Mayday

Mayday

2003Documentary, Drama, CrimeTV-1426 Seasons240 Episodes

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

6 Episodes • 2003

Season 2

Season 2

6 Episodes • 2005

Season 3

Season 3

13 Episodes • 2005

Season 4

Season 4

10 Episodes • 2007

Season 5

Season 5

10 Episodes • 2008

Season 6

Season 6

3 Episodes • 2007

Season 7

Season 7

8 Episodes • 2009

Season 8

Season 8

2 Episodes • 2009

Season 9

Season 9

8 Episodes • 2010

Season 10

Season 10

6 Episodes • 2011

Season 11

Season 11

13 Episodes • 2011

Season 12

Season 12

13 Episodes • 2012

Season 13

Season 13

10 Episodes • 2013

Season 14

Season 14

11 Episodes • 2015

Season 15

Season 15

10 Episodes • 2016

Season 16

Season 16

10 Episodes • 2016

Season 17

Season 17

10 Episodes • 2017

Season 18

Season 18

10 Episodes • 2018

Season 19

Season 19

10 Episodes • 2019

Season 20

Season 20

10 Episodes • 2020

Season 21

Season 21

10 Episodes • 2021

Season 22

Season 22

10 Episodes • 2022

Season 23

Season 23

10 Episodes • 2023

Season 24

Season 24

10 Episodes • 2024

Season 25

Season 25

11 Episodes • 2025

Season 26

Season 26

10 Episodes • 2026

Episodes - Season 1

Racing the storm

1. Racing the storm

45m

On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.

Unlocking Disaster

2. Unlocking Disaster

45m

On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.

Flying Blind

3. Flying Blind

45m

On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.

Flying on Empty

4. Flying on Empty

45m

On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.

Cutting Corners

5. Cutting Corners

45m

On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.

Fire on Board

6. Fire on Board

45m

On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.

Created by: André Barro, Bernard Vaillot

Top Cast

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Available on: 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic, National Geographic

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