Mayday

10 Schlechteste Episodes of Mayday

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Written by Sophie and last updated on Feb 10, 2023.

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Mayday - S17E8

#10 - Terror over Egypt (Metrojet Flight 9268) (Staffel 17 - Folge 8)

Terrorists claimed responsibility when Metrojet 9268 broke up in the air after leaving Sharm el Sheikh in 2015. But could experts prove what really happened?

The episode was rated 7,40 from 53 votes.

Mayday - S11E3

#9 - Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285) (Staffel 11 - Folge 3)

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December 12th, 1985 After a six-month peace keeping mission in the Middle East, 248 elite American soldiers are on their way home for the Christmas holidays. Destined for Fort Campbell, Kentucky, they are travelling on Arrow Air Flight #1285, a discount air carrier contracted by the military to transport troops. En route from Cairo, the DC-8 eventually touches down for a routine refueling stop in Gander, Newfoundland. But just seconds after taking off again for the last leg of its journey, the plane immediately loses airspeed and altitude and crashes into a heavily wooded area just outside the remote Canadian town. An unprecedented disaster, it is one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time and the resulting investigation ignites a storm of controversy that continues to this day.

The episode was rated 7,39 from 56 votes.

Mayday - S14E11

#8 - What Happened to Malaysian 370? (Staffel 14 - Folge 11)

Almost 12 months have passed and we are no closer to knowing the fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Was it a suicidal pilot; an act of terrorism; technical failure or has a new Bermuda Triangle opened up in the region? In a world where nothing much escapes satellite technology which can pinpoint your front door from outer space, this mystery remains unsolved. How can that be?

The episode was rated 7,35 from 72 votes.

Mayday - S17E3

#7 - Turning Point (Air China Flight 129) (Staffel 17 - Folge 3)

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Headed for South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, a Boeing 767 crashes into a hillside several miles from the runway. As the nation mourns its worst-ever air disaster, investigators face puzzling evidence: The surviving captain of Air China Flight 129 claims that everything on board was normal, but air traffic controllers testify that the crew's radio communications were anything but.

The episode was rated 7,34 from 109 votes.

Mayday - S3E8

#6 - Death and Denial (EgyptAir Flight 990) (Staffel 3 - Folge 8)

Flight 990 was a Los Angeles-New York-Cairo flight operated by EgyptAir. On October 31, 1999, at around 1:50 a.m. EST, Flight 990 dove into the Atlantic Ocean, about 60 miles south of Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Radar and radio contact with the Boeing 767-366ER aircraft (Registration number: SU-GAP) was lost 30 minutes after the aircraft departed JFK Airport in New York on its flight to Cairo. The flight departed from its assigned altitude (FL330: 33,000 feet) and dove to 16,000 feet, then climbed again to 24,000 then continued to dive, hitting the Atlantic Ocean within the span of 36 seconds.

The episode was rated 7,33 from 55 votes.

Mayday - S19E10

#5 - Slam Dunk (United Express Flight 6291) (Staffel 19 - Folge 10)

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En route from Washington, D.C. to Columbus, Ohio, United Express Flight 6291 is on its final approach when the high-performance twin turboprop crashes just a mile from the runway. Three survivors emerge from the inferno, but the disaster claims the lives of the three crewmembers and the other two passengers on board. The charred remains leave little for investigators to work with. That is, until the cockpit voice recorder reveals the smoking gun.

The episode was rated 7,33 from 46 votes.

Mayday - S15E9

#4 - Steep Impact (Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Flight 2311) (Staffel 15 - Folge 9)

When a crash in Georgia kills 23, including an astronaut and a US senator, an investigator puts his reputation on the line to find the truth.

The episode was rated 7,30 from 79 votes.

Mayday - S14E6

#3 - The Death of JFK Jr. (Piper Saratoga) (Staffel 14 - Folge 6)

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On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn Bessette, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, were on board and also killed. The NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error.

The episode was rated 7,30 from 53 votes.

Mayday - S18E2

#2 - Blown Away (TransAsia Flight 222) (Staffel 18 - Folge 2)

After circling above the Taiwan Strait to wait out a passing cyclone, TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu. The media claims the storm is to blame, but the evidence soon points investigators in a different direction. Six months into the investigation, the airline is hit with a second accident. And that's when investigators uncover a systemic problem with fatal consequences.

The episode was rated 7,30 from 57 votes.

Mayday - S3E2

#1 - Attack over Baghdad (DHL European Air Transport Flight OO-DLL) (Staffel 3 - Folge 2)

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The DHL shootdown incident in Baghdad occurred on 22 November 2003, aboard an Airbus A300B4-203F cargo plane, registered OO-DLL, operating on behalf of DHL. The aircraft was hit by a missile, which resulted in the loss of its hydraulic systems. It was the first time an aircraft in this condition was landed safely.

The episode was rated 7,27 from 52 votes.

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