Mayday Catástrofes Aéreas (Temporada 1)

Cada episodio se centra en un desastre aéreo, primero dando al público la sensación de estar en el avión y luego explicando por qué se produjo el accidente. La serie brinda a los tele-espectadores tanto la sensación visceral del desastre como la explicación racional de lo que sucedió y qué derivó la industria de la aviación como aprendizaje a raíz del accidente.

Racing the storm 6.5
Fecha de emisión: 2003-09-03
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: 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 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2003-09-10
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: 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 causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
Flying Blind 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2003-09-17
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: 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 system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.
Flying on Empty 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2003-10-08
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: 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 on an island in the Azores.
Cutting Corners 8.5
Fecha de emisión: 2003-10-15
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: 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, causing the death of all 88 on board.
Fire on Board 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2003-10-22
Duración: 45 min
Sinopsis: 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, with no survivors.

Racing the storm 6.5

Unlocking Disaster 7.0

Flying Blind 7.3

Flying on Empty 7.3

Cutting Corners 8.5

Fire on Board 8.0

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