Episode guide
Mayday: Season 9
8 episodes · premiered Sep 8, 2010
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- Episode 1: Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M) Sep 8, 2010 · 45m 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 fire. The crew successfully abandons the takeoff…
- Episode 2: Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296) Sep 15, 2010 · 45m 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 Airport, killing three people. The cause of…
- Episode 3: Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255) Sep 22, 2010 · 45m On 16 August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 stalls as it lifts off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport and crashes just beyond the runway, killing 154 of the 155 people on board and two…
- Episode 4: Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493) Sep 29, 2010 · 45m On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runway, killing 34 people. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned the inbound Flight…
- Episode 5: Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007) Oct 6, 2010 · 45m 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 the autopilot from heading to INS mode…
- Episode 6: Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405) Oct 13, 2010 · 45m On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff, killing 24 people. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 405 also crashes just after takeoff in similar…
- Episode 7: The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148) Oct 20, 2010 · 45m 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 people. An error made in programing the…
- Episode 8: Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101) Oct 27, 2010 · 45m On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea, killing all…