Mayday — Season 21
Mayday

Season 21

10 episodes· 7 h 30 minApril 4, 2021

All episodes — Season 21

  1. S21 E1

    North Sea Nightmare

    Apr 4, 202145 min

    On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen, with no fatalities. A lightning strike had disa

  2. S21 E2

    Playing Catch Up

    Apr 11, 202145 min

    On 10 November 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into an apartment building and an embankment during final approach to Akron Fulton International Airport in Akron, Ohio. Both crew members and all seven pa

  3. S21 E3

    Tragic Takeoff

    Apr 18, 202145 min

    On 27 August 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating for Delta Connection, crashes into a wooded area while taking off from Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.

  4. S21 E4

    Grounded: Boeing Max 8

    Apr 25, 202145 min

    On 29 October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 enters a nosedive and crashes into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on a flight to Pangkal Pinang.

  5. S21 E5

    Cabin Catastrophe

    May 2, 202145 min

    On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after its left engine explodes. A passenger dies after being partially ejected from the aircraft.

  6. S21 E6

    Meltdown Over Kathmandu

    May 9, 202145 min

    On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 skids off the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence, and crashes into a football field during landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. 51 of the 71 people

  7. S21 E7

    Mission Disaster

    May 16, 202145 min

    On 22 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left wing while on a combat mission in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an e

  8. S21 E8

    Caught in a Jam

    May 23, 202145 min

    On 9 June 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 suffers a landing gear malfunction during final approach to Palmerston North Airport in New Zealand. The aircraft descends until it crashes into hilly terrain as the pilots try to resolve the pr

  9. S21 E9

    Seconds from Touchdown

    May 30, 202145 min

    On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport after an in-flight fire causes its left wing to fail, killing all 11 people on board.

  10. S21 E10

    Deadly Delivery

    Jun 6, 202145 min

    On 14 August 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. Both crew member