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Mayday

Season 1 2003
TV-14

  • 2003-09-04T00:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 46m
  • 4h 30m (6 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English, Spanish; Castilian, Japanese, French, German, Russian
  • Documentary, Drama, Crime
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.

6 episodes

Series Premiere

2003-09-04T00:00:00Z

1x01 Racing the storm

Series Premiere

1x01 Racing the storm

  • 2003-09-04T00:00:00Z45m

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.

2003-09-11T00:00:00Z

1x02 Unlocking Disaster

1x02 Unlocking Disaster

  • 2003-09-11T00:00:00Z45m

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.

2003-09-18T00:00:00Z

1x03 Flying Blind

1x03 Flying Blind

  • 2003-09-18T00:00:00Z45m

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.

2003-10-09T00:00:00Z

1x04 Flying on Empty

1x04 Flying on Empty

  • 2003-10-09T00:00:00Z45m

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.

2003-10-16T00:00:00Z

1x05 Cutting Corners

1x05 Cutting Corners

  • 2003-10-16T00:00:00Z45m

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.

Season Finale

2003-10-23T00:00:00Z

1x06 Fire on Board

Season Finale

1x06 Fire on Board

  • 2003-10-23T00:00:00Z45m

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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