Mayday: Air Disaster
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6 episodes
1. Unlocking Disaster
1. Unlocking Disaster
The investigation of United Airlines Flight 811, which lost five rows of seats and nine passengers when the cargo door opened while in flight.
52min
Sep 9, 2003
2. Racing the Storm
2. Racing the Storm
Chronicling an airline pilot and co-pilot's struggle to beat a storm to Little Rock, Ark., that climaxed in a crash.
52min
Sep 2, 2003
3. Fire on Board
3. Fire on Board
A fire and electrical failure on Swissair Flight 111 ends in tragedy, with the plane crashing into the Atlantic, killing all 229 passengers and crew on board.
52min
Oct 21, 2003
4. Cutting Corners
4. Cutting Corners
Shortly after takeoff, the horizontal stabilizer of Air Alaska Flight 261 malfunctions, causing the plane to dive into the ocean.
52min
Oct 7, 2003
5. Flying Blind
5. Flying Blind
The crew relies on malfunctioning airspeed and altitude indicators to make an emergency landing which ends in disaster for Aeroperú Flight 603.
52min
Oct 14, 2003
6. Flying on Empty
6. Flying on Empty
Air Transat Flight 236 begins to leak fuel over the Atlantic and must glide into a landing at the naval base on the island of Azores.
52min
Oct 7, 2003
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