On August 14, 2005, air traffic control loses communication with Helios Airways Flight 522. Two Hellenic Air Force fighter jets are dispatched to assess the situation, only to discover that nearly all passengers and crew are unresponsive. Moments later, the plane depletes its fuel and crashes, resulting in the tragic loss of all 121 lives. The incident stems from a mistaken adjustment to the cabin pressurization system, leading to hypoxia for the pilots and everyone else aboard.
Show
Mayday
Episode
S04E10
Air Date
Jun 17, 2007
Season 4 Episodes
S04E01
Miracle Escape (Air France Flight 358)
S04E02
Falling from the Sky (British Airways Flight 9)
S04E03
Fire Fight (Air Canada Flight 797)
S04E04
Missed Approach (Korean Air Flight 801)
S04E05
Hidden Danger (United Airlines 585, USAir 427 and Eastwind Airlines 517)
S04E06
Panic Over The Pacific (China Airlines Flight 006)
S04E07
Out Of Sight (1986 Cerritos mid-air collision)
S04E08
Fog of War (1996 Croatia USAF CT-43)
S04E09
Vertigo
S04E10
Ghost Plane (Helios Airways Flight 522)