Mayday: Season 19

2019 · 10 episodes · ★ 7.9

What Season 19 of Mayday

The season kicks off with Cathay Pacific flight 780, which loses two engines during its approach to Hong Kong and forces its crew to react within minutes. From there, each episode focuses on a different emergency: a vintage combat plane that loses control over Reno, an aircraft that veers off the runway in Denver due to wind, or a flight that runs out of fuel over Colombia. The conflicts stem from technical failures, decisions made by exhausted pilots, and maintenance errors. The stars are the pilots trying to control each situation, along with experts, retired pilots, and investigators who reconstruct what went wrong and why.

10episodes

Jan 2, 2019premiered

Mar 11, 2019Latest episode

7.5 hrtotal runtime

Season 19 Episodes

19x01 Deadly Descent
Jan 2, 2019 · 45 min
En route to Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific Flight 780 is high over the South China Sea when both of the plane's engines fail, turning the Airbus A-330 into a 200-ton glider; the captain takes over manual control and manages to power up one engine.
Directing: George D'Amato · Writing: Greg Gransden · Starring: Peter Deiwick, Tim Finnigan, Michael Chan, Marilla Wex
19x02 Death Race
Jan 9, 2019 · 45 min
Competing in a highly-modified P-51 Mustang at the Reno Air Races, Jimmy Leeward is determined to set a new speed record, but half way through the race, his plane spirals out of control and crashes onto the tarmac in front of the stands.
Directing: George D'Amato · Writing: John LaRose · Starring: John Novak, Chris Gillett, Byron Rouse, George Kash
19x03 Borderline Tactics
Jan 14, 2019 · 45 min
On 18 August 1993, American International Airways Flight 808 stalls, rolls to the right and crashes into the ground 1 quarter of a mile short of the runway while manoeuvring onto final approach to Leeward Point Airfield in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. All 3 crew members on board survive.
19x04 Fatal Approach
Jan 16, 2019 · 45 min
On 4 April 1994, KLM Cityhopper Flight 433 crashes into a field while attempting an emergency landing at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, killing 3 of the 24 people on board.
19x05 Deadly Pitch
Jan 30, 2019 · 45 min
On 7 August 1997, Fine Air Flight 101 stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Miami International Airport, killing all 4 people on board and 1 person on the ground.
19x06 Fatal Climb
Feb 6, 2019 · 45 min
On 31 March 1995, TAROM Flight 371 banks steeply to the left and crashes into a field shortly after taking off from Otopeni International Airport, killing all 60 people on board.
19x07 Runway Runoff
Feb 13, 2019 · 45 min
On 20 December 2008, Continental Airlines Flight 1404 veers off the side of the runway, skids across the taxiway and a service road and crashes into a ravine while taking off from Denver International Airport in Denver, Colorado. All 115 passengers and crew members on board survive.
19x08 Lethal Limits
Feb 18, 2019 · 45 min
On 14 September 2008, Aeroflot Flight 821 crashes into a ravine next to a railway line while on final approach to Perm International Airport in Perm, Russia, in poor weather conditions, killing all 88 people on board.
19x09 Football Tragedy
Mar 4, 2019 · 45 min
On 28 November 2016, LaMia Flight 2933, carrying the Brazilian Chapecoense football squad, runs out of fuel and crashes into the side of a mountain after entering a holding pattern to land at José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, Colombia. 71 of the 77 people on board are killed.
19x10 Slam Dunk Season Finale
Mar 11, 2019 · 45 min
On 7 January 1994, United Express Flight 6291, operating for Atlantic Coast Airlines, crashes 1.2 miles short of the runway during final approach to Port Columbus International Airport after entering a stall. The two pilots, the flight attendant, and two passengers are killed in the crash.