Mayday: Accident Files
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
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A deadly disaster in Brazil leaves a Sao Paolo neighborhood in flames.
If pilots aren't prepared when the runway is in sight, a landing can quickly become a tragedy.
Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.
The U.S. Air Force investigates the most expensive aviation accident in history.
Three planes fatally out of balance force investigators to question every calculation.
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.
When an aircraft loses total engine power, a pilot's training can make all the difference in the world.
The consequences are disastrous when ice forms on an airplane's wings.
A massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.
A UPS cargo plane crashes in Alabama, just one mile short of the runway.
Thai Airways Flight 311 crashes into the Himalayas, far from its projected flight path.
Spatial disorientation is one of the leading causes of all air accidents.
The aircraft smashes into a mountaintop and is pulverized on impact instantly killing all 46 people on board.
Korean Air Cargo Flight #8509 slams into a field northeast of London.
Flight 173 is troubleshooting a minor landing gear problem when the plane loses all four engines.
With personality clashes in the cockpit, three flights end in tragedy.
In 1956, a mid-air collision sends two planes crashing into the Grand Canyon.
A fast spreading fire damages systems causing Swissair Flight 111 to crash into the Atlantic.
Investigators face a major challenge when looters make off with the Flight Data Recorder.
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