Mayday - Season 5
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Wed, 9 Apr 2008
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.198 (265 votes)
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Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
Season 5 - Episode 1
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 passengers and crew m...
Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
Season 5 - Episode 2
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroit, Michigan, to Buffa...
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
Season 5 - Episode 3
On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a severe thunderstorm an...
Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
Season 5 - Episode 4
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport seconds after takeoff ...
Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
Season 5 - Episode 5
In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds and plummet to the gr...
Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
Season 5 - Episode 6
A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight ...
Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
Season 5 - Episode 7
South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted in the rear main level cargo area; the ...
Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
Season 5 - Episode 8
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because the crew is...
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
Season 5 - Episode 9
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed...
Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
Season 5 - Episode 10
A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flight collide in mid-air over the Amazon. T...