Mayday

S16E03

Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)

On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people.

• Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk
• Written by Alex Bystram

S04E02

Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)

On 24 June 1982, British Airways Flight 9 experiences St. Elmo's fire en route from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Perth, Australia. A few minutes later, all four engines flame out. After descending, the crew successfully restarts the engines and lands safely. The St. Elmo's fire and engine flame-outs were caused by volcanic ash spewed by Galunggung in Indonesia during a major eruption.

• Directed by Mike Douglas
• Written by Larry Bambrick

S05E06

Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)

A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba.

• Directed by Karl Jason
• Written by Dave Gabriel Bene

S03E03

Out of Control

On 12 August 1985, the rear pressure bulkhead bursts on a Boeing 747SR operating as Japan Airlines Flight 123, destroying the vertical stabilizer and severing all four of the aircraft's hydraulic systems. The crew manages to keep the aircraft flying for 32 minutes until it clips Mount Osutaka and crashes, killing all but four people out of the 524 passengers and crew aboard.

• Directed by Doug Williams
• Written by David Darlow

S05E08

Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)

A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because the crew is distracted by a faulty landing gear indicator light and accidentally disengage the autopilot. 101 people die.

• Directed by Su Rynard
• Written by Carl Knutson

S01E06

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.

• Directed by Gary Lang
• Written by Gary Lang

S26E10

Mixed Measures (Korean Air Cargo Flight 6316)

S26E09

Monsoon Approach (Air India Express Flight 1344)

S26E08

Moments from Touchdown (Yeti Airlines Flight 691)

S26E07

Divided in Crisis (Air Algérie 6289)

S26E06

Deadly Cover Up (Aeroperú Flight 603)

S26E05

Peril over Pakistan (Airblue Flight 202)