
Mayday: Air Disaster
Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.

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

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

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

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

A missing pilot played a role in a 1996 collision between United Express 5925 and a private plane.

After a routine landing, a Taiwanese commuter plane is rocked by a massive explosion.

Eight Manchester United football players are killed in a notorious Munich plane crash.

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

Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141.

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

Two jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

Proteus Airlines Flight 706 explodes as it completes a sightseeing loop.

Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.

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

TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island.

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

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

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

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

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