On 27 November 2008, an aircraft on a post-maintenance test flight operating as XL Airways Germany Flight 888T crashes into the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of France, killing all seven people on board. The investigators determined that improper maintenance work allowed water to enter the aircraft's angle of attack (AOA) sensors. The water then froze during flight, causing the sensors to stop working. The crew tried to test the stall warning system during flight, and the aircraft entered a low-speed stall.
| Title | Mayday - Season 13 Episode 8 : Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T) |
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| Alternative Titles | Air Crash Investigation, Mayday! Desastres Aéreos, Crash Scene Investigation, Danger dans les airs, Mayday: Air Disaster, Air Disasters, 空中浩劫, Vyšetřování leteckých neštěstí, Vyšetřování míst neštěstí, Letecké katastrofy, Flugzeug-Katastrophen: Die Unfall-Ermittler, Mayday - Alarm im Cockpit, Undersøgelse af flystyrt, Mayday: Catástrofes aéreas, Mayday Catástrofes Aéreas, Catástrofes aéreas, Lentoturmatutkinta, Air Crash, Dangers dans le ciel, Mayday : Alerte maximum, Mayday : Dangers dans le ciel, Air Crash Investigation, Mayday (Air Crash Investigation), Mayday Air disaster, Τραγωδία στον Αέρα, Istrage zrakoplovnih nesreća, Légikatasztrófák, Indagini ad alta quota, Air Crash Investigation, メーデー!:航空機事故の真実と真相, 항공사고 수사대, 항공 사고 수사대, May day, Air Crash Investigation, Flyhavarikommisjonen, Air Crash Investigation, Katastrofa w przestworzach, Mayday, Desastres Aéreos, Несреће у ваздуху, Расследования авиакатастроф, التحليق إلى المجهول, Haverikommissionen, Det bästa av Haverikommissionen, Letecké katastrofy, Air Crash Investigation, Uçak Kazası Raporu, 空中浩劫, Air Emergency, Air Disasters, Mayday: Air Disaster, Air Crash Investigation, Air Crash Investigation |
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| First Air Date | 2003-09-03 |
| Last Air Date | 2025-05-26 |
| Number of Episodes | 236 |
| Number of Seasons | 26 |
| Genres | Documentary, Drama, Crime, |
| Networks | 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic, |
| Casts | Stephen Bogaert |
| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 1 Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548) Fight to the Death (British European Airways Flight 548)
2013-12-16Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 2 Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90) Disaster on the Potomac (Air Florida Flight 90)
2013-12-23Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 3 Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706) Speed Trap (Hughes Airwest Flight 706)
2013-12-30Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 4 Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587) Queens Catastrophe (American Airlines Flight 587)
2014-01-06Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 5 Lost in Translation (Crossair Flight 498) Lost in Translation (Crossair Flight 498)
2014-01-13Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 6 Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870) Massacre Over the Mediterranean (Aerolinee Itavia Flight 870)
2014-01-20Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 7 Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121) Terror in Paradise (Air Moorea Flight 1121)
2014-01-27Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 8 Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T) Imperfect Pitch (XL Airways Germany Flight 888T)
2014-02-03Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 9 Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42) Into the Eye of the Storm (Hurricane Hunters NOAA42)
2014-02-10Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
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Mayday Season 13 :Episode 10 Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32) Titanic in the Sky (Qantas Flight 32)
2014-02-17Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
