On August 23, 2005, TANS Perú Flight 204 faced a perilous situation while trying to land at Pucallpa Airport amid a fierce thunderstorm. Unfortunately, the aircraft went down in a muddy swamp, located four miles (6.4 km) from the airport. Investigations revealed that the pilots deviated from visual flight rules, a decision that contributed significantly to the tragic crash, as the plane was caught in a downdraft during the landing attempt.
Show
Mayday
Episode
S12E05
Air Date
Aug 31, 2012
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)