Mayday: Season 19

Deadly Exchange

42min - When a commuter flight crashes mysteriously just a mile from a Missouri runway, investigators turn their attention to the final seconds in the cockpit.

Missed Opportunities

1h 21min - Investigators of the worst aviation disaster in Portuguese history struggle to explain why the plane slammed into mountaintop just minutes from the runway.

Pressure Point

42min - Investigators race to determine the cause of the deadliest single aircraft accident in history: the 1985 crash of Japan Airlines 123, which claimed 520 lives.

Power Play

42min - When a turboprop loses engine power and crashes in Papua New Guinea, investigators discover a fatal defect existing in Dash 8s around the world.

Control Catastrophe

42min - After pilots miraculously land an out-of-control plane in Portugal, investigators must determine how the freshly serviced aircraft was released with a fatal flaw.

Fatal Climb

44min - A Romanian airliner crashes just minutes after taking off from Bucharest, and it’s up to the FBI to determine if it was an accident or an act of murder.

Cockpit Catastrophe

42min - When the cockpit window of an Airbus A319 explodes, the captain battles gale-force winds and oxygen deprivation to safely land his plane.

Dream Flight Disaster

42min - When a British tycoon and his family die in a 2017 Australian seaplane crash, investigators spend over two years searching for the reason behind the tragedy.

Deadly Deception

42min - When a Bulgarian airliner is taken over by violent hijackers, the crew and authorities on the ground devise a daring plan to save the airliner.

Deliver to Disaster

42min - Investigators race to uncover why an Amazon cargo plane inexplicably nosedived into a swamp outside of Houston, Texas, in 2019.

Mystery Over the Mediterranean

42min - When an Airbus crashes into the Mediterranean Sea, Egyptian authorities, French investigators, and an Italian journalist theorize different causes for the accident.

Headline News

Rookie Errors

Collision Course

Engines Out

Fuel Trouble

Perilous Payload

Runway in Sight

Deadly Confusion

Radio Silence

Design Flaws