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Mayday

Season 6 2007 - 2008
TV-14

  • 2007-12-17T01:00:00Z on National Geographic
  • 46m
  • 2h 15m (3 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.

3 episodes

Season Premiere

2007-12-17T01:00:00Z

6x01 Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures)

Season Premiere

6x01 Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures)

  • 2007-12-17T01:00:00Z45m

BOAC Flight 781 ,South African Airways Flight 201, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, British Airways Flight 5390, United Airlines Flight 811, Helios Airways Flight 522.

This special looks at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive decompression played a part. Episodes re-visited: Hanging by a Thread, Blow Out, Unlocking Disaster, Ghost Plane.

Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, Swissair Flight 111, United Airlines Flight 585, USAir Flight 427, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517.

This special looks at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors. Episodes re-visited: Cutting Corners, Out of Control, A Wounded Bird, Fire on Board, Hidden Danger.

Season Finale

2008-03-03T01:00:00Z

6x03 Who's Flying the Plane? (Crew vs Avionics)

This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on-board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems. Episodes re-visited: Flying Blind, Panic Over the Pacific, Kid in the Cockpit, Vertigo, Flying on Empty.

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