
Mayday — Season 17

Following a standard one-hour flight from Minneapolis, Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 crashed in northern Minnesota, resulting in the loss of all lives aboard. Investigators now face considerable pressure to determine the cause of the disast…

The descent to Detroit ended in a terrifying death spiral, and now investigators must unravel the cause to ensure such a tragedy never repeats. They meticulously sift through the wreckage, seeking answers, and a detailed examination of the …

A Boeing 767 bound for Gimhae International Airport in South Korea plummeted into a hillside, miles from the runway. The country collectively mourned its deadliest aviation accident to date, while investigators grappled with perplexing clue…

Moments after departing from New York's JFK Airport, TWA Flight 800 is torn asunder by a colossal explosion. The possibility of a terrorist attack looms, prompting the FBI to collaborate with NTSB investigators in a frantic pursuit of answe…

The afternoon of September 26, 1997, Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 plunged into a wooded mountain range while attempting to land at Polonia International Airport in Medan, North Sumatra. Poor visibility obscured the approach, and the resultin…

On July 2nd, 1994, USAir Flight 1016, descending toward Charlotte/Douglas International Airport amidst a thunderstorm, experienced a stall and crashed into a residential area, resulting in the loss of all but eight of the fifty-seven people…

On February 4, 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 collided with an overpass and plunged into the Keelung River shortly after departing from Taipei Songshan Airport. The accident resulted in the deaths of 43 of the 58 people aboard.

On the eve of All Hallow's Eve, October 31st, 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 broke apart in the sky and plunged into the Sinai Peninsula. The flight, a standard chartered service from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport to Pulkovo Airport, re…

The afternoon of July 31st, 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 struck a mountain during its final approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. Inclement weather contributed to the disaster, which resulted in the…

On August 31st, 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 crashed shortly after takeoff from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The aircraft overran the runway, resulting in the deaths of 63 of the 100 people aboard and two individuals on th…


