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

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

Three mysterious accidents send investigators hunting for clues.

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

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

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

Pan Am Flight 1736 is on the runway at Tenerife Airport when KLM Flight 4805 careens towards it.

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

TAM Airlines Flight #3054 hurtles down the runway at top speed and crashes into a building.

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

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

Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific.

Three planes fall prey to deadly winds.

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

In catastrophic runway collisions, investigators must retrace every step.

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

The crew loses control of the aircraft and it crashes moments later. 273 people are killed.

Confronting a crisis, unwitting pilots create far more serious problems.

In February 1989, part of the right-side fuselage of United Airlines Flight 811 rips off.

In the extreme conditions of the far North, three flights fall out of the sky.

Adam Air Flight 574 flies into a storm and crashes into the sea.