Mayday
Mayday
Mayday
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Overview
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.
Status: Returning Series
First Air Date: 2003-09-03
Runtime: 0h 46m
Director: Unknown
Writer: Unknown
Top Cast
Stephen Bogaert
Stephen Bogaert
Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Aris
Jonathan Aris
Narrator (Nat Geo)
Official Videos
Air Crash Investigation | Official Trailer | National Geographic UK
Air Crash Investigation | Official Trailer | National Geographic UK
Episodes - Season 1
Racing the storm
Racing the storm
Episode 1
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
Unlocking Disaster
Episode 2
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
Flying Blind
Episode 3
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
Flying on Empty
Episode 4
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
Cutting Corners
Episode 5
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
Fire on Board
Episode 6
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.
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