Mayday · SEASON 1

Cutting Corners

Episode 5 · 2003-10-15

★ 8.3
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Season 1Episode 5★ 8.3/10
  • Documentary
  • Drama
  • Crime

Episode overview

On January31, 2000, Alaska Airlines Flight 261's trimmable horizontal stabilizer jams and breaks free from its control system. The aircraft dives inverted into the Pacific Ocean, causing the death of all 88 on board.

45 minutes

Season 1 episodes

1. Racing the storm2003-09-03 2. Unlocking Disaster2003-09-10 3. Flying Blind2003-09-17 4. Flying on Empty2003-10-08 5. Cutting Corners2003-10-15 6. Fire on Board2003-10-22