Fire on Board
The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit less than an hour after take-off.
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Schedule for Mayday: Air Disaster
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Fanning the Flames
To find the cause of the crash of South African Airlines Flight 295, they had to dig deep.
2026-01-09 15:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 16:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Fatal Flaw
Deadly Shortcuts revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-01-09 14:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 15:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Vertigo
Flash Airlines 604 crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism or a mechanical failure?
2026-01-09 13:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 14:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
In 1996, Saudi Airways Flight 763 was involved in a deadly midair collision over India.
2026-01-09 12:30:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 13:30:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Pilot Betrayed
The aircraft's engines begin emitting a series of rapid-fire booming noises.
2026-01-09 11:35:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 12:30:23 +0000 UTC(55m)
Who's Flying The Plane?
Who's Flying the Plane? revisits some of the most troubling aviation disasters.
2026-01-09 10:35:23 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 11:35:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Tuninter Flight 1153 is heading to Djerba when its right engine fails over the Mediterranean.
2026-01-09 09:35:20 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 10:35:23 +0000 UTC(1h)
Kid in the Cockpit
Express Samina is on its normal route when it smashes into a huge rock.
2026-01-09 03:50:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 04:50:21 +0000 UTC(1h)
Mayday: Air Disaster
Partnair Flight 394, en route from Oslo to Hamburg, suddenly dives from 22,000 feet toward the sea.
2026-01-09 02:50:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 03:50:06 +0000 UTC(1h)
Flying Blind
Immediately after take off, the pilots begin to experience a confusing set of alarms.
2026-01-09 01:48:06 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 02:50:06 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Out of Control
Minutes after take off from Tokyo en route to Osaka, the tailfin blows off the huge Boeing 747.
2026-01-09 00:47:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 01:48:06 +0000 UTC(1h)
Breakup Over Texas
Investigators first suspect there was a bomb on board Continental Express Flight #2574.
2026-01-08 23:52:53 +0000 UTC→2026-01-09 00:47:52 +0000 UTC(54m)
Hidden Danger
United Airlines 585 and US Air 585 crash within several years of each other.
2026-01-08 22:52:53 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 23:52:53 +0000 UTC(1h)
Who's In Control
In the final seconds of the flight, the plane suddenly falls from the sky.
2026-01-08 21:57:52 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 22:52:53 +0000 UTC(55m)
Panic on the Runway
As the aircraft is accelerating, a loud ‘thud' emanates from the fuselage, and the pilots abandon takeoff.
2026-01-08 14:16:30 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 15:13:32 +0000 UTC(57m)
Ocean Landing
A hi-jacked Ethiopian Airlines 767 runs out of fuel near the Comoros Islands.
2026-01-08 13:16:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 14:16:30 +0000 UTC(1h)
Unlocking Disaster
United Airlines Flight 811 opens at an altitude of 33,000 feet, ripping a huge hole.
2026-01-08 12:14:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 13:16:15 +0000 UTC(1h2m)
Nowhere to Land
The pilots of TACA Flight #110 manage one of the most remarkable landings in the history.
2026-01-08 11:19:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 12:14:15 +0000 UTC(55m)
Dead Weight
A small commuter plane, Air Midwest Flight 5481, is on a short flight when disaster strikes.
2026-01-08 10:19:15 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 11:19:15 +0000 UTC(1h)
Bomb on Board
An explosion jolts the pilots of PA 434. A bomb has gone off and there's extensive damage to the plane.
2026-01-08 09:19:00 +0000 UTC→2026-01-08 10:19:15 +0000 UTC(1h)
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