Mayday - Air Disasters

The investigation into a doomed cargo plane reveals a troubling list of maintenance failures that bring down an entire airline.

When TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu, investigators uncover a systematic problem with fatal consequences.

Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141, which crashes just moments after take off.

A commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.

On a high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia, a Russian-made Superjet slams into an infamous mountain, killing everyone on board.

Flight disasters revisited and explained.

Investigators search for a threatening flaw when Qantas Airways Flight 72 nearly falls out of the sky.

A DC-9, flown by a seasoned Alitalia crew, crashes into the ground just a few miles short of a Zurich runway.

China Airlines flight 140 falls out of the sky at Japan's Nagoya Airport.

Continental Flight 1713 crashes on take-off in Denver amid heavy snow.