The BEST episodes directed by Su Rynard
#1 - Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
Mayday - Season 5 - Episode 8
Alternative title: "Who's at the Controls?" A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because the crew is distracted by a faulty landing gear indicator light and accidentally disengage the autopilot. 101 people die.
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#2 - Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
Mayday - Season 5 - Episode 4
A commuter plane crashes shortly after take-off, killing everyone onboard. Investigators are faced with the possibility that overweight passengers were one of the causes of this fatal crash. The airline industry based average passenger weight calculations on 1940s figures. Were they fatally out of date?
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#3 - Fire in the Hold (ValuJet, Flight 592)
Mayday - Season 12 - Episode 2
On 11 May 1996, ten minutes after take-off, Valujet Flight 592 crashed into the Florida Everglades after an in-flight fire started by an accidental triggering of an oxygen cylinder in the cargo area caused the passengers and crew to suffer unconsciousness. On impact, all 110 persons on board were killed instantly.
#4 - Mayday Fire in the Hold
Discovery Channel Documentaries - Season 2012 - Episode 28
When mysterious cargo boxes ignite on ValuJet flight 592, they bring the whole plane down within a short time. The investigator struggle to find out what kind of cargo could possibly cause such fierce fire to bring a whole plane down.