Mayday

Schon von Beginn des Fluges an, führen die Piloten mehrere Tests hintereinander durch - völlig problemlos. Umso unerwarteter trifft sie der Kontrollverlust über die Maschine.

Nose and forward section of UPS flight 1354.

Am 12.Dezember 1985 stürzt ein Militärflugzeug mit 248 Soldaten kurz nach einem Tankstopp auf Neufundland ab. Die erste Vermutung von Ermittler David McNair (Richard Quesnel, l.) und seinen Kollegen waren geöffnete Landeklappen, doch das mussten sie schließlich wieder verwerfen ...

Eisbildung im Antriebssystem: Nach einem Jahr an Tests finden Boeing-Techniker die Ursache für die Bruchlandung von British-Airways-Flug 38 am 17. Januar 2008 in London Heathrow. Wie durch ein Wunder wurde dabei niemand verletzt. (Reenactment)

REENACTMENT - The Main Investigator (played by RJ Parrish) surveys the wreckage site of US-Bangla Airlines Flight 211 to determine what might have caused the aircraft to crash. (Cineflix 2020/Darren Goldstein)

ValuJet Airlines Flight 592 has crashed into a remote section of the Florida Everglades while attempting an emergency return to Miami International Airport. The crew reported a fire on board just moments after taking off with 110 passengers and crew on board. Within minutes the fire has made the plane impossible to control. The plane plunged into the Everglades, killing all 110 people on board. The investigation is hampred by the thick mud and unforgiving conditions of the Everglades. Locating wreckage is a slow and laborious proces that must be done by hand. The first priority for investigators is to locate the plane's 2 Black Boxes which could provide a clue about the origins of the fire.

REENACTMENT - The Second Investigator (played by Jenny Young) analyzes the crash site photos of UPS Flight 1354 to try to piece together what caused the aircraft to crash. (Cineflix 2021/Darren Goldstein)

Dramatic Reenactment: David McNair (played by Richard Quesnel) and a lab technician at the Canadian Aviation Safety Board cerefully study the flaps from Arrow Air Flight 1285. The plane, carrying 248 US soldiers crashed near Gander International Airport. Investigators wonder if the crew failed to extend the flaps that provide the added lift to get a plane off the ground.

Germanwings-Flug 9525 startet in Barcelona und soll ursprünglich in Düsseldorf landen. Sechs Besatzungsmitglieder und 144 Passagiere befinden sich an Bord des A320.