The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 20

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.5/10(128 votes)

   #1 - Explosive Touchdown

   S20:E11/9/2020

   (Uni Air Flight 873) Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.

   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Julia Nunes

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   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Julia Nunes
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   7.7/10(119 votes)

   #2 - Taxiway Turmoil

   S20:E21/16/2020

   (Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482) When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves creating chaos.

   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Greg Gransden

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   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Greg Gransden
3. 

   7.8/10(124 votes)

   #3 - Kathmandu Descent

   S20:E31/23/2020

   (Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268) A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.

   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Greg Gransden

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   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Greg Gransden
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   8.0/10(127 votes)

   #4 - Icy Descent

   S20:E41/30/2020

   (SOL Flight 5428) When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.

   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Peter St. Laurent

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   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Peter St. Laurent
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   7.4/10(104 votes)

   #5 - Atlantic Ditching

   S20:E52/6/2020

   (Cougar Helicopters Flight 91) A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.

   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Denis Seguin

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   Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

   Writer:Denis Seguin
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   7.3/10(103 votes)

   #6 - Impossible Pitch

   S20:E62/13/2020

   (West Air Sweden Flight 294) A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.

   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Alex Bystram

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   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Alex Bystram
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   7.7/10(106 votes)

   #7 - No Warning

   S20:E72/20/2020

   (Trigana Air Flight 267) A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.

   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Corey Shurge

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   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Corey Shurge
8. 

   7.3/10(102 votes)

   #8 - Cockpit Killer

   S20:E82/27/2020

   (LAM Mozambique Flight 470) When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.

   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Christopher Blow

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   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Christopher Blow
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   7.8/10(114 votes)

   #9 - Stormy Cockpit

   S20:E93/5/2020

   (Kenya Airways Flight 507) On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passengers and crew died in the accident.

   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Peter St. Laurent

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   Director:Mark Mainguy

   Writer:Peter St. Laurent
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    7.6/10(109 votes)

    #10 - Runway Breakup

    S20:E103/12/2020

    (AIRES Flight 8250) On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attempting to land at San Andrés, Colombia in a storm. The aircraft broke up into 3 pieces on the runway. 2 of the passengers died in the accident.

    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer:Peter Findlay

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    Director:Tim Wolochatiuk

    Writer:Peter Findlay