On June 1, 2009, Air France Flight 447, en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, tragically crashes into the Atlantic Ocean amid severe thunderstorms, resulting in the loss of all 216 passengers and 12 crew members. The disaster was attributed to erroneous airspeed readings caused by ice obstructing the aircraft's pitot tubes, combined with improper control maneuvers and a delayed response from the pilots to regain control of the aircraft. This devastating incident highlights critical issues in aviation safety and pilot decision-making during adverse conditions.
Show
Mayday
Episode
S12E13
Air Date
Apr 15, 2013
Season 12 Episodes
S12E01
Fight for Control (Reeve Aleutian Airways Flight 8)
S12E02
Fire in the Hold (ValuJet Flight 592)
S12E03
Caution to the Wind (Singapore Airlines Flight 006)
S12E04
Pushed to the Limit (SilkAir Flight 185)
S12E05
Blind Landing (TANS Perú Flight 204)
S12E06
Grand Canyon Disaster (United Airlines 718 and Trans World Airlines 2)
S12E07
Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)
S12E08
Catastrophe at OHare (American Airlines Flight 191)
S12E09
Lokomotiv Hockey Team Disaster (2011 Lokomotiv Yaroslavl Air Disaster)
S12E10
Focused on Failure (United Airlines Flight 173)
S12E11
Heading to Disaster (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 409)
S12E12
28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)
S12E13
Vanished (Air France Flight 447)