Mayday

Show Info

Status

Continuing

Show Type

Documentary

First Aired

3rd September 2003

Runtime

45 minutes

Network

National Geographic (FI)

Air Time

20:00:00 GMT-5 +DST

Air Day

Sunday

Rating

TV-14

Overview

Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. Based on cockpit voice recorders, accident reports and eyewitness accounts, every episode also features interviews, state-of-the-art CGI and gripping reenactments.

Episode List:

Season 24

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	21st Apr 2024	Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
9	14th Apr 2024	Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
8	7th Apr 2024	Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
7	31st Mar 2024	Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
6	24th Mar 2024	Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
5	17th Mar 2024	Without Warning
4	10th Mar 2024	Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
3	3rd Mar 2024	Lost Star Footballer
2	25th Feb 2024	Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
1	18th Feb 2024	Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)

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Season 23

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	9th Apr 2023	Mystery Over the Mediterranean (EgyptAir Flight 804)
9	2nd Apr 2023	Delivery to Disaster (Atlas Air Flight 3591)
8	26th Mar 2023	Deadly Deception (Balkan Bulgarian Flight 013)
7	19th Mar 2023	Dream Flight Disaster
6	12th Mar 2023	Cockpit Catastrophe (Sichuan Airlines Flight 8633)
5	5th Mar 2023	Control Catastrophe (Air Astana Flight 1388)
4	26th Feb 2023	Power Play (PNG Flight 1600)
3	19th Feb 2023	Mixed Signals (Independent Air Flight 1851)
2	12th Feb 2023	Deadly Exchange (Corporate Airlines Flight 5966)
1	5th Feb 2023	Pressure Point (Japan Airlines Flight 123)

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Season 22

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	27th Mar 2022	Pitch Black (Air Illinois Flight 710)
9	20th Mar 2022	Tree Strike Terror (American Airlines Flight 1572)
8	13th Mar 2022	Turboprop Terror (Flagship Airlines Flight 3379)
7	6th Mar 2022	Loss of a Legend
6	27th Feb 2022	Peril Over Portugal (Martinair Flight 495)
5	20th Feb 2022	Holding Pattern (FlyDubai 981)
4	13th Feb 2022	Double Trouble (Trans-Air Service 671)
3	6th Feb 2022	Stealth Bomber Down
2	30th Jan 2022	Terror over Michigan (TWA Flight 841)
1	23rd Jan 2022	Pacific Plunge (Alaska Airlines Flight 261)

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Season 21

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	6th Jun 2021	Deadly Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 1354)
9	30th May 2021	Seconds From Touchdown (Propair Flight 420)
8	23rd May 2021	Caught in a Jam (Ansett New Zealand Flight 703)
7	16th May 2021	Mission Disaster (Boeing KC-135 Incident)
6	9th May 2021	Meltdown over Kathmandu (US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211)
5	2nd May 2021	Cabin Catastrophe (Southwest Airlines Flight 1380)
4	25th Apr 2021	Grounded: Boeing Max 8 (Lion Air Flight 610)
3	18th Apr 2021	Tragic Takeoff (Comair/Delta Connection Flight 5191)
2	11th Apr 2021	Playing Catch Up (Execuflight Flight 1526)
1	4th Apr 2021	North Sea Nightmare (Loganair Flight 6780)

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Season 20

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	12th Mar 2020	Runway Breakup (AIRES Flight 8250)
9	5th Mar 2020	Stormy Cockpit (Kenya Airways Flight 507)
8	27th Feb 2020	Cockpit Killer (LAM Mozambique Flight 470)
7	20th Feb 2020	No Warning (Trigana Air Flight 267)
6	13th Feb 2020	Impossible Pitch (West Air Sweden Flight 294)
5	6th Feb 2020	Atlantic Ditching (Cougar Helicopters Flight 91)
4	30th Jan 2020	Icy Descent (SOL Flight 5428)
3	23rd Jan 2020	Kathmandu Descent (Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268)
2	16th Jan 2020	Taxiway Turmoil (Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482)
1	9th Jan 2020	Explosive Touchdown (Uni Air Flight 873)

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Season 19

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	11th Mar 2019	Slam Dunk (United Express Flight 6291)
9	4th Mar 2019	Football Tragedy (LaMia Flight 2933)
8	18th Feb 2019	Lethal Limits (Aeroflot Nord Flight 821)
7	13th Feb 2019	Runway Runoff (Continental Airlines Flight 1404)
6	28th Jan 2019	Fatal Climb (Tarom Flight 371)
5	21st Jan 2019	Deadly Pitch (Fine Air Flight 101)
4	16th Jan 2019	Fatal Approach (KLM Cityhopper Flight 433)
3	14th Jan 2019	Borderline Tactics (American International Airways 808)
2	7th Jan 2019	Death Race (2011 Reno Air Races)
1	2nd Jan 2019	Deadly Descent (Cathay Pacific Flight 780)

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Season 18

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	4th Jul 2018	Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)
9	27th Jun 2018	Deadly Go-Round (China Airlines Flight 140)
8	20th Jun 2018	Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)
7	13th Jun 2018	Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)
6	22nd Mar 2018	Deadly Mission (VSS Enterprise)
5	16th Mar 2018	Deadly Display (Mt. Salak Sukhoi Superjet 100)
4	5th Mar 2018	Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
3	27th Feb 2018	Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)
2	20th Feb 2018	Blown Away (TransAsia Flight 222)
1	13th Feb 2018	Nuts and Bolts (Emery Worldwide Flight 17)

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Season 17

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	4th Oct 2017	The Lost Plane (Thai Airways Flight 311)
9	27th Sep 2017	Deadly Discussions (LAPA Flight 3142)
8	19th Sep 2017	Caught on Tape (TransAsia Flight 235)
7	18th Sep 2017	Terror over Egypt (Metrojet Flight 9268)
6	12th Sep 2017	Storming Out (USAir Flight 1016)
5	5th Sep 2017	Lethal Turn (Garuda Indonesia Flight 152)
4	13th Mar 2017	Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800)
3	6th Mar 2017	Turning Point (Air China Flight 129)
2	27th Feb 2017	Deadly Myth (Comair Flight 3272)
1	20th Feb 2017	Killer Attitude (Northwest Airlink Flight 5719)

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Season 16

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	13th Feb 2017	Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102)
9	6th Feb 2017	Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)
8	30th Jan 2017	River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
7	23rd Jan 2017	Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)
6	12th Jul 2016	Dangerous Approach (Continental Express Flight 2286)
5	5th Jul 2016	Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)
4	28th Jun 2016	Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)
3	21st Jun 2016	Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan-Am 1736)
2	14th Jun 2016	9/11: The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)
1	7th Jun 2016	Deadly Silence (Learjet 35)

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Season 15

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	7th Mar 2016	Deadly Delay (Spanair, Flight 5022)
9	29th Feb 2016	Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)
8	15th Feb 2016	Carnage in Sao Paulo (TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais, Flight 402)
7	10th Feb 2016	Edge of Disaster (Atlantic Airways, Flight 670)
6	8th Feb 2016	Fatal Transmission (United Express, Flight 5925)
5	1st Feb 2016	High Rise Catastrophe (El Al, Flight 1862)
4	25th Jan 2016	Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Flight 2311)
3	18th Jan 2016	Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines, Flight 214)
2	11th Jan 2016	Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines, Flight 6)
1	4th Jan 2016	Fatal Focus (Garuda Indonesia, Flight 200)

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Season 14

Episode	Airdate	Name
11	2nd Mar 2015	Sideswiped (Copa Airlines Flight 201)
10	24th Feb 2015	Death in the Arctic (First Air Flight 6560)
9	17th Feb 2015	Accident or Assassination (Learjet 45)
8	16th Feb 2015	The Final Push (FedEx Flight 80 & 14)
7	15th Feb 2015	What Happened to Malaysian 370?
6	10th Feb 2015	Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)
5	9th Feb 2015	No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)
4	20th Jan 2015	The Death of JFK Jr. (Piper Saratoga)
3	13th Jan 2015	Concorde - Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)
2	12th Jan 2015	Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits (Lauda Air Flight 004)
1	5th Jan 2015	Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)

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Season 13

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	17th Feb 2014	Titanic in the Sky (Qantas, Flight 32)
9	10th Feb 2014	Massacre over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia, Flight 870)
8	3rd Feb 2014	Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany, Flight 888T)
7	27th Jan 2014	Into the Eye of the Storm (NOAA42 Hurricane Hunter Incident)
6	20th Jan 2014	Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea, Flight 1121)
5	13th Jan 2014	Lost in Translation (Crossair, Flight 498)
4	6th Jan 2014	Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines, Flight 587)
3	30th Dec 2013	Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest, Flight 706)
2	23rd Dec 2013	Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida, Flight 90)
1	16th Dec 2013	Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)

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Season 12

Episode	Airdate	Name
13	15th Apr 2013	Vanished (Air France, Flight 447)
12	1st Apr 2013	28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Bárbara Airlines, Flight 518)
11	25th Mar 2013	Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines, Flight 409)
10	11th Mar 2013	Focused on Failure (United Airlines, Flight 173)
9	4th Mar 2013	Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster (Yak-Service, Flight 9633)
8	25th Feb 2013	Catastrophe at O'Hare (American Airlines, Flight 191)
7	27th Jan 2013	Death of the President (Polish Air Force, Flight 101)
6	24th Jan 2013	Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines, Flight 718 & Trans World Airlines, Flight 2)
5	31st Aug 2012	Blind Landing (TANS Peru, Flight 204)
4	24th Aug 2012	Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir, Flight 185)
3	17th Aug 2012	Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines, Flight 006)
2	10th Aug 2012	Fire in the Hold (ValuJet, Flight 592)
1	3rd Aug 2012	Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways, Flight 8)

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Season 11

Episode	Airdate	Name
13	13th Apr 2012	Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)
12	23rd Mar 2012	The Invisible Plane (The Linate Airport Disaster)
11	17th Feb 2012	Nowhere to Land (TACA Flight 110)
10	10th Feb 2012	I'm The Problem (Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771)
9	3rd Feb 2012	Under Pressure (Nigeria Airways Flight 2120)
8	27th Jan 2012	Blind Spot (PSA Flight 182)
7	20th Jan 2012	Bad Attitude (Korean Air Cargo Flight 8509)
6	29th Dec 2011	Turning Point (Northwest Airlines Flight 85)
5	29th Dec 2011	Munich Air Disaster
4	29th Dec 2011	Break Up Over Texas (Continental Express Flight 2574)
3	26th Aug 2011	Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285)
2	19th Aug 2011	The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
1	12th Aug 2011	Deadly Reputation (TAM Airlines Flight 3054)

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Season 10

Episode	Airdate	Name
6	21st Mar 2011	Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)
5	14th Mar 2011	Dead Tired (Colgan Air Flight 3407)
4	12th Mar 2011	Pilot Betrayed
3	7th Mar 2011	The Heathrow Enigma (British Airways Flight 38)
2	28th Feb 2011	Who's In Control?
1	27th Feb 2011	Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)

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Season 9

Episode	Airdate	Name
8	27th Oct 2010	Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)
7	20th Oct 2010	The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
6	13th Oct 2010	Cold Case (Air Ontario Flight 1363)
5	6th Oct 2010	Target is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)
4	29th Sep 2010	Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493/Skywest Airlines Flight 5569)
3	22nd Sep 2010	Pilot vs. Plane (Air France Flight 296)
2	15th Sep 2010	Alarming Silence (Cockpit Chaos) Northwest Airlines Flight 255
1	8th Sep 2010	Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)

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Season 8

Episode	Airdate	Name
2	17th Jun 2009	Cruel Skies
1	10th Jun 2009	System Breakdown

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Season 7

Episode	Airdate	Name
8	16th Dec 2009	Frozen in Flight (Deep Freeze, American Eagle Flight 4184)
7	16th Dec 2009	Falling Fast (Ditch the Plane, Tuninter Flight 1153)
6	9th Dec 2009	Flight 574: Lost (The Plane that Vanished, Adam Air Flight 574)
5	2nd Dec 2009	Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)
4	25th Nov 2009	Operation Babylift (C-5 Galaxy 68-0218 )
3	18th Nov 2009	Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)
2	11th Nov 2009	Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)
1	4th Nov 2009	Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)

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Season 6

Episode	Airdate	Name
3	2nd Mar 2008	Who's Flying The Plane?
2	16th Dec 2007	Fatal Flaw
1	16th Dec 2007	Ripped Apart

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Season 5

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	11th Jun 2008	Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
9	4th Jun 2008	Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
8	28th May 2008	Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
7	21st May 2008	Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
6	14th May 2008	Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
5	7th May 2008	Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
4	30th Apr 2008	Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
3	23rd Apr 2008	Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
2	16th Apr 2008	Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
1	9th Apr 2008	Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)

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Season 4

Episode	Airdate	Name
10	17th Jun 2007	Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)
9	10th Jun 2007	Vertigo (Flash Airlines Flight 604)
8	3rd Jun 2007	Fog of War (USAF Boeing CT-43)
7	27th May 2007	Out of Sight (Aeroméxico Flight 498)
6	20th May 2007	Panic over the Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)
5	13th May 2007	Hidden Danger (United Airlines, Flight 585 & US Air, Flight 427)
4	6th May 2007	Final Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)
3	29th Apr 2007	Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)
2	22nd Apr 2007	Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
1	15th Apr 2007	Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)

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Season 3

Episode	Airdate	Name
13	7th Dec 2005	Ocean Landing (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961)
12	30th Nov 2005	Head On Collision
11	23rd Nov 2005	Collision Course
10	16th Nov 2005	Runaway Train
9	9th Nov 2005	Kid in the Cockpit (Aeroflot Flight 593)
8	2nd Nov 2005	Death and Denial (EgyptAir Flight 990)
7	26th Oct 2005	Helicopter Down (Helicopter G-TIGK)
6	19th Oct 2005	Mistaken Identity (Iran Air Flight 655)
5	12th Oct 2005	Bomb on Board (Philippine Airlines Flight 434)
4	5th Oct 2005	Fight For Your Life (Suicide Attack)
3	28th Sep 2005	Out of Control (Japan Airlines Flight 123)
2	21st Sep 2005	Attack over Baghdad (DHL European Air Transport Flight OO-DLL)
1	14th Sep 2005	Hanging by a Thread (Aloha Airlines Flight 243)

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Season 2

Episode	Airdate	Name
6	27th Feb 2005	Missing Over New York (Deadly Delay)
5	20th Feb 2005	Lost! (Crash On The Mountain)
4	13th Feb 2005	Deadly Crossroads: Überlingen Crash (Mid-Air Collision)
3	6th Feb 2005	Killing Machine (Hijacked)
2	30th Jan 2005	A Wounded Bird (One Wing Flight)
1	23rd Jan 2005	Blow Out (Ripped from the Cockpit, British Airways Flight 5390)

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Season 1

Episode	Airdate	Name
6	22nd Oct 2003	Fire on Board (Swissair, Flight 111)
5	15th Oct 2003	Cutting Corners (Air Alaska Flight 261)
4	8th Oct 2003	Flying on Empty (Air Transat, Flight 236)
3	17th Sep 2003	Flying Blind (Aeroperu, Flight 603)
2	10th Sep 2003	Unlocking Disaster (United Airlines, Flight 811)
1	3rd Sep 2003	Racing The Storm (American Airlines, Flight 1420)

Specials

Episode	Airdate	Name
53	Never	Special Report: Trained to Fail
52	Never	Special Report: Sabotage
51	Never	Special Report: Dangerous Winds
50	21st Aug 2022	Special Report: Poor Piloting
49	14th Aug 2022	Special Report: Deadly Data
48	31st Jul 2022	Special Report: Impossible Landings
47	24th Jul 2022	Special Report: Accidents in the Air
46	17th Jul 2022	Special Report: Ticking Time Bomb
45	10th Jul 2022	Special Report: Time Critical
44	11th Jul 2022	Special Report: War Zone
43	15th Feb 2021	Special Report: Northern Extremes
42	14th Feb 2021	Special Report: Splash Down
41	12th Feb 2021	Special Report: Cockpit Breakdown
40	11th Feb 2021	Special Report: Runway Collisions
39	8th Feb 2021	Special Report: Frozen Wings
38	7th Feb 2021	Special Report: Landings Gone Wrong
37	31st Jan 2021	Special Report: Risky Runways
36	24th Jan 2021	Special Report: Lethal Choices
35	17th Jan 2021	Special Report: Engine Gone
34	10th Jan 2021	Special Report: Dead of Night
33	21st Sep 2020	Special Report Season 20: Take Off Tragedies
32	14th Sep 2020	Special Report Season 20: Maintenance Mistakes
31	7th Sep 2020	Special Report Season 20: Heat of the Moment
30	31st Aug 2020	Special Report Season 20: Instrument Confusion
29	24th Aug 2020	Special Report Season 20: Survivors
28	17th Aug 2020	Special Report Season 20: Mountain Impact
27	10th Aug 2020	Special Report Season 20: Lapse in Security
26	3rd Aug 2020	Special Report Season 20: VIP on Board
25	27th Jul 2020	Special Report Season 20: Death From Above
24	20th Jul 2020	Special Report Season 20: Courage in the Cockpit
23	7th Dec 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Design Flaws
22	30th Nov 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Radio Silence
21	23rd Nov 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Deadly Confusion
20	16th Nov 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Runway in Sight
19	9th Nov 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Perilous Payloads
18	2nd Nov 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Fuel Trouble
17	26th Oct 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Engines Out
16	19th Oct 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Collision Course
15	12th Oct 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Rookie Errors
14	5th Oct 2019	Special Report Season 19 : Headline News
13	10th Sep 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Fire on Board
12	3rd Sep 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Deadly Distractions
11	27th Aug 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Controversial Crashes
10	20th Aug 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Missing Pieces
9	13th Aug 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Killer in the Cockpit?
8	6th Aug 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Explosive Evidence
7	30th Jul 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Plane vs. Pilot
6	23rd Jul 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Hero Pilots
5	16th Jul 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Bad Attitude
4	9th Jul 2018	Special Report Season 18 : Communication Breakdown
3	9th May 2014	Special Report Season 13 : Getting Out Alive
2	13th Aug 2006	Crash of the Century
1	26th Jun 2004	Final Hour of Flight 11 Aircrash Confidential Mystery