Mayday S15E5 — High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)

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Mayday•Season 15•Episode 5

High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)

7.5/10 · 137 votesFeb 1, 201645 min

Ranked #9 of 10 in Season 15•−0.3 vs season avg

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On 4 October 1992, after taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 declares an emergency. The crew do their best to make an emergency landing, but the 747 cargo jet rolls violently to the right and crashes into an apartment complex, killing

Directed byTim Wolochatiuk

Written byDouglas Crosbie

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Seasons26

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Season 15 Episodes10

E1 7.9

Fatal Transmission (United Express Flight 5925)

E2 7.7

Fatal Focus (Garuda Indonesia Flight 200)

E3 8.1

Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)

E4 8.4

Terror in San Francisco (Asiana Airlines Flight 214)

E5 7.5Now viewing

High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)

E6 7.7

Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311)

E7 7.5

Carnage in Sao Paulo (TAM Transportes Aéreos Regionais Flight 402)

E8 7.6

Edge of Disaster (Atlantic Airways Flight 670)

E9 7.8

Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)

E10 7.8

Deadly Delay (Spanair Flight 5022)

Cast1

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew2

Tim Wolochatiuk

Director

Douglas Crosbie

Writer

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Episode Summary

"High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)" is episode 5 of Mayday season 15. It scored 7.5/10 from 137 votes, ranking #9 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Douglas Crosbie, it aired on February 1, 2016.

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