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Season 3 – Mayday

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Catastrophic incidents in aviation history are meticulously re-enacted, providing insight into what went wrong and if the crashes and near-disasters could have been prevented; accounts from survivors combine with cockpit recordings and computer images to weave the gripping tales and expert testimony reveals the hows and whys behind the events, some of which have resulted in important changes to aviation safety and regulations.
Mayday — Season 3

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Stephen Bogaert

Narrator

Jonathan Aris

Narrator

Mike Realba

Jamie Herrera - Co-Pilot

Genadijs Dolganovs

Yaroslav Kudrinsky - Captain

Scott Wickware

Rob Buchan

Michèle Tredger

Sarah Davis

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 14, 2005 Hanging by a Thread Aloha Airlines Flight 243 loses part of its roof of the front fuselage before landing safely at Kahului, Maui. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 21, 2005 Attack Over Baghdad The crew of DHL Flight OO-LL must land the plane using only the engines to control the craft when a left wing explodes causing the plane to lose hydraulic pressure. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 28, 2005 Out of Control JAL Flight 123's steering system stops working 12 minutes after takeoff, causing the plane to crash into the side of a mountain and kill 520 people in 1985. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 5, 2005 Fight for Your Life A FedEx flight out of Memphis descended into chaos when a surprise attack by a disgruntled employee threatened the lives of all on board. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 12, 2005 Bomb on Board On December 11, 1994, a terrorist bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434, yet only one passenger dies. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 19, 2005 Mistaken Identity A high-tech American gunship stationed in the Persian Gulf shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 carrying 290 people when its systems confuse it with an Iranian fighter. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 26, 2005 Helicopter Down In 1995, a chopper carrying 18 people to a North Sea oil platform crashes; miraculously, everyone onboard survived in a life raft. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 2, 2005 Death and Denial EgyptAir Flight 990 suddenly crashed into the sea, killing all 217 people aboard and causing controversy over whether it was intentional or a mechanical malfunction. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 9, 2005 Kid in the Cockpit A Russian pilot allowed his teenage son to take control of Aeroflot Flight 593, setting in motion a chain of events that caused the deaths of 70 people. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 16, 2005 Impact on the Rails With its conductors sound asleep, a freight train fails to stop and collides with an oncoming train, resulting in tragedy. Details Episode 11 Aired Nov 23, 2005 Express Samina A Greek ferry, the Express Samina, is pushed off course by strong waves and crashes into a rock formation causing eighty passengers to lose their lives in the freezing water as they wait for rescue. Details Episode 12 Aired Nov 30, 2005 Unstoppable Train A freight train carrying an excess of cargo loses its brakes while descending a mountain causing it to gain speed and derail into a neighborhood killing several people. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 7, 2005 Ocean Landing When three hijackers ordered an Ethiopian plane to fly to Australia, the pilot tricked them by flying south along the African coast, with deadly consequences. Details
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Season Info

Director
Jim Donovan, Tim Wolochatiuk, Jim Kaufman, Andy Webb, Michael Barnes
Executive Producer
André Barro, David Darlow
Screenwriter
Heather Forrester, Brenda Newman, Mike Sheehan, Greg Gransden, Tim Conrad, David Bedard
Network
National Geographic
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, History
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 14, 2005
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