List of Mayday episodes
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This is a list of episodes from the TV series Mayday.
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[edit] Episodes
So far, 22 episodes of Air Crash Investigation have been aired. A Fourth Season is in production for 2007, starting as of February 5, 2007.
[edit] Season 1 (2003)
| # | Airdate | Title | Disaster | Date of Disaster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 10 | Unlocking Disaster | United Airlines Flight 811 | February 24, 1989 |
| Now starting, the first season of Mayday investigates six high-profile air disasters and their causes, many of which are the result of human error and mechanical malfunction. In the pilot, discover how delays in fixing known problems can result in catastrophe. Packed tightly with 355 passengers and crew, a United Airlines Boeing 747 flying as Flight 811 to Auckland and Sydney from Honolulu suffers a loss of the cargo door which rips open a huge section of fuselage, taking with it five rows of seats and nine passengers. | ||||
| 2 | September 3 | Racing the Storm | American Airlines Flight 1420 | June 1, 1999 |
| It's the beginning of the summer of 1999, and at Dallas/Forth Worth Airport, American Airlines Flight 1420 to Little Rock, Arkansas, is delayed for two hours by thunderstorms. The route is a short hop, and to keep on schedule, the dispatchers set a course through a clear patch of weather, or "bowling alley." As Flight 1420 begins to descend, storms start closing in around the airport. In Racing the Storm, Mayday recreates the flight to Little Rock and analysis the decisions made by Captain Richard Buschmann and Co-Pilot Michael Origel. Did they rush and make a fatal decision? Why did Flight 1420 overran the runway upon landing, killing 11 passengers and crew? | ||||
| 3 | October 22 | Fire in the Sky
("Fire on Board" by National Geographic) |
Swissair Flight 111 | September 2, 1998 |
| 4 | October 15 | Cutting Corners | Alaska Airlines Flight 261 | January 31, 2000 |
| 5 | September 17 | Flying Blind | AeroPeru Flight 603 | October 2, 1996 |
| 6 | October 8 | Flying on Empty | Air Transat Flight 236 | August 24, 2001 |
[edit] Season 2
| # | Title | Disaster | Date of disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blow Out | British Airways Flight 5390 | June 10, 1990 |
| 2 | Wounded Bird | ASA Flight 529 | August 21, 1995 |
| 3 | Hijacked
("The Killing Machine" by National Geographic) |
Air France Flight 8969 | December 24, 1994 |
| 4 | Deadly Crossroads
("Mid-Air Collision" by National Geographic) |
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 / DHL Flight 611 | July 1, 2002 |
| 5 | Lost
("Crash on the Mountain" by National Geographic) |
American Airlines Flight 965 | December 20, 1995 |
| 6 | Missing over New York | Avianca Flight 52 | January 25, 1990 |
[edit] Season 3
| # | Title | Disaster | Date of disaster |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hanging by a Thread | Aloha Airlines Flight 243 | April 28, 1988 |
| 2 | Attack over Baghdad | DHL shootdown incident in Baghdad | November 22, 2003 |
| 3 | Out of Control | Japan Airlines Flight 123 | August 12, 1985 |
| 4 | Suicide Attack
("Fight for your Life" by National Geographic Channel) |
FedEx Flight 705 | April 7, 1994 |
| 5 | Mistaken Identity | Iran Air Flight 655 | July 3, 1988 |
| 6 | Bomb on Board | Philippine Airlines Flight 434 | December 11, 1994 |
| 7 | Helicopter Down | G-TIGK North Sea ditching | January 19, 1995 |
| 8 | Death and Denial
("Egypt Air 990" by National Geographic Channel) |
EgyptAir Flight 990 | October 31, 1999 |
| 9 | Kid in the Cockpit | Aeroflot Flight 593 | March 23, 1994 |
| 10 | Ocean Landing
("African Hijack" by National Geographic) |
Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 | November 23, 1996 |
[edit] Season 4 (2007)
| Episode Title | Summary | Crash |
|---|---|---|
| Miracle Escape | On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 skidded off the runway in Toronto. An engine caught fire, trapping more than 300 passengers on the plane. | Air France Flight 358 |
| Korean Air 801 | On 6 August 1997, Korean Air Flight 801 crashed shortly before landing, killing over 200 people. A catalogue of errors by the pilot and airline caused the deaths. | Korean Air Flight 801 |
| Fire Fight | When a fire erupted onboard Air Canada Flight 797, the pilot made an emergency landing. Flames engulfed the plane when the doors opened, killing half of the passengers. | Air Canada Flight 797 |
| Falling From The Sky (All engines failed on National geographic) | On 24 June 1982, the engines of British Airways Flight 009 stopped. Minutes before it crashed into the sea, the engines roared back to life, saving all onboard. | British Airways Flight 009 |
| Hidden danger | On 3 March 1991, United Airlines Flight 585 began spinning out of control on its descent to a Colorado Springs runway. In a mere 10 seconds, the jet slammed into the ground killing all 20 passengers. Three years later another Boeing 737 suffered a similar fate. | United Airlines Flight 585 |
[edit] Off-Series Episodes
| Episode Title | Summary | Crash |
|---|---|---|
| Crash of the Century (a 2 hour special) | Tenerife Disaster | |
| SilkAir 185-Pilot Suicide? | SilkAir Flight 185 |
