Mayday · SEASON 9
Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)
Episode 4 · 2010-09-29
- Documentary
- Drama
- Crime
Episode overview
On 1 February 1991, USAir Flight 1493 collides with a waiting SkyWest Airlines aircraft on the runway, killing 34 people. An air traffic controller mistakenly assigned the inbound Flight 1493 to land on a runway where SkyWest Flight 5569 was waiting to take off.
45 minutes
Season 9 episodes
1. Panic on the Runway (British Airtours Flight 28M)2010-09-08
2. Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296)2010-09-15
3. Alarming Silence (Northwest Airlines Flight 255)2010-09-22
4. Cleared for Disaster (USAir Flight 1493)2010-09-29
5. Target Is Destroyed (Korean Air Lines Flight 007)2010-10-06
6. Cold Case (Air Ontario 1363 and USAir 405)2010-10-13
7. The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)2010-10-20
8. Cracks in the System (Chalk's Ocean Airways Flight 101)2010-10-27
