The BEST episodes of Mayday season 14
Every episode of Mayday season 14, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mayday season 14!
Revealing the dark truth that aviation safety improves one crash at a time, Mayday investigates legendary aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. Based on cockpit voice recorders, accident reports and eyewitness accounts, every episode also features interviews, state-of-the-art CGI and gripping reenactments.
#1 - Niki Lauda: Testing the Limits (Lauda Air Flight 004)
Season 14 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/12/2015
On 26 May 1991, Lauda Air Flight 004 spiral out of control and disintegrate about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok. All of the 223 passengers and crew die in the crash. AKA Niki Lauda: Testing The Limits.
#2 - What Happened to Malaysian 370?
Season 14 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/15/2015
Almost 12 months have passed and we are no closer to knowing the fate of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370. Was it a suicidal pilot; an act of terrorism; technical failure or has a new Bermuda Triangle opened up in the region? In a world where nothing much escapes satellite technology which can pinpoint your front door from outer space, this mystery remains unsolved. How can that be?
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#3 - Death in the Arctic (First Air Flight 6560)
Season 14 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/24/2015
On 20 August 2011, First Air Flight 6560, a charter flight crashed near to their destination of Resolute Bay Airport, Resolute, Nunavut, Canada in poor weather conditions. Out of the 15 passengers and crew, only three survived.
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#4 - Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)
Season 14 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2015
On 8 January 1989, British Midland Flight 92 crashes onto the embankment of the M1 motorway near Kegworth, Leicestershire, UK. The aircraft was attempting to conduct an emergency landing at East Midlands Airport. Of the 126 people aboard, 47 died and 74, including seven members of the flight crew, sustained serious injuries.
#5 - The Final Push (FedEx Flight 80 & 14)
Season 14 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/16/2015
FedEx Express Flight 14 crash lands at Newark and the pilots survive. Years later, FedEx Express Flight 80 experiences a similar but fatal crash.
#6 - Concorde - Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)
Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/13/2015
On 25 July 2000, a Concorde operating as Air France Flight 4590 en route to New York City, USA, stalls and crashes into a hotel in Gonesse shortly after take off from Charles de Gaulle International Airport. All of the 109 passengers and crew die in the incident and 4 on the ground.
#7 - No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)
Season 14 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/9/2015
Fog makes landing difficult and as Manx2 Flight 7100 makes its third attempt, disaster strikes as the plane crashes. AKA 3rd Time Unlucky.
#8 - Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)
Season 14 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/10/2015
On 3 September 1989, Varig Flight 254 runs out of fuel over the Amazon and makes a belly landing in the jungle. 13 people die in the crash.
#9 - Sideswiped (Copa Airlines Flight 201)
Season 14 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/2/2015
Copa Airlines Flight 201 is flying towards Cali, Colombia when the plane suddenly disintegrates in mid-air.
#10 - The Death of JFK Jr. (Piper Saratoga)
Season 14 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/20/2015
On 16 July 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr. dies when the Piper Saratoga light aircraft he was piloting crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts in hazy conditions. His wife, Carolyn Bessette, and sister-in-law, Lauren Bessette, were on board and also killed. The NTSB concluded that the crash was caused by spatial disorientation resulting in pilot error.
#11 - Accident or Assassination (Learjet 45)
Season 14 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/17/2015
On 4 November 2008, an official Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45 crashes in central Mexico City. Mexican Secretary of the Interior Juan Camilo Mouriño, who was aboard the plane, was killed in the crash, along with the other seven people on board and eight people on the ground. The plane crashed in rush-hour traffic at Las Lomas. AKA Inner City Carnage.