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 Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster
Investigation into the 2011 air disaster that killed an entire top-flight Russian ice hockey team.
9:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Death of the President
When Polish President Lech Kaczynski is killed in a plane crash, investigators discover that this was not simply a pilot error.
10:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Grand Canyon Disaster
Experts investigate the collision of two planes over the Grand Canyon in 1956, uncovering a frightening problem that threatened the entire aviation system.
11:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fatal Focus
Experts make an astonishing find as they investigate the fate of Garuda Indonesia Flight 200, which crashed in 2007, killing 21 of the 140 people on board.
11:30 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Catastrophe at O'Hare
On May 25, 1979, Flight 191 crashes into a trailer park moments after takeoff; 271 people aboard were killed.
12:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Steep Impact
An investigator puts his reputation on the line to prove the startling truth behind the fatal crash of Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 in 1991.
12:30 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Focused on Failure
Experts investigate the shocking crash of United Airlines Flight 173 in which all four engines failed resulting in the death of ten people in Oregon.
1:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster
Investigation into the 2011 air disaster that killed an entire top-flight Russian ice hockey team.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Deadly Silence
When a private Learjet veers onto an unplanned trajectory en route to Dallas from Orlando, it's clear something has gone terribly wrong.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Fatal Distraction
The pilots of Eastern Airline Flight 401 try to determine why both landing-gear lights do not function, distracting them.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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