The BEST episodes of Mayday season 18
Every episode of Mayday season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mayday season 18!
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 - Free Fall (Qantas Flight 72)
Season 18 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/13/2018
In 2008, Qantas Flight 72 travelling from Singapore to Perth suddenly nosedives while over the Indian Ocean. With warnings flooding the cockpit and passengers being flung around, it’s up to an experienced fighter pilot to get the plane to safety.
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#2 - Deadly Airspace (Malaysia Airlines Flight 17)
Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/5/2018
A commercial airliner goes down over a warzone in eastern Ukraine. The evidence indicates the plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile.
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#3 - Nuts and Bolts (Emery Worldwide Flight 17)
Season 18 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/13/2018
Moments after taking off from a California airport, an American cargo plane needs to make an emergency landing. The pilots manage to bring their DC-8 to within sight of the runway, but the crippled plane crashes into an automobile salvage yard one mile east of the airport.
#4 - Deadly Go-Round (China Airlines Flight 140)
Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/27/2018
On 26 April 1994, China Airlines Flight 140 pitches upwards, enters an aerodynamic stall at low altitude and crashes approximately 340 feet east-northeast of the centreline of the runway while on final approach to Nagoya Airport in Nagoya, Japan. 264 of the 271 people on board are killed in the crash.
#5 - Deadly Distraction (Delta Air Lines Flight 1141)
Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/27/2018
En route to Salt Lake City, Delta Airlines Flight 1141 crashes just moments after lifting off from Dallas-Fort Worth airport and erupts into flames.
#6 - Dead of Winter (Continental Airlines Flight 1713)
Season 18 - Episode 10 - Aired 7/4/2018
On 15 November 1987, Continental Airlines Flight 1713 stalls and crashes off the right side of the runway shortly after taking off in a snowstorm from Stapleton International Airport in Denver, Colorado, on a scheduled flight to Boise, Idaho, killing 28 of the 82 people on board.
#7 - Deadly Display (Mt. Salak Sukhoi Superjet 100)
Season 18 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2018
On a high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia, a Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet slams into a mountain killing everyone on board. It's one of the most challenging salvage operations Indonesian investigators have ever faced.
#8 - Deadly Mission (VSS Enterprise)
Season 18 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/22/2018
With the future of space tourism hanging in the balance, experts investigate the fatal crash of Virgin Galactic's revolutionary rocket plane.
#9 - Deadly Inclination (Alitalia Flight 404)
Season 18 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/20/2018
On 14 November 1990, Alitalia Flight 404 descends too low and crashes into the woodlands of the Stalderberg Mountain near Weiach, Switzerland, 5.2 nautical miles (9.6 kilometres) short of the runway during final approach to Zurich Airport. All 46 passengers and crew members on board are killed.
#10 - Blown Away (TransAsia Flight 222)
Season 18 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/20/2018
After circling above the Taiwan Strait to wait out a passing cyclone, TransAsia Flight 222 crashes on the Taiwanese resort island of Penghu. The media claims the storm is to blame, but the evidence soon points investigators in a different direction. Six months into the investigation, the airline is hit with a second accident. And that's when investigators uncover a systemic problem with fatal consequences.