The BEST episodes of Mayday season 24
Every episode of Mayday season 24, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mayday season 24!
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 - Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
Season 24 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/14/2024
On 16 February 1995, Air Transport International Flight 782 crashes into the ground after failing to takeoff from Kansas City International Airport in Missouri, killing all 3 pilots. The flight crew failed to understand a three-engine takeoff procedure due to improper training.
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#2 - Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
Season 24 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/25/2024
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.
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#3 - Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
Season 24 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/21/2024
On 16 February 1998, China Airlines Flight 676 attempts a go-around while on approach to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in poor weather conditions, but crashes into a residential area after entering a stall. All 196 people on board and 7 people on the ground are killed.
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#4 - Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
Season 24 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/10/2024
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.
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#5 - Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)
Season 24 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/18/2024
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
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#6 - Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
Season 24 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/7/2024
On 26 August 2003, Colgan Air Flight 9446 crashes into water shortly after takeoff from Barnstable Municipal Airport, killing both pilots. The causes of the crash were an improper replacement of the forward elevator trim cable and the pilots not following checklist procedures.
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#7 - Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
Season 24 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/24/2024
Three hundred people are killed in one of the deadliest aviation accidents of all time after a fire breaks out on board Saudia Flight 163.
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#8 - Without Warning
Season 24 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/17/2024
Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.
#9 - Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
Season 24 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/31/2024
On 17 October 2019, PenAir Flight 3296 overruns the runway on landing at Unalaska Airport in the Aleutian Chain of Alaska, killing one passenger. The accident was caused by incorrect wiring of the wheel speed transducer harnesses on the left main landing gear.
#10 - Lost Star Footballer
Season 24 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/3/2024
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.