Mayday - Air Disasters

En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the plane's engines fail, turning the Airbus A-330 into a 200-ton glider; the captain takes over manual control and manages to power up one engine.

Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to set a new speed record, but half way through the race, his plane spirals out of control and crashes onto the tarmac in front of the stands.

En route to Cardiff, Wales, the crew of KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 report an engine problem and head back to the airport; just as it is about to touch down, the aircraft crashes and breaks apart on a field next to the runway.

An American cargo plane attempts a landing at the U.S. naval station at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; the maneuver requires avoiding Cuban airspace. but something goes terribly wrong on its final approach, and the DC-8 crashes at the end of the runway.

Experts investigate the reason behind why Fine Air Flight 101 crashed into a Miami building moments after take-off.

Just a few minutes after taking off from Bucharest, Tarom's 371 flight plunges into a field and Romanian investigators call the FBI to determine whether it was an accident or an act of murder.

After Continental Airlines Flight 1404 careens off the runway and crashes in flames, investigators are left to determine what was to blame.

While en route to Russia, Aeroflot Nord Flight 821 crashes onto the Trans-Siberian railway when on the final approach.

The heroes of Brazilian soccer are preparing to play the game of their lives, but a few meters from the tarmac, their dream turns into a nightmare.

The charred carcass of a turboprop provides little clue to the investigators, until a recording discovered in the cockpit provides them with irrefutable proof.