Mayday poster
8.1/10 (120 votes)
#1

Grounded: Boeing Max 8

S21:E4

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.

8.1/10 (112 votes)
#2

Cabin Catastrophe

S21:E5

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.

8.0/10 (88 votes)
#3

Seconds from Touchdown

S21:E9

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.

7.7/10 (99 votes)
#4

Mission Disaster

S21:E7

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.

7.6/10 (111 votes)
#5

Meltdown Over Kathmandu

S21:E6

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.

7.5/10 (117 votes)
#6

North Sea Nightmare

S21:E1

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.

7.4/10 (109 votes)
#7

Playing Catch Up

S21:E2

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.

7.4/10 (105 votes)
#8

Tragic Takeoff

S21:E3

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.

7.2/10 (94 votes)
#9

Caught in a Jam

S21:E8

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.

7.2/10 (94 votes)
#10

Deadly Delivery

S21:E10

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.

7.2/10 (94 votes)
#1

Caught in a Jam

S21:E8

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.

7.2/10 (94 votes)
#2

Deadly Delivery

S21:E10

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.

7.4/10 (109 votes)
#3

Playing Catch Up

S21:E2

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.

7.4/10 (105 votes)
#4

Tragic Takeoff

S21:E3

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.

7.5/10 (117 votes)
#5

North Sea Nightmare

S21:E1

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.

7.6/10 (111 votes)
#6

Meltdown Over Kathmandu

S21:E6

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.

7.7/10 (99 votes)
#7

Mission Disaster

S21:E7

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.

8.0/10 (88 votes)
#8

Seconds from Touchdown

S21:E9

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.

8.1/10 (120 votes)
#9

Grounded: Boeing Max 8

S21:E4

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.

8.1/10 (112 votes)
#10

Cabin Catastrophe

S21:E5

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.

7.5/10 (117 votes)

North Sea Nightmare

S21:E1

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.

7.4/10 (109 votes)

Playing Catch Up

S21:E2

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.

7.4/10 (105 votes)

Tragic Takeoff

S21:E3

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.

8.1/10 (120 votes)

Grounded: Boeing Max 8

S21:E4

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.

8.1/10 (112 votes)

Cabin Catastrophe

S21:E5

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.

7.6/10 (111 votes)

Meltdown Over Kathmandu

S21:E6

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.

7.7/10 (99 votes)

Mission Disaster

S21:E7

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.

7.2/10 (94 votes)

Caught in a Jam

S21:E8

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.

8.0/10 (88 votes)

Seconds from Touchdown

S21:E9

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.

7.2/10 (94 votes)

Deadly Delivery

S21:E10

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.

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
2 ★ 8.1 6
★ 8.5 Blow Out
★ 7.8 A Wounded Bird
5 ★ 8.0 10
★ 8.9 Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
★ 7.6 Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
4 ★ 7.9 10
★ 8.5 Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
★ 7.3 Vertigo
1 ★ 7.9 6
★ 8.1 Unlocking Disaster
★ 7.6 Racing the storm
3 ★ 7.9 13
★ 8.2 Hanging by a Thread
★ 7.6 Collision Course
11 ★ 7.9 13
★ 8.6 Impossible Landing (United Airlines Flight 232)
★ 7.3 The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
7 ★ 7.9 7
★ 8.3 Lockerbie Disaster (Pan Am 103)
★ 7.6 Flight 574 Lost (Adam Air Flight 574)
16 ★ 7.8 9
★ 8.4 Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)
★ 7.5 9/11 The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)
15 ★ 7.8 10
★ 8.4 Fatal Delivery (UPS Airlines Flight 6)
★ 7.4 Deadly Mission (1961 Ndola United Nations DC-6 crash)
12 ★ 7.7 13
★ 8.3 Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)
★ 7.2 Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
10 ★ 7.7 6
★ 8.4 Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)
★ 7.4 Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)
9 ★ 7.7 8
★ 7.9 Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)
★ 7.4 Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)
13 ★ 7.7 10
★ 8.2 Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)
★ 7.4 Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42)
17 ★ 7.7 9
★ 8.0 Explosive Proof (TWA Flight 800)
★ 7.4 Storming Out (USAir Flight 1016)
14 ★ 7.6 11
★ 8.2 Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)
★ 7.2 The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)
19 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.1 Deadly Descent
★ 7.3 Slam Dunk
21 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.1 Grounded: Boeing Max 8
★ 7.2 Caught in a Jam
22 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.0 Pacific Plunge
★ 7.4 Stealth Bomber Down
20 ★ 7.6 10
★ 8.0 Taxiway Turmoil
★ 7.2 Icy Descent
18 ★ 7.5 10
★ 7.9 Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
★ 7.1 Blown Away (TransAsia Airways Flight 222)
24 ★ 7.5 10
★ 8.3 Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
★ 6.5 Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)
6 ★ 7.4 3
★ 7.6 Who's Flying the Plane? (Crew vs Avionics)
★ 7.1 Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)
8 ★ 7.2 2
★ 7.3 Cruel Skies (Bad Weather)
★ 7.2 System Breakdown (Next Generation Air Transportation System)