Background
Loading Player...

Mayday

S11 E3Split Decision (Arrow Air Flight 1285) 45m 2011

Sources

* Double-click a source to set as default. If video buffers, try switching sources.

Episode Synopsis

On 12 December 1985, Arrow Air Flight 1285, carrying troops of the US Army's 101st Airborne Division, stalls and crashes just seconds after taking off from Gander International Airport in Canada, killing all 256 people on board. The cause of the crash remains disputed.

Series Overview

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Episodes13 EPS