Mayday Season 10 · Episode 3

Cockpit Failure (Crossair Flight 3597)

12th March 2011 45 mins Season 10 Episode 3

On 24 November 2001, Crossair Flight 3597 crashes into a hill during final approach to Zurich, killing 24 of the 33 passengers and crew members on board. The cause of the crash was the pilot descending the aircraft below the minimum safe altitude for the approach.

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Season 10 · Episode 4

Hudson River Runway (US Airways Flight 1549)

On 15 January 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 suffers a bird strike with a flock of Canada geese approximately 1.5 minutes after taking off from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Both engines fail, and less than two minutes later, the crew members successfully ditch the aircraft in the Hudson River. All on board survive.

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Stephen Bogaert

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