Mayday - Air Disasters

When British Midland Flight 92 slams into Britain's busy M1 motorway, it seems like a rare case of dual engine failure; but investigators soon learn that a tragic misunderstanding may be the real cause of the crash.

After the mysterious crash Lauda Air Flight 004, airline owner and Formula One driver Niki Lauda uncovers a shocking design flaw affecting passenger planes around the globe.

Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 disappears without a trace over the jungles of Brazil.

Minutes after taking off from Panama City, Copa Airlines Flight 201 disappears from radar over one of the remotest jungles on Earth.

When FedEx Flight 80 bounces off the runway at Tokyo's Narita Airport and bursts into flames, the catastrophe mirrors an identical crash that happened a decade earlier.

The rising star of the famous Kennedy family, John F. Kennedy Jr. is piloting his brand new Piper Saratoga to Martha's Vineyard when the aircraft mysteriously disappears.

When an Air France Concorde crashes in Paris just seconds after takeoff, a mysterious strip of metal discovered on the runway points investigators towards an unprecedented explanation for the crash.

Investigators suspect foul play when the plane carrying Mexico's interior minister slams into Mexico City's financial district during rush hour.

After a commuter turboprop crashes at a fog-bound Irish airport, investigators uncover a startling gap in aviation safety that’s putting passengers’ lives at risk.

Air crash investigators face an enormous challenge when a massive military training exercise confronts a real-life catastrophe in Canada’s high Arctic.

Leading aviation experts are confronted with a shocking theory for the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.