Mayday - Season 3
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Wed, 14 Sept 2005
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.198 (265 votes)
5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National Geographic13 Episodes
Hanging by a Thread
Season 3 - Episode 1
On 28 April 1988, Aloha Airlines Flight 243 is en route from Hilo to Honolulu in Hawaii, when the upper half of the front fuselage is torn o...
Attack over Baghdad
Season 3 - Episode 2
On 22 November 2003, a European Air Transport Airbus A300 operating on behalf of DHL is climbing away from Baghdad International Airport, wh...
Out of Control
Season 3 - Episode 3
On 12 August 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead bursts on a Boeing 747SR operating as Japan Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabi...
Fight for Your Life
Season 3 - Episode 4
On 7 April 1994, Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack Federal Express Flight 705 armed with hammers and a speargun. D...
Bomb on Board
Season 3 - Episode 5
On 11 December 1994, a bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 on the second leg of a service from Manila to Tokyo via Cebu City, ki...
Mistaken Identity
Season 3 - Episode 6
On 3 July 1988, during the Iran–Iraq War, the USS Vincennes launches missiles which bring down Iran Air Flight 655, killing all 290 people o...
Helicopter Down
Season 3 - Episode 7
On 19 January 1995, the crew of Bristow Flight 56C is forced to perform an emergency autorotation to a ditching in the sea, after lightning ...
Death and Denial
Season 3 - Episode 8
On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990, from New York to Cairo, Egypt, dives out of the sky and crashes into the ocean, killing all 217 peo...
Kid in the Cockpit
Season 3 - Episode 9
On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 is en route to Hong Kong, when it stalls and crashes, killing all 75 people on board. The pilot's 15-y...
Head On Collision
Season 3 - Episode 10
On 8 February 1986, a Via Rail passenger train and a 118-car Canadian National Railway freight train collide, killing 23 people. The freight...
Collision Course
Season 3 - Episode 11
On 26 September 2000, waves push the MS Express Samina off course, causing it to hit a group of rocks off Paros and sink, killing 80 people....
Runaway Train
Season 3 - Episode 12
On 12 May 1989, a 69-car freight train goes out of control while descending from California's Cajon Pass. It derails in a residential neighb...
Ocean Landing
Season 3 - Episode 13
On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to ditch after running out of fuel. The aircraft breaks up as the wings hit the...