Mayday: Season 5
Mayday Season 5 continues the overarching saga across ten episodes, focusing on the depiction of major real-life air disasters. As part of the documentary, drama, and crime television series, each individual episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of these historical events.
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- The series depicts major real-life air disasters.
- Each episode utilizes detailed dramatized reconstructions.
- The overarching narrative continues across multiple episodes.
- The documentary, drama, and crime series explores historical aviation events.
Season overview
Mayday Season 5 continues the overarching saga across ten episodes, focusing on the depiction of major real-life air disasters. As part of the documentary, drama, and crime television series, each individual episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of these historical events.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
Apr 9, 2008
On 23 June 1985, Air India Flight 182 explodes in mid-air and disintegrates over the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 passengers and crew members on board. Investigators discovere
Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
Apr 16, 2008
On 12 June 1972, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10, just a few months old, operating as American Airlines Flight 96 from Detroit, Michigan, to Buffalo, New York, suffers an explosive decom
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
Apr 23, 2008
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. Both engin
Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
Apr 30, 2008
On 8 January 2003, Air Midwest Flight 5481 crashes into an aircraft hangar at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport seconds after takeoff on a flight to Greenville. All 21 people
Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
May 7, 2008
In the summer of 1985, a Delta 191 aircraft was diverted away from a thunderstorm, only to be struck by powerful winds and plummet to the ground. Flames engulfed the front of the p
Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
May 14, 2008
A Boeing 767-200 jet, Air Canada Flight 143, ran completely out of fuel at 41,000 feet (12,000m) altitude, about halfway through its flight from Montreal to Edmonton. The crew was
Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
May 21, 2008
South African Airways Flight 295 starts filling with smoke over the Indian Ocean. A fire has erupted in the rear main level cargo area; the pilots successfully open the doors in fl
Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
May 28, 2008
A Lockheed L-1011 Tristar operating Eastern Airlines Flight 401 to Miami International Airport crashes in the Everglades because the crew is distracted by a faulty landing gear ind
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
Jun 4, 2008
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly
Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
Jun 11, 2008
A Gol Transportes Aéreos Boeing 737 and a brand-new Embraer Legacy business jet on its delivery flight collide in mid-air over the Amazon. The 737 crashes but the Legacy manages to