Mayday · SEASON 9
The Final Blow (Air Inter Flight 148)
Episode 7 · 2010-10-20
- Documentary
- Drama
- Crime
Episode overview
On 20 January 1992, Air Inter Flight 148 flies into a peak in the Vosges Mountains while circling to land at Strasbourg Airport, killing 87 people. An error made in programing the aircraft's autopilot, combined with a sudden wind change, caused it to descend more rapidly than expected.
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
