
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.
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Mayday Moments From Touchdown
On 15 January 2023, Yeti Airlines Flight 691 stalls and crashes into a gorge near the Seti Gandaki River during final approach to Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 aboard; pilots accidentally feathered the propellers.
10:00 AM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Pacific Ditching
The pilots of a cargo plane that crashed at sea believe they have lost both engines, but the wreckage tells a different story.
1:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Running on Empty
Air Tahoma Flight 185, an overnight cargo flight from Memphis, Tenn., approaches its final destination, Cincinnati.
2:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Tragic Takeoffs
An early-morning flight from Lexington, Ky. ends in disaster when a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac.
2:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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Mayday Power Struggle
In Indonesia, a Boeing 737 spirals out of the sky and nosedives into the Java Sea.
3:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Second Thoughts
The turboprop plane begins its descent in thick fog, but things go wrong; Luxair Flight 9642 crashes a few kilometers from the runway; investigators discover that there was nothing abnormal about the two engines.
4:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Powerless Plunge
Just moments after takeoff, a Loganair cargo flight from Edinburgh loses both engines and crashes into the icy North Sea.
5:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Cabin Chaos
After a Chinese airplane lands at a top-secret US Air Force base, the search is on for the cause of a deadly rollercoaster ride in the sky.
6:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Deadly Climb
In 1985, a DC-9 airliner crashes seconds after takeoff from Milwaukee.
7:00 PM on USA Network (CAN)
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Mayday Tragic Takeoffs
An early-morning flight from Lexington, Ky. ends in disaster when a twin-engine jet careens off the tarmac.
7:00 PM on CTV Nature Canada
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