Mayday - Season 9
Run Time: 46 mins
Air Date: Wed, 8 Sept 2010
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.198 (265 votes)
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Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)
Season 9 - Episode 1
On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a hole in the wing fuel tank and starting a fir...
Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)
Season 9 - Episode 2
On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a flyby during an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim...
Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
Season 9 - Episode 3
On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashes just beyond the runway...
Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)
Season 9 - Episode 4
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runway, killing 34 people. An air traffic con...
Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)
Season 9 - Episode 5
On 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down after violating Soviet airspace. The crew did not switch...
Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405)
Season 9 - Episode 6
On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff, killing 24 people. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 4...
The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
Season 9 - Episode 7
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 ...
Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)
Season 9 - Episode 8
On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing ...