264 of the 271 people on board are killed in the crash. On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect compass heading into their instruments before takeoff. Air traffic controllers had cleared both aircraft to fly at the same altitude in opposite directions, and the Legacy's transponder was switched off, making both aircraft's traffic collision avoidance systems useless in preventing the collision. On 31 July 1992, Thai Airways International Flight 311 crashes into a mountain while on final approach to Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, in poor weather conditions, killing all 99 passengers and 14 crew members on board. On 31 October 2014, an experimental spaceflight test vehicle named VSS Enterprise suffers a catastrophic in-flight breakup and crashes into the Mojave Desert in California, United States, while performing a test flight. Two residents and two train crew members are killed in the initial crash. 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. The crew did not set the autopilot to the correct mode following takeoff, which caused the aircraft to stray off course. The Boeing 707 then runs out of fuel, causing it to crash on Long Island. On 19 December 2005, just seconds after takeoff from Miami, Florida, the right wing of Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101 breaks off, causing the aircraft to crash into the sea, killing all 20 people on board.

The cause of the crash was a disconnection of the right elevator control tab. Chwilę później silniki samolotu gasną, a załodze nie udaje się uruchomić ich ponownie.

The aircraft eventually runs out of fuel, and the pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle, during which the aircraft breaks up, killing 13 people. All 115 passengers and crew members on board survive. The top Italian criminal court eventually ruled on 23 January 2013 that a missile strike brought down the aircraft,[6] but controversy remains; some experts dispute this conclusion, arguing that an on-board bomb in the rear toilet was the cause. It was also discovered that the aural takeoff warning did not sound, but for unknown reasons. On 7 October 2008, Qantas Flight 72 suffers a pair of sudden uncommanded pitch-down manoeuvres during a flight from Singapore Changi Airport to Perth Airport. On July 23, 1983, Air Canada Flight 143, a Boeing 767 jetliner, ran out of fuel at an altitude of 12,500 metres (41,000 ft), midway through its Montreal to Edmonton flight, in Canada. The investigation concluded that the pilots suffered spatial disorientation. On 5 April 1991, Atlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 2311 nose-dives into the ground while on landing approach to Glynco Jetport in Brunswick, Georgia, killing all 23 people on board, including US Senator John Tower and astronaut Sonny Carter. They were instead watching an association football match. When the crew tried to test the stall warning system during flight, the aircraft stalled. This special looked at disasters caused by improperly secured or miscalculated cargo. Errors were made not only before the day's initial takeoff from Montreal but also before the takeoff from Ottawa, an interim stop. The aircraft had struck foreign debris left on the runway from a Continental Airlines DC-10, rupturing and igniting one of its fuel tanks and causing the left engines to fail. Normally, airplanes do not take any more fuel than is needed to complete a flight and still have a safety margin. On 12 February 2009, Colgan Air Flight 3407 stalls at low altitude and dives into a residential area near Buffalo, New York. Bleach bottles filled with gasoline, which were being transported by a passenger on the domestic flight, leaked inside the overhead bins, and were ignited by a nearby motorcycle battery. Mayday, known as Air Crash Investigation(s) outside of the United States and Canada and also known as Air Emergency or Air Disasters (Smithsonian Channel) in the United States, is a Canadian documentary television series produced by Cineflix that recounts air crashes, near-crashes, fires, hijackings, bombings, and other mainly flight-related disasters and crises. This special looked at aircraft crashing into populated areas. Eine brandneue Passagiermaschine ist auf dem Weg von Montreal und Edmonton, als plötzlich beide Triebwerke ausfallen.

The crew was able to glide the aircraft safely to an emergency landing at Gimli Industrial Park Airport, a former airbase at Gimli, Manitoba. Flight 686 suffers major damage and crashes into a nearby building shortly afterwards. The Boeing 747 combined passenger/cargo aircraft (Combi) crashes with no survivors. This special looked at how missteps during takeoff causes accidents. 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.

Their mistakes cause the aircraft to fly into a mountain near Buga. On 16 August 2015, Trigana Air Flight 267 crashes into a mountainside while nearing its destination of Oksibil Airport in Papua, Indonesia, killing all 54 people on board.

All 49 people on board the aircraft and one person on the ground are killed. On 22 November 2003, a surface-to-air missile is launched at a DHL Airbus A300, exploding the left wing and causing a massive loss of hydraulic fluid which immobilizes the flight control surfaces. Note: This is the first time the series broadcast an episode about an accident not yet fully investigated. On 18 May 2011, Sol Líneas Aéreas Flight 5428 stalls and crashes in Río Negro en route from Neuquén to Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, killing all 22 people on board. The false readings and contradictory warnings were caused by duct tape over the static ports, which was used to protect the ports during maintenance, but was not removed afterwards.

On 23 March 2009, FedEx Express Flight 80 crashes on landing at Narita International Airport, Japan, in similar circumstances to that of Flight 14, killing both of the pilots. On 31 October 1999, EgyptAir Flight 990 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean while flying from New York City to Cairo, killing all 217 people on board. Three years later, on 22 March 1992, USAir Flight 405 also crashes just after takeoff in similar conditions to Flight 1363. The crew flies the aircraft by changing the engines' thrust for control and make a safe landing 16 minutes later. On 23 March 1994, Aeroflot Flight 593 stalls and crashes while en route to Hong Kong, killing all 75 people on board. Several critical errors made by the flight crew might have been the result of their fatigue. On 13 January 1982, Air Florida Flight 90 stalls at 300 feet altitude, strikes a road bridge and crashes into the Potomac River, killing 78 people. On 11 December 1994, a bomb explodes on Philippine Airlines Flight 434 on the second leg of a service from Manila to Tokyo via Cebu City, killing a passenger, injuring many people and damaging some of the aircraft's control systems. A badly worn elevator control cable had failed completely in flight. The causes of the crash were incorrect airspeed readings due to ice blocking the aircraft's pitot tubes and inappropriate control inputs. This special looked at how pilots' deviation from cockpit duties lead to crashes. On 28 April 1988, the upper half of the front fuselage of Aloha Airlines Flight 243 tears off, blowing out a flight attendant. LONDON – Today in Aviation marks 37 years to the day since Air Canada (AC) Flight 143, also known as The Gimli Glider, landed safely in Gimli, Manitoba after a double engine failure.. The causes were pilot error and the instrument landing system at Guam airport being temporarily out of service for maintenance work. It derails in a residential neighbourhood of San Bernardino after reaching speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour (160 km/h). New airliners in the United States still measure fuel in pounds but most new foreign planes have switched to the metric system. The accident was caused by neither pilot making visual contact with the other aircraft and a lack of automated collision warning systems. The incident was attributed to a malfunction of the rudder's hydraulic control module. All 309 passengers and crew survive. The accident was caused by a faulty repair to the bulkhead after a much-earlier tailstrike incident. All 21 people on board die. Per Gleitflug versucht der Pilot den rettenden Flughafen anzusteuern. The entire episode produced two contradictory emotions in the aviation world. The crash inspires the creation of the traffic collision avoidance system. On 25 October 1999, a chartered Learjet 35 operated by Sunjet Aviation, carrying golfer Payne Stewart and his agents, flies off course shortly after takeoff. On 7 April 1994, Auburn Calloway, a disgruntled employee, attempts to hijack Federal Express Flight 705 armed with hammers and a speargun. The aircraft makes an emergency landing at Learmonth Airport near Exmouth, Western Australia. On 21 February 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518 strays off course and flies into the side of a mountain shortly after takeoff, killing all 46 people on board. On 4 April 1977, Southern Airways Flight 242, a flight from Huntsville, Alabama, to Atlanta, Georgia, flies through a severe thunderstorm and is hit by large hailstones. This special looked at accidents caused by either a loss of pressurization or structural failure.