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 Ripped Apart
Design innovations evolve as a result of terrible air disasters due to pressurization failure or explosive decompression.
1:30 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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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.
2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fatal Flaw
Accidents caused by minor defects or errors.
4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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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.
6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Fatal Flaw
Accidents caused by minor defects or errors.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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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 CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Kobe Bryant
When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global deluge of grief.
5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Exchange
After the mysterious crash of Corporate Airlines Flight 5966 in Missouri, a recovered conversation from the cockpit sheds light on the disaster.
6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Missed Opportunities
On a flight from Italy to the Dominican Republic, Independent Air 1851 needs to refuel on a Portuguese island; a few minutes from the airport, the Boeing 707 crashes into a mountain top.
7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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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.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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