Mayday S7E6 — Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)

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Mayday•Season 7•Episode 6

Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)

7.7/10 · 148 votesDec 9, 200945 min

Ranked #7 of 8 in Season 7•−0.1 vs season avg

Discussion

On 6 August 2005, Tuninter Flight 1153 runs out of fuel and ditches into the Mediterranean Sea, killing 16 people. It ran out of fuel because a fuel gauge for a different type of aircraft had been installed, misleading the crew about how much fuel

Directed byIan Robertson

Written byMichael Sheehan

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Seasons26

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Season 7 Episodes8

E1 7.9

Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)

E2 8.2

Sight Unseen (1996 Charki Dadri mid-air collision)

E3 7.9

Scratching the Surface (China Airlines Flight 611)

E4 7.8

Blown Apart (Partnair Flight 394)

E5 7.7

Operation Babylift (1975 Tan Son Nhut C-5 accident)

E6 7.7Now viewing

Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)

E7 7.6

Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)

E8 7.9

Frozen in Flight (American Eagle Flight 4184)

Cast1

Stephen Bogaert

Self - Narrator (voice)

Crew2

Ian Robertson

Director

Michael Sheehan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"Falling Fast (Tuninter Flight 1153)" is episode 6 of Mayday season 7. It scored 7.7/10 from 148 votes, ranking #7 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Ian Robertson and written by Michael Sheehan, it aired on December 9, 2009.

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