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Mayday

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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.

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Upcoming TV Listings for Mayday

Mayday Powerless Plunge

Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Deadly Solution

The captain of AirAsia Flight 8501 overrides the computer's instructions and his impromptu fix leads to a deadly stall over the Java Sea.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Head-On Collision

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

3:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Collision Course

Saudi Airways and Kazakhstan Airlines jets hit each other at 14,000 feet sending both planes spiraling to the ground.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Runaway Train

A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people.

5:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Ocean Landing

When three hijackers ordered an Ethiopian plane to fly to Australia, the pilot tricked them by flying south along the African coast, with deadly consequences.

6:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Blow Out

On June 10, 1990, the crew of British Airways Flight 111 faces a desperate situation when the plane's windshield pops off, sucking the pilot through the opening.

7:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Wounded Bird

Corrosion causes a propeller on Flight ASA 529 to fail; crew and passengers die in the fire while attempting to escape.

8:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday North Sea Nightmare

A turboprop narrowly averts disaster after a lightning strike over the North Sea; investigators uncover an unusual feature in the plane that plays a key role in this calamity.

6:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Playing Catch Up

After a private jet slams into an Ohio apartment building, the National Transportation Safety Board uncovers an erratic descent, a puzzling delay, and a tragic perfect storm.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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