Mayday - Air Disasters

A commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway.

Careening into a mountaintop just minutes from the runway, an American charter flight becomes the worst aviation disaster in Portuguese history.

Japan Airlines 123 becomes the deadliest single aircraft disaster ever.

The wreckage of a turboprop points to a fatal flaw in a popular aircraft.

An unlikely chain of events sends Air Astana 1388 on a deadly flight path.

High above the Himalayas, the cockpit window of an Airbus A-319 explodes.

A doomed Australian seaplane crashes with a UK billionaire on board.

A bold plan to save a hijacked airliner hinges on hiding its destination.

An Amazon cargo plane nosedives into a swamp outside Houston.

An Airbus heading from Paris to Cairo disappears over the Mediterranean.