Mayday: Season 24

2024 · 10 episodes · ★ 8.1

What Season 24 of Mayday

The season opens with a massive explosion that tears apart a Boeing 747 over Hawaii. Clues lead investigators to a short circuit with catastrophic consequences. From there, the series covers accidents from around the world: a difficult landing in Alaska, a takeoff on three engines in a DC-8 from Kansas City, a China Airlines flight marked by eleven baffling seconds, and a Piper Malibu that vanishes from radar with soccer player Emiliano Sala on board. The main characters are the investigators who reconstruct each event, alongside pilots and experts who explain the decisions made in the cockpit.

10episodes

Feb 18, 2024premiered

Apr 14, 2024Latest episode

7.2 hrtotal runtime

Season 24 Episodes

24x01 Terror Over the Pacific (United Airlines Flight 811)
Feb 18, 2024 · 42 min
A massive explosion tears a hole in a 747 over Hawaii, and the trail of clues ultimately leads investigators to a catastrophic short circuit.
24x02 Disaster at Dutch Harbor (PenAir Flight 3296)
Mar 24, 2024 · 44 min
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.
24x03 Deadly Departure (Air Transport International Flight 782)
Apr 7, 2024 · 43 min
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.
24x04 Without Warning (Alaska Mid-Air Collision)
Mar 10, 2024 · 44 min
Investigators must turn to 3D technology to determine why two float planes carrying tourists collided above a spectacular Alaskan waterfall.
24x05 Eleven Deadly Seconds (China Airlines Flight 676)
Apr 14, 2024 · 44 min
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.
24x06 Fight for Survival (Pilgrim Airlines Flight 458)
Mar 3, 2024 · 43 min
With flames emerging through the cockpit floor, the pilots of Pilgrim Airlines 458 manage a heroic landing on a frozen Rhode Island reservoir.
24x07 Pitch Battle (Colgan Air Flight 9446)
Mar 31, 2024 · 43 min
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.
24x08 Under Fire (Saudia Flight 163)
Mar 17, 2024 · 43 min
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.
24x09 Lost Star Footballer (Elimiano Sala Piper Crash)
Feb 26, 2024 · 44 min
With rising young football star Emiliano Sala on board, a chartered Piper Malibu suddenly disappears from radar over the English Channel.
24x10 Deadly Directive (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302)
Feb 11, 2024 · 42 min
When Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashes shortly after takeoff, the catastrophe leads to the grounding of the entire Boeing 737 MAX 8 fleet.
Starring: Andre Colquhoun