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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 River Runway

After losing both engines and all electrical power in a violent storm, the pilots of garuda Indonesia Flight 421 manage one of the most remarkable emergency landings of all time.

2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Blown Apart

In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.

2:00 PM 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.

5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Blown Apart

In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.

7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada

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Mayday Turboprop Terror

After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.

7:30 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.

10:30 PM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday River Runway

After losing both engines and all electrical power in a violent storm, the pilots of garuda Indonesia Flight 421 manage one of the most remarkable emergency landings of all time.

1:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Blown Apart

In September 1989, Partnair Flight 394 crashed into the sea killing all 55 people on board.

2:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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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.

4:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)

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Mayday Crash Course

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

6:00 AM on CTV Nature Canada

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