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Mayday

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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.

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DocumentaryDramaCrime
Starring

Stephen Bogaert

Created by

Bernard Vaillot, André Barro

Season 1

1.Racing the storm

On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.

45 minSep 3, 2003

2.Unlocking Disaster

On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.

52 minSep 10, 2003

3.Flying Blind

On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.

45 minSep 17, 2003

4.Flying on Empty

On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.

45 minOct 8, 2003

5.Cutting Corners

On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.

45 minOct 15, 2003

6.Fire on Board

On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.

45 minOct 22, 2003

Mayday

DocumentaryDramaCrime

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.

Information

Released
Sep 3, 2003
Episode length
46m
Seasons
26
Episodes
240
Status
Returning Series

Language & origin

Original audio
English
Country
CA
Rating
TV-14
Created by
Bernard Vaillot, André Barro

Networks

Network
5
Network
Discovery
Network
Sky History
Network
National Geographic
Network
National Geographic

People in this story

Stephen BogaertSelf - Narrator (voice)

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