Mayday
History
Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented; accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Upcoming TV Listings for Mayday
Mayday Tree Strike Terror
In November 1995, American Airlines flight 1572 clips the tops of trees along Peak Mountain Ridge and strikes an instrument landing system antenna at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Conn.
1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits
Airline owner Niki Lauda joins forces with investigators to determine why Lauda Air Flight 004 fell into a steep dive and crashed.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Pitch Black
In 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather while en route to Southern Illinois Airport, killing all 10 people on board; the cause of the crash was the pilots' mismanagement of an electrical problem.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Vanishing Act
Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crashes in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Pitch Black
In 1983, Air Illinois Flight 710 crashes into an open pasture area in poor weather while en route to Southern Illinois Airport, killing all 10 people on board; the cause of the crash was the pilots' mismanagement of an electrical problem.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Vanishing Act
Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crashes in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Blown Away
When TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu, investigators uncover a systematic problem with fatal consequences.
5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Distraction
Investigators look into the crash of Delta Airlines flight 1141, which crashes just moments after take off.
6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Airspace
A commercial airliner goes down in eastern Ukraine, and the evidence indicates that it was shot down.
7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Vanishing Act
Investigators face a baffling mystery when Varig Flight 254 crashes in a remote jungle nearly 700 miles off course.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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