The BEST episodes of Mayday season 22

Every episode of Mayday season 22, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mayday season 22!

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
Pacific Plunge (Alaska Airlines Flight 261)
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7.92
74 votes

#1 - Pacific Plunge (Alaska Airlines Flight 261)

Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/23/2022

When Alaska Airlines Flight 261 suddenly nosedives into the Pacific, investigators uncover a critical maintenance issue with deadly implications.

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Terror over Michigan (TWA Flight 841)
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7.87
68 votes

#2 - Terror over Michigan (TWA Flight 841)

Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/30/2022

After a Boeing 727’s near-fatal nosedive over Michigan, investigators risk their own lives to determine why TWA Flight 841 fell out of the sky.

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Stealth Bomber Down
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7.78
65 votes

#3 - Stealth Bomber Down

Season 22 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/6/2022

When a two-billion-dollar Stealth Bomber crashes in Guam, it’s up to the US Air Force to investigate the most expensive aviation accident of all time.

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Double Trouble (Trans-Air Service 671)
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7.75
57 votes

#4 - Double Trouble (Trans-Air Service 671)

Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/13/2022

Rocked by an explosion that rips both right wing engines off the wing, the pilots of Transair 671 manage a miraculous landing at a French military airfield.

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Peril Over Portugal (Martinair Flight 495)
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7.72
53 votes

#5 - Peril Over Portugal (Martinair Flight 495)

Season 22 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/27/2022

A Martinair flight crashes in Portugal amid thunderstorms and heavy rain, and when investigators piece together the evidence the mystery only deepens

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Tree Strike Terror (American Airlines Flight 1572)
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7.66
56 votes

#6 - Tree Strike Terror (American Airlines Flight 1572)

Season 22 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/20/2022

Facing a severe thunderstorm and a control tower shutdown, American Airlines 1572 suffers double-engine failure on final approach into Windsor Locks Airport in Connecticut.

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Turboprop Terror (Flagship Airlines Flight 3379)
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7.61
49 votes

#7 - Turboprop Terror (Flagship Airlines Flight 3379)

Season 22 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/13/2022

After a turboprop crashes in North Carolina, investigators resort to a risky test flight—and uncover an industry-wide safety problem.

Pitch Black (Air Illinois Flight 710)
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7.47
62 votes

#8 - Pitch Black (Air Illinois Flight 710)

Season 22 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/27/2022

On October 11, 1983, a routine 160 mile (245km) commuter flight from Springfield, Illinois, to Carbondale, Illinois, turns deadly when the Hawker Siddeley HS 748 the pilots were flying loses D.C. electrical power from both aircraft generators.

Loss of a Legend
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7.40
48 votes

#9 - Loss of a Legend

Season 22 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/6/2022

When basketball legend Kobe Bryant is killed in a helicopter crash in Los Angeles, investigators look for clues amid a global outpouring of grief.

Holding Pattern (FlyDubai 981)
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7.33
49 votes

#10 - Holding Pattern (FlyDubai 981)

Season 22 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/20/2022

When Flydubai Flight 981 nosedives into the runway at Russia's Rostov airport, investigators uncover one of the most lethal traps in aviation.