8.5/102 votes#1 - Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)
Season 18 Episode 9 - Aired 6/27/2018
On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and crashes approximately 340 feet east-northeast of the centreline of the runway while on final approach to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. 264 of the 271 people on board are killed in the crash.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Julia Nunes
8.3/103 votes#2 - River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
Season 16 Episode 8 - Aired 1/30/2017
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. 59 of the 60 people on board survive.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Carl Knutson
8.0/103 votes#3 - Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)
Season 16 Episode 9 - Aired 2/6/2017
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Eric Weinthal
8.0/101 votes#4 - The Lost Plane (Thai Airways International Flight 311)
Season 17 Episode 9 - Aired 10/11/2017
On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, in poor weather conditions, killing all 99 passengers and 14 crew members on board.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Corey Shurge
8.0/101 votes#5 - North Sea Nightmare
Season 21 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Leslie Côté
8.0/101 votes#6 - Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Season 21 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Alex Bystram
8.0/101 votes#7 - Cabin Catastrophe
Season 21 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Christopher Blow
7.5/102 votes#8 - Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102)
Season 16 Episode 10 - Aired 2/13/2017
On 29 April 2013, just seconds after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground, killing all seven crew members on board.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Julia Nunes
7.5/102 votes#9 - Stealth Bomber Down
Season 22 Episode 3 - Aired 1/24/2022
When a two-billion-dollar B-2 Stealth Bomber named the Spirit of Kansas crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Alex Bystram
7.0/101 votes#10 - Storming Out (USAir Flight 1016)
Season 17 Episode 6 - Aired 9/12/2017
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Greg Gransden
7.0/101 votes#11 - Terror Over Egypt (Metrojet Flight 9268)
Season 17 Episode 8 - Aired 9/27/2017
On 31 October 2015, Metrojet Flight 9268 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes into the Sinai Peninsula during a routine chartered flight from Sharm El Sheikh International Airport to Pulkovo Airport, killing all 224 people on board.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: N/A
7.0/101 votes#12 - Deadly Discussions (LAPA Flight 3142)
Season 17 Episode 10 - Aired 10/25/2017
On 31 August 1999, LAPA Flight 3142 overruns the runway and crashes while taking off from Aeroparque Jorge Newbery in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killing 63 of the 100 people on board and 2 on the ground.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Jeff Sturge
7.0/101 votes#13 - Deadly Mission
Season 18 Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/2018
On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes into the Mojave Desert in California, United States, while performing a test flight. The co-pilot, Michael Alsbury, is killed; the pilot, Peter Siebold, is seriously injured.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Svet Rouskov
7.0/101 votes#14 - Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)
Season 18 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/2018
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. All 46 passengers and crew members on board are killed.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: James Battiston
7.0/101 votes#15 - Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)
Season 18 Episode 10 - Aired 7/4/2018
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Alex Bystram
7.0/101 votes#16 - Kathmandu Descent
Season 20 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020
(Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Greg Gransden
7.0/101 votes#17 - Impossible Pitch
Season 20 Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2020
(West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Alex Bystram
7.0/101 votes#18 - No Warning
Season 20 Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020
(Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Corey Shurge
7.0/101 votes#19 - Cockpit Killer
Season 20 Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2020
(LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Christopher Blow
7.0/101 votes#20 - Stormy Cockpit
Season 20 Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2020
(Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passengers and crew died in the accident.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Peter St. Laurent
7.0/101 votes#21 - Playing Catch Up
Season 21 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Carl Knutson
7.0/101 votes#22 - Tragic Takeoff
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Marco Avolio
7.0/101 votes#23 - Seconds from Touchdown
Season 21 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Julia Nunes
7.0/101 votes#24 - Deadly Delivery
Season 21 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2021
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.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Marco Avolio
7.0/101 votes#25 - Peril over Portugal
Season 22 Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2022
Martinair Flight 495 crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence the mystery only deepens.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Christopher Gagosz
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"Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)" is the best rated episode directed by Mark Mainguy. It scored 8.5/10 based on 2 votes. It was written by Julia Nunes. It aired on 6/27/2018 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)".