Mayday: Season 16

2016 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.2

What Season 16 of Mayday

The season opens with the Learjet 35 that was carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, a plane that veers off course just minutes after takeoff and whose mystery still isn't fully solved. From there, the series looks at accidents, near misses and attacks that shaped aviation, from a hijacking that ends at the Pentagon to a runway collision at Tenerife's Los Rodeos airport in thick fog. Each episode mixes re-creations, computer animation and archive footage with interviews with experts, retired pilots and investigators who explain what went wrong, how it was investigated and what could have been prevented. Stephen Bogaert's voice narrates the story from beginning to end.

10episodes

Jun 7, 2016released

Feb 13, 2017last episode

7.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 16 Episodes

16x01 Deadly Silence (1999 South Dakota Learjet crash)
Jun 7, 2016 · 45 min · ★ 7.4
On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, runs out of fuel and crashes into a field in South Dakota after flying off course, killing all 6 occupants on board.
Starring: Robert Benzon
16x02 9/11 The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)
Jun 14, 2016 · 45 min · ★ 8.0
On 11 September 2001, during the September 11 attacks, American Airlines Flight 77 flies off course and crashes into the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia, after being hijacked. All the 64 people on board the aircraft, including the 5 hijackers, are killed, along with 125 people in the building.
Directing: Tim Wolochatiuk · Writing: Douglas Crosbie · Starring: Landy Cannon, Matt Aymar, Stephen Park, Adam Waxman
16x03 Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)
Jun 21, 2016 · 45 min · ★ 9.0
On 27 March 1977, the deadliest-ever aviation accident occurs at Los Rodeos Airport (now known as Tenerife-North Airport) in the Canary Islands. KLM Flight 4805 and Pan Am Flight 1736 collide on the runway in thick fog during the KLM aircraft's attempt to take off, killing 583 people.
Directing: Tim Wolochatiuk · Writing: Alex Bystram · Starring: Kevin Hare, Anthony Ulc, Alex Hatz, Alex Courey
16x04 Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)
Jun 28, 2016 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
On 20 August 2007, China Airlines Flight 120 catches fire and explodes shortly after landing and taxiing to the gate area at Naha Airport in Okinawa, Japan. All of the 165 passengers and crew members survive.
Directing: Tim Wolochatiuk · Writing: Brad Wetherly · Starring: Ken Pak, Adrian Nguyen, Oscar Hsu, Allen Keng
16x05 Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)
Jul 5, 2016 · 45 min · ★ 8.2
On 30 July 1998, Proteus Airlines Flight 706 collides with a light aircraft during a detour over an ocean cruise liner and crashes into Quiberon Bay off the coast of Lorient, France. All fifteen occupants on board the two aircraft are killed.
Directing: Tim Wolochatiuk · Writing: Andrew Kaufman · Starring: Roger Doche, Daniel Krantz, Donald Tripe, Tristan Claxton
16x06 Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)
Jul 12, 2016 · 45 min · ★ 7.6
On 19 January 1988, Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286, operating for Continental Express, crashes near Bayfield, Colorado, while on final approach to Durango. Both crew members and seven of the fifteen passengers on board die.
Directing: Tim Wolochatiuk · Writing: Alix MacDonald · Starring: Nick Stojanovic, Jeff Teravainen, Austin Strugnell, Danny Deakin
16x07 Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)
Jan 23, 2017 · 45 min
On 24 March 2015, Germanwings Flight 9525 enters a high-speed descent and crashes into the French Alps during a flight from Barcelona, Spain, to Düsseldorf, Germany. All 150 people on board are killed.
Directing: Tim Wolochatiuk · Writing: Julia Nunes · Starring: Noah Davis, Travis Jay Riley, Courtenay J. Stevens, Mark McGrinder
16x08 River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
Jan 30, 2017 · 45 min
On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River. 59 of the 60 people on board survive.
Directing: Mark Mainguy · Writing: Carl Knutson · Starring: Leon Aureus, Matthew Gin, Henry Kwok, Ramona Katigbak
16x09 Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)
Feb 6, 2017 · 45 min · ★ 7.8
On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots.
Directing: Mark Mainguy · Writing: Eric Weinthal · Starring: Lorne Hiro, Romaine Waite, Redd Ochoa, Lily Gao
16x10 Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102) Season Finale
Feb 13, 2017 · 45 min
On 29 April 2013, just seconds after taking off from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, National Airlines Flight 102 stalls and crashes into the ground, killing all seven crew members on board.
Directing: Mark Mainguy · Writing: Julia Nunes · Starring: Brandon Coffey, Anthony Gerbrandt, Andrew McGillivray, Dmitry Chepovetsky