Mayday

Unlocking Disaster

42min - Just out of Honolulu the cargo door of United Airlines Flight 811 opens at an altitude of 33,000 feet, ripping a hole in the 747 taking out five rows of seats and nine passengers.

Racing the Storm

42min - At the height of thunderstorm season in Arkansas, American Airlines 1420 ends in disaster. The MD80 ploughs off a wet runway down an embankment and breaks apart, killing 11 people.

Fire on Board

42min - The pilot of Swissair Flight 111 smells smoke in the cockpit. Minutes later fire and complete electrical failure cause them to crash into the Atlantic killing all everyone on board

Fanning the Flames

42min - AeroPeru flight 603 crashed on a routine flight from Lima to Santiago in 1996, due to a severe failure with the flight instruments.

Cutting Corners

42min - Shortly after Air Alaska Flight 261 takes off, the stabilizer malfunctions. The nose-diving plane rolls and dives into the ocean. The eighty-eight passengers and crew on board die.

Flying on Empty

45min - An Air Transat Airbus runs out of fuel over the Atlantic and has to glide to a power-free landing. MAYDAY explores the causes that contributed to this near catastrophe.

Missing Pieces

45min - Three horrifying accidents capture the world’s attention, and in order to solve these deadly mysteries, hero investigators are pushed to the limit.

Controversial Crashes

45min - Safety in the sky relies on air crash investigations. But sometimes investigators disagree, and the pressure intensifies when the victims are famous.

Deadly Distractions

42min - The sterile cockpit rule requires pilots to refrain from non-essential activities during critical phases of flight. Distractions can be catastrophic.

Fire on Board

45min - A fire on board can have disastrous consequences. These tragedies have helped lead the way towards significantly safer skies.

Descenso a Katmandú

Espacio aéreo mortal

Muerte desde el cielo

Noticias de primera plana

Errores de novatos

Comunicación fallida

Mala actitud