The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 1

#1 Fan Favorite
8.1/10(270 votes)
#1 - Unlocking Disaster
S1:E29/10/2003
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.
Director:Bryn Higgins
Writer:Andrew Weir
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Director:Bryn Higgins
Writer:Andrew Weir
8.1/10(234 votes)
#2 - Flying on Empty
S1:E410/8/2003
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.
Director:Bernard Vaillot
Writer:Bernard Vaillot
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Director:Bernard Vaillot
Writer:Bernard Vaillot
8.0/10(236 votes)
#3 - Cutting Corners
S1:E510/15/2003
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.
Director:Greg Lanning
Writer:Andrew Weir
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Director:Greg Lanning
Writer:Andrew Weir
8.0/10(230 votes)
#4 - Fire on Board
S1:E610/22/2003
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.
Director:Gary Lang
Writer:Gary Lang
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Director:Gary Lang
Writer:Gary Lang
7.9/10(238 votes)
#5 - Flying Blind
S1:E39/17/2003
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.
Director:Gary Lang
Writer:Gary Lang
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Director:Gary Lang
Writer:Gary Lang
7.6/10(255 votes)
#6 - Racing the storm
S1:E19/3/2003
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.
Director:Léo Singer
Writer:Unknown
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Director:Léo Singer
Writer:Unknown