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Mayday S1E5 — Cutting Corners
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Mayday•Season 1•Episode 5

Cutting Corners

8.0/10 · 236 votesOct 15, 200345 min

Ranked #3 of 6 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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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.

Directed byGreg Lanning
Written byAndrew Weir

Season 1 Episodes6

Cast1

Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew2

A

Andrew Weir

Writer

G

Greg Lanning

Director

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Episode Summary

"Cutting Corners" is episode 5 of Mayday season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 236 votes, ranking #3 of 6 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Greg Lanning and written by Andrew Weir, it aired on October 15, 2003.