Mayday
Mayday
TV ShowReturning Series

Mayday

8.2 / 10
2003
26 seasons
240 episodes
DocumentaryDramaCrime

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

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Trailer

Air Crash Investigation | Official Trailer | National Geographic UK

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Seasons

  • Racing the storm

    1.Racing the storm

    7.7
    03-09-200345m

    On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.

  • Unlocking Disaster

    2.Unlocking Disaster

    7.4
    10-09-200345m

    On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and c...

  • Flying Blind

    3.Flying Blind

    7.3
    17-09-200345m

    On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data...

  • Flying on Empty

    4.Flying on Empty

    7.3
    08-10-200345m

    On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base...

  • Cutting Corners

    5.Cutting Corners

    8.5
    15-10-200345m

    On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, c...

  • Fire on Board

    6.Fire on Board

    8.0
    22-10-200345m

    On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia,...

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