Mayday 12
2012-08-03 | Documentary,Drama,Crime | 13 episodes25 Seasons
Episode
Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8) (2012)
On 8 June 1983, Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8's propeller separates from the aircraft over Cold Bay, Alaska, causing an explosive decompression and loss of control. The pilots manage to land the aircraft safely at Anchorage, Alaska. The propeller fell into the sea, and the cause of the separation is undetermined.
Directed By
- George D'Amato
Writer
- Michael Sheehan
Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592) (2012)
On 11 May 1996, 10 minutes after takeoff, ValuJet Flight 592 crashes into the Florida Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The cause was an in-flight fire which was started by the accidental triggering of a chemical oxygen generator improperly shipped as cargo.
Directed By
- Su Rynard
Writer
- Christopher Blow
Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006) (2012)
On 31 October 2000, Singapore Airlines Flight 006 collides with construction equipment at Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei while attempting to take off on the wrong runway in a typhoon. 83 of the 179 passengers and crew members perish. Investigators concluded that pilot error was the cause of the crash.
Directed By
- Ian Robertson
Writer
- Armen Kazazian
Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185) (2012)
On 19 December 1997, SilkAir Flight 185, en route to Singapore, crashes into the Musi River in Indonesia after abruptly diving from its cruise altitude, killing all 104 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was disputed: a US investigation concluded that it was an act of murder–suicide by the captain; however, the Indonesian investigators were undetermined, and the Los Angeles Court concluded that it was a servo valve failure.
Directed By
- Karl Jason
Writer
- Douglas Crosbie
Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204) (2012)
On 23 August 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 attempts to make a landing at Pucallpa Airport, Peru, in a severe thunderstorm, but crashes into a muddy swamp four miles (6.4 km) away. The cause was the pilots not following visual flight rules that could have prevented the crash while the aircraft was being pushed by a downdraft.
Directed By
- Jim Donovan
Writer
- Carl Knutson
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