
Mayday — Season 21

On the afternoon of December 15, 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 began an uncontrolled descent as it approached Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots successfully regained control and executed an emergency landing at Aberdeen, resulting in no…

On the morning of November 10, 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 experienced an aerodynamic stall and crashed into an apartment building and a riverbank while making its final approach to Akron Fulton International Airport in Akron, Ohio. The f…

On August 27, 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating as Delta Connection, crashed into a wooded area shortly after takeoff from Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky. The accident resulted in the deaths of 49 of the 50 people aboard.

On the morning of October 29, 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 plummeted into the Java Sea shortly after departing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, en route to Pangkal Pinang.

On April 17, 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 executed an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport following an explosion of its left engine. Tragically, a passenger succumbed to their injuries after being partially eject…

On March 12, 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 left the runway, breached the airport perimeter fence, and crashed onto a football field while attempting to land at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. The accident resulted…

During the Gulf War, on February 22nd, 1991, a military tanker aircraft operating over Saudi Arabia suffered the catastrophic loss of both engines from beneath its left wing. This sudden failure resulted in severe flight control difficultie…

On June 9, 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 experienced a landing gear failure during its final approach to Palmerston North Airport in New Zealand. As the pilots worked to address the issue, the aircraft descended and crashed into the h…

The afternoon of June 18, 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashed during an attempt to make an emergency landing at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport. A fire that had erupted mid-flight compromised the left wing, resulting in a catastrophic f…

On August 14, 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 struck treetops and crashed into a hillside approximately one nautical mile from the runway during its final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. The two crew me…


