Mayday (Season 24)

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.

  • Poster for Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)

    Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-02-18

    Runtime: 42 min

    Overview: A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.

  • Poster for Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)

    Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-03-24

    Overview: On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, killing one passenger. The accident was caused by incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear.

  • Poster for Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)

    Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-04-07

    Overview: On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to takeoff from Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, killing all 3 pilots. The flight crew failed to understand a three-engine takeoff procedure due to improper training.

  • Poster for Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision)

    Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-03-10

    Runtime: 42 min

    Overview: Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.

  • Poster for Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)

    Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-04-14

    Overview: On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in poor weather conditions, but crashes into a residential area after entering a stall. All 196 people on board and 7 people on the ground are killed.

  • Poster for Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)

    Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-03-03

    Overview: With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.

  • Poster for Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)

    Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-03-31

    Overview: On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing both pilots. The causes of the crash were an improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable and the pilots not following checklist procedures.

  • Poster for Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)

    Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-03-17

    Overview: Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.

  • Poster for Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)

    Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-02-26

    Runtime: 44 min

    Overview: With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.

  • Poster for Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)

    Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302) 0.0

    Air date: 2024-02-11

    Overview: When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.

Mayday

Seasons

Season 1
7.4 Season 1
Episodes 6
Season 2
7.4 Season 2
Episodes 6
Season 3
7.1 Season 3
Episodes 13
Season 4
7.2 Season 4
Episodes 10
Season 5
7.2 Season 5
Episodes 10
Season 6
6.7 Season 6
Episodes 3
Season 7
7.1 Season 7
Episodes 8
Season 8
8.5 Season 8
Episodes 2
Season 9
7.3 Season 9
Episodes 8
Season 10
7.6 Season 10
Episodes 6
Season 11
7.3 Season 11
Episodes 13
Season 12
7.3 Season 12
Episodes 13
Season 13
7.4 Season 13
Episodes 10
Season 14
7.1 Season 14
Episodes 11
Season 15
7.7 Season 15
Episodes 10
Season 16
7.8 Season 16
Episodes 10
Season 17
7.4 Season 17
Episodes 10
Season 18
7.5 Season 18
Episodes 10
Season 19
7.1 Season 19
Episodes 10
Season 20
7.3 Season 20
Episodes 10
Season 21
7.6 Season 21
Episodes 10
Season 22
7.3 Season 22
Episodes 10
Season 23
7 Season 23
Episodes 10
Season 24
Season 24
Episodes 10
Specials
Specials
Episodes 53

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