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Mayday S12E12 — 28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)
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Mayday•Season 12•Episode 12

28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)

7.4/10 · 140 votesApr 1, 201345 min

Ranked #11 of 13 in Season 12•−0.4 vs season avg

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On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, en route from Mérida, Venezuela, to Caracas, veers off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff. All 46 passengers and crew members on board die. Investigators determined that the aircraft took

Directed byP.J. Naworynski
Written byBrian D. Young
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Stephen Bogaert

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Brian D. Young

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P.J. Naworynski

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Episode Summary

"28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)" is episode 12 of Mayday season 12. It scored 7.4/10 from 140 votes, ranking #11 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by P.J. Naworynski and written by Brian D. Young, it aired on April 1, 2013.

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