Mayday - Season 16 - Eps 8: River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)
On 16 January 2002, on final approach to Yogyakarta at the end of a routine domestic flight from Ampenan, Garuda Indonesia Flight 421 suffers a double engine flameout while flying through a severe thunderstorm and ditches in the Bengawan Solo River. 59 of the 60 people on board survive.
About Mayday
Title: Mayday
First Air Date: 2003-09-03
Last Air Date: 2025-05-26
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 267 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 26
Total Episodes: 230
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
Self - Narrator (voice)
