On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho, killing 28 of the 82 people on board. On 22 August 1985, an engine of British Airtours Flight 28M fails during takeoff, puncturing a hole in the wing fuel tank and starting a fire. On 2 August 2005, Air France Flight 358 overruns the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence and plunges down a small ravine while attempting to land in a storm. On August 2, 2005 Air France flight 358 burst into flames when it skidded off the runway in Toronto during a raging thunderstorm. A design flaw with the DC-10's cargo door locking mechanism was not rectified after the first accident, and the second DC-10's door opened during flight, causing the crash. On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 nose-dives into the ground while on landing approach to Glynco Jetport in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 people on board, including US Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. The cause of the crash was the pilots' failure to maintain airspeed while flying through severe icing conditions. However, it collides with a gas station and explodes, killing 63 people on board and nine on the ground. On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, killing all 60 people on board. This special looked at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors. On 19 December 1997, while en route to Singapore, SilkAir Flight 185 crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude, killing all 104 passengers and crew members on board. This special looked at disasters involving high-profile passengers. This includes five Science of Disaster specials, each examining multiple crashes with similar causes. On 8 September 1994, USAir Flight 427 also rolls and crashes within thirty seconds, killing all 132 people on board. All 150 people on board are killed. 47 of the 126 people on board died. Several critical errors made by the flight crew might have been the result of their fatigue. To escape a nightmare, ... “with Mayday.” ... “I did all the fucked-up shit you wanted,” she shouts at a desperate Warren. An incorrect cabin pressurization setting had caused everyone on board to succumb to hypoxia. On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho, killing 28 of the 82 people on board. The helicopter ditches in the Atlantic Ocean during an attempt to return to land, killing all but one of the 18 people on board. This special looked at accidents caused by instrument failure or confusion. A faulty radar altimeter permitted premature reduction of the engines' thrust, and the flight crew failed to notice the resulting drop in airspeed until it was too late. Four of the sixteen people on board are killed. On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River. Nearly two years later, on 3 March 1974, Turkish Airlines Flight 981 crashes near Senlis after suffering a similar sequence of events during a flight from Paris to London, killing all 346 people on board. The aircraft had struck foreign debris left on the runway from a Continental Airlines DC-10, rupturing and igniting one of its fuel tanks and causing the left engines to fail. On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 people. On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 kilometres) short of the runway during final approach to Zurich Airport. The world's deadliest mid-air collision and the overall third-deadliest aircraft accident, the crash was caused by the crew members on the Kazakhstan Airlines aircraft failing to maintain the altitude assigned by air traffic control. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned Flight 1493 to land on a runway where the SkyWest Airlines aircraft was waiting to take off. On 29 September 2006, Gol Linhas Aéreas Flight 1907 collides with a brand new business jet on its delivery flight over the Amazon. On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 and Trans World Airlines Flight 2 collide in mid-air over the Grand Canyon in Arizona, killing all 128 people on both aircraft. A few minutes later, all four engines flame out. The aircraft rapidly loses altitude and crashes, killing nine people. Despite sustaining serious injuries, the crew successfully subdue Calloway and returns the aircraft safely to Memphis International Airport. On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York. This special looked at how spatially disoriented pilots cause crashes. It was also discovered that the aural takeoff warning did not sound, but for unknown reasons. All on board survive. All the 64 people on board the aircraft, including the 5 hijackers, are killed, along with 125 people in the building. On 4 October 1992, the two engines on El Al Flight 1862's right wing detach from the aircraft after it departs from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, damaging the right wing's hydraulic systems and a large portion of its leading edge. In the early hours of 1 September 1983, during the Cold War, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 is shot down after violating Soviet Union airspace, killing all 269 people on board. Note: This is the first time the series broadcast an episode about an accident not yet fully investigated. The crew is able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba. Of the 307 people on board, 2 passengers die at the crash scene; another dies shortly after in hospital. This accident was one of the few commercial air crashes in which the meteorological phenomenon known as a microburst was a direct contributing factor. On 19 January 1995, lightning damages the tail rotor of Bristow Helicopters Flight 56C, forcing the crew to perform an emergency autorotation to a ditching in the sea. On 2 June 1983, a fire breaks out on Air Canada Flight 797's toilet. An emergency landing is made in Cincinnati, but the aircraft is engulfed by flames on the runway, killing 23 people, including musician Stan Rogers. Summary: August 2, 2005 - In a raging thunderstorm, after a difficult landing, Air France 358 skids off the runway in Toronto. The cause of the crash was slush on the runway, which slowed the aircraft down and prevented it from reaching takeoff speed. The freight train crew did not stop at a red railway signal on a section of a passing loop. Investigators found that passenger David Burke, a former USAir employee, took a gun on board the aircraft and shot the pilots in a murder-suicide plot to kill his former supervisor (who was also a passenger on board) after being fired from his job days earlier. The situation was aggravated by the aircraft being repeatedly buffeted by jet blast from larger aircraft while parked, stressing the cables further. On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a flyby during an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, killing 3 people. 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On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting crashes off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in hazy conditions. However, the crew of Flight 2937 followed the instructions of the air traffic controller instead of their TCAS and initiated a descent as well. The incident was caused by pilot error. Watch Mayday: Desperate Escape from Season 4 at TVGuide.com. The pilot's 15-year-old son accidentally disabled the autopilot while in the captain's seat, causing the aircraft to bank heavily to the right, inducing the stall. Despite the rough sea conditions, the 16 oil rig workers and 2 pilots are rescued by nearby ships. However, the crew of Flight 2937 followed the instructions of the air traffic controller instead of their TCAS and initiated a descent as well. This special looked at how poorly prepared pilots cause aircraft to crash during landing. Investigators traced the engine failure to a manufacturing fault in an oil pipe. The crew did not set the autopilot to the correct mode following takeoff, which caused the aircraft to stray off course. Note: This is the first season produced in high definition, according to Cineflix. On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City, causing both engines to fail. On 9 August 2007, Air Moorea Flight 1121 crashes shortly after taking off from Moorea Airport in French Polynesia, killing all 19 passengers and the pilot. On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out of fuel and crashes into the side of a mountain after entering a holding pattern to land at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia. On 2 October 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 are confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. The subsequent investigation concluded that a surface-to-air missile caused the in-flight break-up. Source: TheFlightChannel. On 8 January 2016, West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near Lake Akkajaure in Sweden during a cargo flight from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway, killing both crew members. The investigation determined that the aircraft turned the wrong way during the approach due to a miscommunication between the pilots and air traffic control. On 2 July 1994, USAir Flight 1016 stalls and crashes into a residential area while attempting to land at Charlotte Douglas International Airport during a thunderstorm, killing 37 of the 57 people on board. An unserviceable fuel gauge and an error in converting between metric and imperial units caused the aircraft to be loaded with insufficient fuel prior to the flight. All 16 passengers and 2 crew members on board are killed in the crash. As of 12 March 2020,[update] 180 episodes of Mayday have aired. This special looked at accidents caused by icing. Subsequent investigation showed that the pilots failed to configure the aircraft's flaps and slats for takeoff. This special looked at the role of air traffic controllers in the airline industry and examines the Next Generation Air Transportation System, a new technology meant to eliminate mid-air collisions by reducing overall dependence on radar and radio, as well as delegating some of the air traffic controllers' tasks to computers on board each aircraft. All 115 passengers and crew members on board survive. On 17 July 1996, Trans World Airlines (TWA) Flight 800 explodes in mid-air, breaks up during flight and crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while en route from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport. On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the 24 people on board. One of the Majini dropped the transport area key and the two c… On 10 March 1989, Air Ontario Flight 1363 crashes just after takeoff in snowy weather, killing 24 people. Investigators traced the engine failure to a manufacturing fault in an oil pipe. This special looked at the role of bad weather in aviation disasters and examines the US Aviation Weather Center in Kansas City, Missouri, to see how information on weather is transmitted to pilots in the sky. On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 people. The aircraft eventually runs out of fuel, and the pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle, during which the aircraft breaks up, killing 13 people. On 23 November 1996, Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is forced to ditch after running out of fuel. On 24 December 1994, Air France Flight 8969 is hijacked on the ground at Algiers Airport. On 12 November 1996, Saudi Arabian Airlines Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 collide in mid-air near New Delhi, India, killing all 349 people on both aircraft. On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight, crashes near its destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada, in poor weather conditions. On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, Russia, in poor weather conditions, killing all 88 people on board. All 46 passengers and crew members on board are killed. On the runway, it collides with an Air Evex business jet bound for Paris, France. This special looked at runway incursions. On 1 January 2007, Adam Air Flight 574 crashes into the Makassar Strait in Indonesia, killing all 102 people on board. On 8 January 2016, West Air Sweden Flight 294 crashes near Lake Akkajaure in Sweden during a cargo flight from Oslo to Tromsø, Norway, killing both crew members. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's spoilers and hydroplaning. The NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error. Subsequent investigation showed that the pilots failed to configure the aircraft's flaps and slats for takeoff. On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea, killing all 20 people on board. Subsequent investigation traced the engine failure to a fatigue crack in the fan hub stemming from a defect introduced before the disk was even made (when the original titanium ingot used to make it was formed). On 4 February 2015, TransAsia Airways Flight 235 strikes a viaduct and crashes into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan Airport, killing 43 of the 58 people on board. The opening of the aircraft's doors after the landing caused a flashover. The crew tries to land back at the airport, but are unsuccessful. The stabilizer failed due to an improperly maintained jackscrew assembly.