7.5/10115 votes#1 - North Sea Nightmare
Season 21 Episode 1 - Aired 4/4/2021
On 15 December 2014, Loganair Flight 6780 starts an uncontrolled descent while on approach to Sumburgh Airport in Scotland. The pilots regain control and make an emergency landing at Aberdeen, with no fatalities. A lightning strike had disabled the aircraft's elevator controls.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Leslie Côté
7.4/10106 votes#2 - Playing Catch Up
Season 21 Episode 2 - Aired 4/11/2021
On 10 November 2015, Execuflight Flight 1526 enters an aerodynamic stall and crashes into an apartment building and an embankment during final approach to Akron Fulton International Airport in Akron, Ohio. Both crew members and all seven passengers on board are killed in the crash.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Carl Knutson
7.4/10101 votes#3 - Tragic Takeoff
Season 21 Episode 3 - Aired 4/18/2021
On 27 August 2006, Comair Flight 5191, operating for Delta Connection, crashes into a wooded area while taking off from Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky, killing 49 of the 50 people on board.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Marco Avolio
8.1/10118 votes#4 - Grounded: Boeing Max 8
Season 21 Episode 4 - Aired 4/25/2021
On 29 October 2018, Lion Air Flight 610 enters a nosedive and crashes into the Java Sea shortly after taking off from Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on a flight to Pangkal Pinang.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Alex Bystram
8.1/10109 votes#5 - Cabin Catastrophe
Season 21 Episode 5 - Aired 5/2/2021
On 17 April 2018, Southwest Airlines Flight 1380 makes an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport after its left engine explodes. A passenger dies after being partially ejected from the aircraft.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Christopher Blow
7.6/10110 votes#6 - Meltdown Over Kathmandu
Season 21 Episode 6 - Aired 5/9/2021
On 12 March 2018, US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 skids off the runway, travels through the airport perimeter fence, and crashes into a football field during landing at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. 51 of the 71 people on board are killed in the accident.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Denis Seguin
7.7/1096 votes#7 - Mission Disaster
Season 21 Episode 7 - Aired 5/16/2021
On 22 February 1991, a military aerial refueling aircraft loses both engines from under the left wing while on a combat mission in Saudi Arabia during the Gulf War, causing serious flight control problems and forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Marco Avolio
7.2/1092 votes#8 - Caught in a Jam
Season 21 Episode 8 - Aired 5/23/2021
On 9 June 1995, Ansett New Zealand Flight 703 suffers a landing gear malfunction during final approach to Palmerston North Airport in New Zealand. The aircraft descends until it crashes into hilly terrain as the pilots try to resolve the problem. 4 of the 21 people on board are killed.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer: Alex Bystram
8.0/1088 votes#9 - Seconds from Touchdown
Season 21 Episode 9 - Aired 5/30/2021
On 18 June 1998, Propair Flight 420 crashes while attempting to conduct an emergency landing at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport after an in-flight fire causes its left wing to fail, killing all 11 people on board.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Julia Nunes
7.2/1092 votes#10 - Deadly Delivery
Season 21 Episode 10 - Aired 6/6/2021
On 14 August 2013, UPS Airlines Flight 1354 clips the tops of trees and crashes into a hillside about one nautical mile short of the runway during final approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama. Both crew members on board are killed in the crash.
Director: Mark Mainguy
Writer: Marco Avolio
The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 21
Every episode of Mayday Season 21 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 21!
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...
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Season 21 Ratings Summary
"North Sea Nightmare" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 21. It scored 7.5/10 based on 115 votes. Directed by Mark Mainguy and written by Leslie Côté, it aired on 4/4/2021. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Playing Catch Up".