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The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 1

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and...

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  1. 8.1/10(223 votes)

    #1 - Unlocking Disaster

    S1:E2

    On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.

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    Director:Bryn Higgins
  2. 8.0/10(193 votes)

    #2 - Flying on Empty

    S1:E4

    On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.

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  3. 8.0/10(201 votes)

    #3 - Cutting Corners

    S1:E5

    On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.

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    Director:Greg Lanning
  4. 8.0/10(191 votes)

    #4 - Fire on Board

    S1:E6

    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.

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    Director:Gary Lang
    Writer:Gary Lang
  5. 7.9/10(203 votes)

    #5 - Flying Blind

    S1:E3

    On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.

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    Director:Gary Lang
    Writer:Gary Lang
  6. 7.6/10(214 votes)

    #6 - Racing the storm

    S1:E1

    On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.

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    Director:Léo Singer
    Writer:N/A
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Unlocking Disaster" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 223 votes. Directed by Bryn Higgins and written by Andrew Weir, it aired on 9/10/2003. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Flying on Empty".