Mayday · SEASON 16

Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)

Episode 9 · 2017-02-06

★ 7.8
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Episode overview

On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots.

45 minutes

Season 16 episodes

1. Deadly Silence (1999 South Dakota Learjet crash)2016-06-07 2. 9/11 The Pentagon Attack (American Airlines Flight 77)2016-06-14 3. Disaster at Tenerife (KLM 4805 and Pan Am 1736)2016-06-21 4. Deadly Detail (China Airlines Flight 120)2016-06-28 5. Deadly Detour (Proteus Airlines Flight 706)2016-07-05 6. Dangerous Approach (Trans-Colorado Airlines Flight 2286)2016-07-12 7. Murder in the Skies (Germanwings Flight 9525)2017-01-23 8. River Runway (Garuda Indonesia Flight 421)2017-01-30 9. Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)2017-02-06 10. Afghan Nightmare (National Airlines Flight 102)2017-02-13