Mayday - Season 9 - Eps 7: The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programing the aircraft's autopilot, combined with a sudden wind change, caused it to descend more rapidly than expected.
About Mayday
Title: Mayday
First Air Date: 2003-09-03
Last Air Date: 2025-03-23
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, World Media Rights
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)
