Mayday - Air Disasters

The investigation into a commuter crash in northern Minnesota reveals a troubling pattern of abuse that led to a breakdown in human cooperation.

A commuter flight to Detroit ends in a harrowing death spiral, and a close analysis leads investigators to a stunning realization.

Investigators face puzzling questions when a Boeing 767 crashes into the hillside several miles from South Korea's Gimhae International airport.

When TWA Flight 800 explodes over Long Island, the search for the truth pits crash investigators against the nation's most respected crime detectives.

The crash of Garuda Indonesia Flight 152 is the country's worst-ever aviation disaster, and one that's baffled investigators.

Approaching Charlotte, North Carolina, USAir Flight 1016 falls from the sky; the pilots blame severe weather, but that's only part of the story.

A car's dash cam captures footage of the final moments of TransAsia Airways Flight 235, as it nosedives into Taipei's Keelung River.

A plane carrying Russian tourists crashes into the Sinai Desert, and though a terrorist group claims responsibility it takes clever detective work to figure out what really happened to Metrojet 9268.

In Buenos Aires, LAPA Flight 3142 staggers until it collapses and explodes in flames.

Bound for Kathmandu, Thai Airways Flight 311 crashes into the Himalayas, far from its projected flight path.