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The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 18

Every episode of Mayday Season 18 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 18!

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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 air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Mayday Season 18 Episode 1 - Nuts and Bolts
    7.7/10(149 votes)

    #1 - Nuts and Bolts

    S18:E1

    On 16 February 2000, Emery Worldwide Flight 17 crashes into an automobile salvage yard shortly after taking off from Sacramento Mather Airport on a flight to Dayton, Ohio, killing all 3 crew members on board.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk
    Writer:Corey Shurge

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  2. Mayday Season 18 Episode 2 - Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)
    7.1/10(130 votes)

    #2 - Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)

    S18:E2

    On 23 July 2014, TransAsia Airways Flight 222 crashes into buildings while attempting to land at Magong Airport during inclement weather and low visibility, killing 48 of the 58 people on board.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk
    Writer:Svet Rouskov

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  3. Mayday Season 18 Episode 3 - Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)
    7.3/10(135 votes)

    #3 - Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)

    S18:E3

    On 31 August 1988, Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes beyond the runway while taking off from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14 of the 108 people on board.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk
    Writer:James Battiston

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  4. Mayday Season 18 Episode 4 - Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
    7.8/10(144 votes)

    #4 - Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)

    S18:E4

    On 17 July 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disintegrates in mid-air and crashes while en route from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew members on board.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk
    Writer:Mark Van de Ven

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  5. Mayday Season 18 Episode 5 - Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)
    7.6/10(141 votes)

    #5 - Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)

    S18:E5

    On 9 May 2012, an aircraft on a demonstration tour crashes into Mount Salak in the province of West Java. All 45 people on board are killed.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk
    Writer:Julia Nunes

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  6. Mayday Season 18 Episode 6 - Deadly Mission
    7.4/10(132 votes)

    #6 - Deadly Mission

    S18:E6

    On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes into the Mojave Desert in California, United States, while performing a test flight. The co-pilot, Michael Alsbury, is killed; the pilot, Peter Siebold, is seriously injured.

    Director:Mark Mainguy
    Writer:Svet Rouskov

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  7. Mayday Season 18 Episode 7 - Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)
    7.7/10(142 votes)

    #7 - Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

    S18:E7

    On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport. 119 of the 315 people on board are injured. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport near Exmouth, Western Australia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mayday Season 18 Episode 8 - Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)
    7.5/10(126 votes)

    #8 - Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)

    S18:E8

    On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 kilometres) short of the runway during final approach to Zurich Airport. All 46 passengers and crew members on board are killed.

    Director:Mark Mainguy
    Writer:James Battiston

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  9. Mayday Season 18 Episode 9 - Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)
    7.6/10(127 votes)

    #9 - Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)

    S18:E9

    On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and crashes approximately 340 feet east-northeast of the centreline of the runway while on final approach to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. 264 of the 271 people on board are killed in the crash.

    Director:Mark Mainguy
    Writer:Julia Nunes

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  10. Mayday Season 18 Episode 10 - Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)
    7.6/10(124 votes)

    #10 - Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)

    S18:E10

    On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho, killing 28 of the 82 people on board.

    Director:Mark Mainguy
    Writer:Alex Bystram

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Season 18 Ratings Summary

"Nuts and Bolts" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 18. It scored 7.7/10 based on 149 votes. Directed by Tim Wolochatiuk and written by Corey Shurge, it aired on 2/13/2018. This episode is rated 0.6 points higher than the second-best, "Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)".