South African Airways Flight 295 encounters a terrifying emergency when smoke begins to fill the cabin over the Indian Ocean. A fire has ignited in the cargo hold at the back of the plane. The flight crew manages to open the doors mid-flight in an attempt to disperse the smoke, but tragically, the aircraft ultimately crashes, resulting in the loss of all passengers and crew on board.
Show
True Jackson, VP
Episode
S05E07
Air Date
May 21, 2008
Season 5 Episodes
S05E01
Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
S05E02
Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
S05E03
Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
S05E04
Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
S05E05
Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
S05E06
Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
S05E07
Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
S05E08
Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
S05E09
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
S05E10
Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)