The BEST episodes of Mayday season 20

Every episode of Mayday season 20, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mayday season 20!

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.

Last Updated: 12/16/2024Network: National Geographic (FI)Status: Continuing
Explosive Touchdown (Uni Air Flight 873)
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7.70
80 votes

#1 - Explosive Touchdown (Uni Air Flight 873)

Season 20 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2020

Experts fail to find a bomb when a Taiwanese plane explodes. But as they examine the wreckage, they uncover something shocking in the overhead lockers.

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Cockpit Killer (LAM Mozambique Flight 470)
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7.60
70 votes

#2 - Cockpit Killer (LAM Mozambique Flight 470)

Season 20 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/27/2020

When an African airliner mysteriously crashes, Namibian investigators rule out a host of possible causes before reaching a chilling conclusion.

Atlantic Ditching (Cougar Helicopters Flight 91)
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7.49
68 votes

#3 - Atlantic Ditching (Cougar Helicopters Flight 91)

Season 20 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2020

A helicopter carrying offshore oil workers crashes into the ocean off the coast of Newfoundland and a far-reaching investigation reveals a fatal flaw.

Runway Breakup (AIRES Flight 8250)
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7.48
65 votes

#4 - Runway Breakup (AIRES Flight 8250)

Season 20 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/12/2020

On 16 August 2010, AIRES Flight 8250 crashes short of the runway while attempting to land at San Andrés, Colombia in a storm. The aircraft broke up into 3 pieces on the runway. 2 of the passengers died in the accident.

No Warning (Trigana Air Flight 267)
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7.47
64 votes

#5 - No Warning (Trigana Air Flight 267)

Season 20 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/20/2020

A turboprop crashes into an Indonesian mountain, and while three systems could have prevented it, investigators must figure out why none of them did.

Taxiway Turmoil (Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482)
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7.43
74 votes

#6 - Taxiway Turmoil (Northwest Airlines Flights 299 & 1482)

Season 20 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2020

When a blanket of confusion and heavy fog puts two planes on a path to disaster, investigators wonder if it was the pilots themselves creating chaos.

Icy Descent (SOL Flight 5428)
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7.40
65 votes

#7 - Icy Descent (SOL Flight 5428)

Season 20 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2020

When SOL Airlines Flight 5428 nosedives into a remote desert, investigators struggle to find the cause amongst the scattered and scorched debris.

Stormy Cockpit (Kenya Airways Flight 507)
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7.38
60 votes

#8 - Stormy Cockpit (Kenya Airways Flight 507)

Season 20 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/5/2020

On 5 May 2007, Kenya Airways Flight 507 crashes shortly after takeoff from a stopover in Douala, Cameroon. All 114 passengers and crew died in the accident.

Impossible Pitch (West Air Sweden Flight 294)
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7.37
60 votes

#9 - Impossible Pitch (West Air Sweden Flight 294)

Season 20 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/13/2020

A cargo jet plummets to earth in the Swedish Arctic. And as investigators pore over the evidence, a terrifying picture of chaos and confusion emerges.

Kathmandu Descent (Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268)
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7.34
70 votes

#10 - Kathmandu Descent (Pakistan International Airlines Flight 268)

Season 20 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2020

A Pakistani airliner crashes in the Himalayas, and when their most vital piece of evidence fails to deliver, investigators scramble to find answers.