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.

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Status

Returning Series

Original Name

Mayday

First Air Date

September 3, 2003

Last Air Date

March 23, 2025

Seasons

25

Episodes

229

Language

German, French, English, Spanish, Japanese, Russian

S25E09

Fatal Test Flight (Airborne Express Flight 827)

When a cargo plane test flight ends in disaster, investigators uncover a series of failures that doomed the DC-8 before it got off the ground.

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