Mayday: Air Disaster
Season 4 Episode 2 - Falling From the Sky
Smoke fills the cabin of a passenger jet. At the same time, the crew see a shower of white sparks hitting their windshield. Within moments, the four engines of the 747 shut down.
Audio Languages: English
Subtitles: English
Season 4
S04:E01 - Miracle Escape
Flight 358 bursts into flames when it skids off the runway in Toronto during a raging thunderstorm. More than 300 passengers and crew have only seconds to escape the burning plane.
S04:E02 - Falling From the Sky
Smoke fills the cabin of a passenger jet. At the same time, the crew see a shower of white sparks hitting their windshield. Within moments, the four engines of the 747 shut down.
S04:E03 - Fire Fight
A mechanical problem on an Air Canada DC-9, 10 km in the air, gives the pilot no choice but to make an emergency landing. The plane goes up in flames 90 seconds after it lands.
S04:E04 - Missed Approach
On August 6, 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashes five kilometres short of its destination, the airport in Guam. More than 200 people on board are killed.
S04:E05 - Hidden Danger
Two 737 planes crash within years of each other. The similarities are striking but investigators are stumped. It takes a third near miss, for investigators to crack the case.
S04:E06 - Panic Over the Pacific
A series of small mistakes cause a 747 passenger jet to fall 30,000 ft (10 kms) in just two minutes. Could a lack of sleep be behind the near disaster of China Airlines flight 006?
S04:E07 - Out of Sight
Two planes collide in mid-air and crash into a quiet Los Angeles suburb. There are more than 80 victims. Findings reveal a series of disturbing facts about congested airports.
S04:E08 - Fog of War
A military 737 carrying high-powered passengers crashes miles from its destination. Was the accident an act of terrorism against the United States or were other factors to blame?
S04:E09 - Vertigo
A plane crashes into the Red Sea minutes after take off. Was it terrorism? A mechanical failure? Or did the experienced pilot make a mistake that cost all on board their lives?
S04:E10 - Ghost Plane
A plane mysteriously circles the Athens airport. It doesn’t answer air traffic controllers. The captain and co-pilot are missing but someone else is in the cockpit.
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