Mayday: Air Disaster

Amid high pressure and heavy snow, a private jet crashes on approach to Aspen.

On 12 April 1990, Widerøe Flight 839 crashes into the water shortly after takeoff from Værøy Airport in Norway, killing all five people on board.

On 8 February 1988, Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108 breaks up in mid-air and crashes near Kettwig, Germany, while on approach to Düsseldorf Airport, killing all 21 people on board.

On 18 June 2007, the landing gear of Eagle Airways Flight 2300 fails to extend while on approach to Wellington. The pilots divert the aircraft and make a belly landing at Blenheim, saving all 17 people on board.

On 28 July 2010, Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills while attempting to land at Benazir Bhutto International Airport in poor weather conditions, killing all 152 people on board.

Aeroperú Flight 603 plunges into the Pacific; a navy expedition retrieves the plane's black boxes.

Air traffic controllers hear an explosion as Air Algérie Flight 6289 takes off from a remote airport in the Sahara; a few moments later, the Boeing 737-200 crashes at the end of the runway.

On 15 January 2023, Yeti Airlines Flight 691 stalls and crashes into a gorge near the Seti Gandaki River during final approach to Pokhara International Airport, killing all 72 aboard; pilots accidentally feathered the propellers.

During monsoon season at a treacherous tabletop runway in India, the crew of Flight 1344 run out of tarmac, and their Boeing 737-800 plunges into a gorge. At first, investigators suspect a problem with the braking system.

Shortly after taking off from Shanghai, Korean Air Flight 6316 disappears from radar and slams into a residential neighborhood. Investigators from China, South Korea, and the US join forces.