

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

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

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

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

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