7.0/1050 votes#1 - Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
Season 24 Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2024
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.
Director: N/A
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7.2/1041 votes#2 - Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
Season 24 Episode 2 - Aired 3/24/2024
On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, killing one passenger. The accident was caused by incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear.
Director: N/A
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7.3/1036 votes#3 - Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
Season 24 Episode 3 - Aired 4/7/2024
On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to takeoff from Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, killing all 3 pilots. The flight crew failed to understand a three-engine takeoff procedure due to improper training.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.5/1040 votes#4 - Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision)
Season 24 Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2024
Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1045 votes#5 - Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
Season 24 Episode 5 - Aired 4/14/2024
On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in poor weather conditions, but crashes into a residential area after entering a stall. All 196 people on board and 7 people on the ground are killed.
Director: N/A
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8.2/1042 votes#6 - Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
Season 24 Episode 6 - Aired 3/3/2024
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1039 votes#7 - Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
Season 24 Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2024
On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing both pilots. The causes of the crash were an improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable and the pilots not following checklist procedures.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1045 votes#8 - Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
Season 24 Episode 8 - Aired 3/17/2024
Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.5/1055 votes#9 - Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)
Season 24 Episode 9 - Aired 2/26/2024
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1044 votes#10 - Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)
Season 24 Episode 10 - Aired 2/11/2024
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of Mayday Season 24
Every episode of Mayday Season 24 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mayday Season 24!
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 24 Ratings Summary
"Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)" is the best rated episode of "Mayday" season 24. It scored 7/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/18/2024. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)".