E01 5 Lethal Turn Lethal Turn Lethal Turn Lethal Turn S11. The aircraft crashed due to a loss of control from from a Mexicana Boeing 767-300. The crew keep the aircraft flying for 32 minutes until it clips Mount Takamagahara and crashes, killing all but four of the 524 people on board. The cause of the fire was later determined to be an accidental triggering of a illegally shipped as non-hazardous cargo. The incident was attributed to a malfunction of the rudder's hydraulic control module. The blowout was caused by a maintenance worker installing incorrectly sized bolts during maintenance work.
All five of the people on board survive. E06 7 Helicopter Down Helicopter Down Helicopter Down Helicopter Down S06. They initiate a , but are directed back into a by air traffic controllers who are unaware of the low fuel situation. A member of the cabin crew clings to his legs as the co-pilot completes an emergency landing without any deaths. The crew makes an emergency landing at without any loss of life. Additionally, several of the engines' brakes were completely inoperative, but this information was not passed on to the crews. Encountering problems, the crew tries to return the aircraft to the airport, but it breaks up and crashes about three kilometres from the runway, with no survivors.
The pilot failed to of the remaining crew regarding the aircraft's fuel state, while the remaining crew failed to adequately communicate the situation. Note: This episode is labeled as a Crash Scene Investigation spin-off. The aircraft eventually runs out of fuel, and the pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle, during which the aircraft breaks up, killing 13 people. Investigators concluded that the crash was caused by pilot error. E02 2 Deadly Myth Deadly Myth Deadly Myth Deadly Myth S11. Fortunately, the pilots are keeping it all together. The aircraft breaks up as the wings hit the water, killing 125 people.
At the time, it was the deadliest-ever aviation accident, and would lead to major changes in the regulation of flight operations over the United States. E05 6 Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity Mistaken Identity S06. The program is not branded as Mayday by Cineflix. A few minutes later, all four engines. Relive four pivotal aviation disasters and near misses that ultimately forced the industry to better protect our planes from severe weather encounters. The crew successfully regains control, restarts the engine and lands safely at.
The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the aircraft's unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots. The crew tries to land back at the airport, but are unsuccessful. E07 8 Fatal Focus Fatal Focus Fatal Focus Fatal Focus S09. It was later determined that an electrical caused the cargo door to open. Subsequent investigation traced the engine failure to a fatigue crack in the stemming from a defect introduced before the disk was even made when the original titanium ingot used to make it was formed.
The flight later lands safely at without any more loss of life. Plane crashes and near-disasters from around the globe are investigated in meticulous detail including stories of astonishing survival and heartbreaking. Duplicate discussion or link posts will be removed. The investigation determined that when the pilots retracted the and during the delay, they forgot to re-extend them afterwards. Out of the fifteen passengers and crew members, only three survived. Incorrect engine throttle settings upon landing caused one engine to reverse thrust while the other increased power, causing the aircraft to lose control. This includes five Science of Disaster specials, each examining multiple crashes with similar causes.
E02 3 Vanishing Act Vanishing Act Vanishing Act Vanishing Act S08. Plane crashes and near-disasters from around the globe are investigated in meticulous detail including stories of astonishing survival and heartbreaking. Type of aircraft: Season 18 2018 No. Note: This is the 100th aircraft case investigated on Mayday. E08 9 Deadly Solution Deadly Solution Deadly Solution Deadly Solution S10.
For broadcasters that do not use the series name Mayday, three Season 3 episodes were labeled as Crash Scene Investigation spin-offs, examining marine or rail disasters. On approach, the flaps and slats on the left wing deploy while those on the right wing do not, due to the damage sustained. His wife, , and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, are on board and are also killed. E02 3 Fire Fight Fire Fight Fire Fight Fiery Landing S07. E06 7 Concorde - Up in Flames Concorde - Up in Flames Concorde - Up in Flames Concorde - Up in Flames S08. The investigation concluded that the aircraft encountered microburst-induced , causing it to crash.