Mayday: Season 6

2007 · 3 episodes · ★ 6.9

What Season 6 of Mayday

Mayday: Air Disaster reconstructs crashes, near misses, hijackings and attacks that have shaped aviation history. Each episode blends dramatized scenes, computer animation and archive footage with interviews of experts, retired pilots and investigators who explain what went wrong, how it was investigated and how it could have been prevented. Season 6 is made up of three specials. "Pressure Loss" covers cabin pressurization failures, from explosive decompressions to gradual losses. "Fatal Parts" focuses on design defects and poor maintenance. "Who's Flying the Plane?" analyzes crew problems with avionics. The stars are the pilots, technicians and investigators who reconstruct each emergency.

3episodes

Dec 16, 2007Released

Mar 2, 2008Latest episode

2.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 6 Episodes

6x01 Ripped Apart (Decompression Failures)
Dec 16, 2007 · 45 min
BOAC Flight 781 ,South African Airways Flight 201, Aloha Airlines Flight 243, British Airways Flight 5390, United Airlines Flight 811, Helios Airways Flight 522.This special looks at accidents and incidents where pressurization failure or explosive decompression played a part. Episodes re-visited: Hanging by a Thread, Blow Out, Unlocking Disaster, Ghost Plane.
6x02 Fatal Flaw (Minor Defects)
Dec 16, 2007 · 45 min
Alaska Airlines Flight 261, Japan Airlines Flight 123, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, Swissair Flight 111, United Airlines Flight 585, USAir Flight 427, Eastwind Airlines Flight 517.This special looks at accidents caused by seemingly minor defects or errors. Episodes re-visited: Cutting Corners, Out of Control, A Wounded Bird, Fire on Board, Hidden Danger.
Starring: Tom Haueter
6x03 Who's Flying the Plane? (Crew vs Avionics) Season Finale
Mar 2, 2008 · 45 min
This special looked at accidents and incidents where problems with the interface between crew members and on-board avionics were a factor and the causes of those problems. Episodes re-visited: Flying Blind, Panic Over the Pacific, Kid in the Cockpit, Vertigo, Flying on Empty.
Starring: John Cox