Mayday - Season 15 - Eps 5: High Rise Catastrophe (El Al Flight 1862)
On 4 October 1992, after taking off from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, El Al Flight 1862 declares an emergency. The crew do their best to make an emergency landing, but the 747 cargo jet rolls violently to the right and crashes into an apartment complex, killing 43 people. The two engines on the right wing had separated from the aircraft, causing the loss of control.
About Mayday
Title: Mayday
First Air Date: 2003-09-03
Last Air Date: 2025-04-06
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 260 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 26
Total Episodes: 229
Network: 5 Discovery Sky History National Geographic Channel National Geographic
Genres: Documentary, Drama, Crime
Production Companies: Cineflix Productions
Synopsis
Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.
Cast
Stephen Bogaert
Narrator (voice)
Jonathan Aris
Narrator (Nat Geo)
