Mayday: Air Disaster

The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures that bring down an entire airline.

When TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu, investigators uncover a systemic problem with fatal consequences.

Delta Airlines Flight 1141 crashes just moments after lifting off, and investigators determine there’s a problem with either the plane itself or its configuration.

A commercial airliner carrying 298 people goes down over a warzone in eastern Ukraine, and the evidence indicates the plane was shot down.

On a high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia, a Russian-made Superjet slams into an infamous mountain killing everyone on board.

With the future of commercial space travel hanging in the balance, investigators must figure out why a Virgin Galactic spaceship fell from the sky.

When Qantas Airways Flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky, it’s up to Australian investigators to find the deadly flaw that’s threatening one of the world’s most popular planes.

Swiss investigators must determine how a seasoned Alitalia crew flew their DC-9 into the ground just a few miles short of a Zurich runway.

China Airlines Flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan’s Nagoya Airport and what investigators discover only deepens the mystery.

Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow, and what investigators uncover changes commercial flight forever.