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.
Mayday (Season 20)
Explosive Touchdown 8.0
Air date: 2020-01-09
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.
Taxiway Turmoil 8.5
Air date: 2020-01-16
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves creating chaos.
Kathmandu Descent 7.0
Air date: 2020-01-23
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.
Icy Descent 7.0
Air date: 2020-01-30
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.
Atlantic Ditching 7.0
Air date: 2020-02-06
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.
Impossible Pitch 7.0
Air date: 2020-02-13
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.
No Warning 7.0
Air date: 2020-02-20
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.
Cockpit Killer 7.0
Air date: 2020-02-27
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
Stormy Cockpit 7.0
Air date: 2020-03-05
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passengers and crew died in the accident.
Runway Breakup 7.0
Air date: 2020-03-12
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: (AIRES Flight 8250) On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attempting to land at San Andrés, Colombia in a storm. The aircraft broke up into 3 pieces on the runway. 2 of the passengers died in the accident.
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