Fire on Board

October 22, 2003

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Mayday - S1 - E6

On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.

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Mayday: Season 1 - 6 Episode s

1x1 - Racing the storm
September 3, 2003
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 tries to land at the Little Rock National Airport during a storm, but overruns the runway, killing eleven people.
1x2 - Unlocking Disaster
September 10, 2003
On February 24, 1989, United Airlines Flight 811 is flying above the Pacific Ocean, when part of the right-side fuselage is ripped off, ejecting nine people from the aircraft and causing explosive decompression. The flight later lands safely at Honolulu without any more loss of life.
1x3 - Flying Blind
September 17, 2003
On October 2, 1996, shortly after take off, the crew of Aeroperú Flight 603 is confused by false speed and altitude readings and contradictory warnings from the aircraft's air data system. In preparation for an emergency landing, the crew descends the aircraft, but unknowingly descend too far by relying on the false readings. The Boeing 757 crashes into the water, killing everyone on board.
1x4 - Flying on Empty
October 8, 2003
On August 24, 2001, Air Transat Flight 236 runs out of fuel while flying over the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots of the aircraft glide it to a safe landing on a runway at a naval base on an island in the Azores.
1x5 - Cutting Corners
October 15, 2003
On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.
1x6 - Fire on Board
October 22, 2003
On September 2, 1998, a fire breaks out on Swissair Flight 111 while in-flight, damaging vital systems and causing the aircraft to crash into the sea off Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia, with no survivors.

Fire on Board

Mayday - S1 - E6

Mayday: Season 1 - 6 Episode s

1x1 - Racing the storm

1x2 - Unlocking Disaster

1x3 - Flying Blind

1x4 - Flying on Empty

1x5 - Cutting Corners

1x6 - Fire on Board

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