Mayday
Season 21
202110 episodes
Episode 1
North Sea Nightmare
Apr 4, 202145m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
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 disabled the aircraft's elevator controls.
Episode 2
Playing Catch Up
Apr 11, 202145m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
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 passengers on board are killed in the crash.
Episode 3
Tragic Takeoff
Apr 18, 202145m
TMDB rating 7.7TMDB
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.
Episode 4
Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Apr 25, 202145m
TMDB rating 8.5TMDB
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.
Episode 5
Cabin Catastrophe
May 2, 202145m
TMDB rating 8.7TMDB
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.
Episode 6
Meltdown Over Kathmandu
May 9, 202145m
TMDB rating 8.7TMDB
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 on board are killed in the accident.
Episode 7
Mission Disaster
May 16, 202145m
TMDB rating 8.7TMDB
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 emergency landing.
Episode 8
Caught in a Jam
May 23, 202145m
TMDB rating 7.3TMDB
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 problem. 4 of the 21 people on board are killed.
Episode 9
Seconds from Touchdown
May 30, 202145m
TMDB rating 8.3TMDB
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.
Episode 10
Deadly Delivery
Jun 6, 202145m
TMDB rating 7.0TMDB
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 members on board are killed in the crash.