Mayday 14
2015-01-05 | Documentary,Drama,Crime | 11 episodes25 Seasons
Episode
Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92) (2015)
On 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 92 crashes onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Of the 126 people aboard, 47 died and 74, including seven members of the flight crew, sustained serious injuries.
Directed By
- Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer
- Alix MacDonald
Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004) (2015)
On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser of the first engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 accidentally deploys in mid-flight causing the plane to spiral out of control and disintegrate about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok. All of the 223 passengers and crew die in the crash.
Directed By
- Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer
- Alex Bystram
Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590) (2015)
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shorty after take off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport. The plane had struck foreign debris from a Continental Airlines DC-10 causing the plane's fuel tanks to ignite and the engines to fail. All of the 109 passengers and crew die in the incident and 4 on the ground.
Directed By
- Michael Sinyi
Writer
- Christine Alexiou
The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II) (2015)
On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he is piloting crashes into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, are on board and are also killed. The NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error.
Directed By
- Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer
- Greg Beer
Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254) (2015)
On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight computer. Instead of flying towards its destination, the aircraft flies west and after some time is over a remote area of the Amazon jungle. Attempts to reach an alternative airport are unsuccessful, and the aircraft eventually runs out of fuel. The pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle where 13 people die.
Directed By
- Tim Wolochatiuk
Writer
- Greg Beer
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