Mayday Season 12 Episode 6
Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
On 30 June 1956, United Airlines Flight 718 collides with Trans World Airlines Flight 2 over the Grand Canyon in Arizona. All 128 occupants on both flights are killed. At the time, it was the deadliest airline crash in history, and would lead to sweeping changes in the regulation of flight operations over the US.
- 12 - 13Vanished (Air France Flight 447)Apr. 15, 2013
- 12 - 12
- 12 - 11Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)Mar. 25, 2013
- 12 - 10Focused on Failure (United Airlines Flight 173)Mar. 11, 2013
- 12 - 9
- 12 - 8Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)Feb. 25, 2013
- 12 - 7
- 12 - 6
- 12 - 5Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)Aug. 31, 2012
- 12 - 4Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)Aug. 24, 2012
- 12 - 3Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)Aug. 17, 2012
- 12 - 2Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592)Aug. 10, 2012
- 12 - 1Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)Aug. 03, 2012