Mayday(2003)

Name: Mayday
Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
Released: 2003-09-03
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Stephen Bogaert

★ 8.2(292)46m240 episodesReturning Series

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Created by:: Bernard Vaillot, André Barro
First aired:: 2003-09-03
Country:: CA
Network:: 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic, National Geographic

Episodes

1. Pacific Plunge
★ 8.3
2022-01-10 · 45m
When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.
2. Terror over Michigan
★ 8.0
2022-01-17 · 45m
After a Boeing 727's near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.
3. Stealth Bomber Down
★ 7.7
2022-01-24 · 45m
When a two-billion-dollar B-2 Stealth Bomber named the Spirit of Kansas crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time.
4. Double Trouble
★ 8.7
2022-01-31 · 45m
Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.
5. Holding Pattern
★ 7.0
2022-02-07 · 45m
When Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia’s Rostov Airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.
6. Peril over Portugal
★ 7.5
2022-02-14 · 45m
Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence the mystery only deepens.
7. Turboprop Terror
★ 7.5
2022-02-21 · 45m
After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.
8. Tree Strike Terror
★ 7.5
2022-02-28 · 45m
Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut.
9. Pitch Black
★ 7.5
2022-03-07 · 45m
A turboprop, Air Illinois Flight 710, crashes in bad weather, and investigators eventually uncover a fatal assumption and deadly decision.
10. Loss of a Legend
★ 8.0
2022-03-14 · 45m
When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief.