Mayday S18E7 — Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

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Mayday•Season 18•Episode 7

Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

7.7/10 · 153 votesJun 13, 201845 min

Ranked #2 of 10 in Season 18•+0.2 vs season avg

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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,

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Season 18 Episodes10

E1 7.6

Nuts and Bolts

E2 7.1

Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)

E3 7.3

Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)

E4 7.8

Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)

E5 7.6

Deadly Display (2012 Mount Salak Sukhoi Superjet crash)

E6 7.4

Deadly Mission

E7 7.7Now viewing

Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)

E8 7.5

Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)

E9 7.6

Deadly Go Round (China Airlines Flight 140)

E10 7.7

Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)

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Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

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Episode Summary

"Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)" is episode 7 of Mayday season 18. It scored 7.7/10 from 153 votes, ranking #2 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.5). It aired on June 13, 2018.

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