On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's ASI is showing the correct speed; the aircraft subsequently crashes in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots became confused and believed that both ASIs were malfunctioning, leading to loss of control of the aircraft. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers died. The cause of the disaster was believed to be a wasp that built a nest in one of the aircraft's pitot tubes, which was incorrectly left uncovered during the aircraft's extended stay at Puerto Plata airport.
| Title | Mayday - Season 5 Episode 9 : Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301) |
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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 : Dangers dans le ciel, Mayday : Alerte maximum, 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 5 :Episode 1 Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182) Explosive Evidence (Air India Flight 182)
2008-04-09Major 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 5 :Episode 2 Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981) Behind Closed Doors (American Airlines Flight 96 and Turkish Airlines Flight 981)
2008-04-16Major 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 5 :Episode 3 Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242) Southern Storm (Southern Airways Flight 242)
2008-04-23Major 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 5 :Episode 4 Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481) Dead Weight (Air Midwest Flight 5481)
2008-04-30Major 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 5 :Episode 5 Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191) Invisible Killer (Delta Air Lines Flight 191)
2008-05-07Major 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 5 :Episode 6 Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143) Gimli Glider (Air Canada Flight 143)
2008-05-14Major 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 5 :Episode 7 Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295) Fanning the Flames (South African Airways Flight 295)
2008-05-21Major 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 5 :Episode 8 Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401) Fatal Distraction (Eastern Airlines Flight 401)
2008-05-28Major 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 5 :Episode 9 Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301) Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
2008-06-04Major 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 5 :Episode 10 Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907) Phantom Strike (Gol Transportes Aéreos Flight 1907)
2008-06-11Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on...
