Mayday - Air Disasters

On June 10, 1990, the crew of British Airways Flight 111 faces a desperate situation when the plane's windshield pops off, sucking the pilot through the opening.

Corrosion causes a propeller on Flight ASA 529 to fail; crew and passengers die in the fire while attempting to escape.

A group of terrorists seize Air France Flight 8969 and start killing the passengers with the intention of exploding the plane over the Eiffel Tower.

A plane carrying a group of children collided with a DHL cargo craft when an overstretched Zurich air traffic controller's equipment failed killing 71 people.

American Airlines Flight 965 crashes into a 9,000 foot mountain near Buga killing all but 4 people aboard.

When fog causes delays at JFK airport, circling Avianca Flight 052 runs out of fuel causing it to crash and kill 73 people.