
Mayday — Season 19

Approaching Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 traversed the South China Sea when both engines failed simultaneously. The Airbus A-330 became a glider of two hundred tons, and the captain wrestled for control, managing to ignite power in …

At the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward piloted a heavily modified P-51 Mustang, his sights set on a record-breaking speed. Halfway through the grueling competition, however, his aircraft began to spiral violently, culminating in a crash onto …

On August 18, 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 experienced a stall and subsequently rolled to the right, crashing into the ground a quarter of a mile from the runway. The aircraft was in the process of maneuvering for final a…

On April 4, 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashed into a field during an emergency landing attempt at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, resulting in the loss of three of the twenty-four people aboard.

The morning of August 7th, 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 plummeted from the sky, crashing moments after its departure from Miami International Airport. The accident claimed the lives of all four passengers and crew aboard, as well as one person…

On March 31st, 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banked sharply to the left and crashed into a field shortly after its departure from Otopeni International Airport, resulting in the loss of all 60 people aboard.

On December 20, 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 left the runway in Denver, Colorado, veering off course before skidding across a taxiway and a service road. The aircraft then crashed into a ravine during takeoff from Denver Internati…

On September 14, 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashed into a ravine adjacent to a railway line. The incident occurred during the final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, Russia, amidst adverse weather. All eighty-eight people aboa…

On November 28, 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, transporting the Brazilian football club Chapecoense, succumbed to a fuel shortage and crashed into a mountainside while attempting to establish a landing pattern at José María Córdova International …

On January 7, 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operated by Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashed approximately 1.2 miles from the runway during its final approach to Port Columbus International Airport. The aircraft entered a stall prior to the…


