Mayday
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
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Season 1
6 episodes
Premiered Sep 3, 2003
Season 2
6 episodes
Premiered Jan 23, 2005
Season 3
13 episodes
Premiered Sep 14, 2005
Season 4
10 episodes
Premiered Apr 15, 2007
Season 5
10 episodes
Premiered Apr 9, 2008
Season 6
3 episodes
Premiered Dec 16, 2007
Season 7
8 episodes
Premiered Nov 4, 2009
Season 8
2 episodes
Premiered Jun 10, 2009
Season 9
8 episodes
Premiered Sep 8, 2010
Season 10
6 episodes
Premiered Feb 28, 2011
Season 11
13 episodes
Premiered Aug 12, 2011
Season 12
13 episodes
Premiered Aug 3, 2012
Season 13
10 episodes
Premiered Dec 16, 2013
Season 14
11 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 2015
Season 15
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2016
Season 16
10 episodes
Premiered Jun 7, 2016
Season 17
10 episodes
Premiered Feb 20, 2017
Season 18
10 episodes
Premiered Feb 13, 2018
Season 19
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2019
Season 20
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 9, 2020
Season 21
10 episodes
Premiered Apr 4, 2021
Season 22
10 episodes
Premiered Jan 10, 2022
Season 23
10 episodes
Premiered Feb 13, 2023
Season 24
10 episodes
Premiered Feb 18, 2024
Season 25
11 episodes
Premiered Feb 3, 2025
Season 26
10 episodes
Premiered Feb 2, 2026
Ep 1Racing the storm
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.
Ep 2Unlocking Disaster
On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
Ep 3Flying Blind
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.
Ep 4Flying on Empty
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.
Ep 5Cutting Corners
On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.
Ep 6Fire on Board
On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.
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