Discover
Hold on to your seat! Each of the six episodes of this white-knuckled, thrilling series feature detailed re-enactments of a real-life air emergencies. Using cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitness accounts and interviews with aviation experts, Mayday: Air Disasters provides an exciting and compelling look at the critical moments before, during and after these catastrophes and near-misses.
Original Release
08/06/2003 on NGEO
US Release
09/03/2003
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jonathan Aris | Narrator / Narrator (Nat Geo) / Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Narrator - UK version |
| Stephen Bogaert | Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Narrator & Michael Origel - Co-Pilot / Michael Origel / Captain Jack Gandy / American Airlines 1420 - First Officer Origel / (voice) |
| John Cox | Self - Aviation Analyst / Self - Aviation Consultant / Self - Air Safety Consultant / Self / Self - Former Airline Pilot / Self - Aviation Expert / Self - ALPA Investigator |
| John Nance | Self - Aviation Safety Analyst / Self - Aviation Analyst / Self / Self - Aviation Analyst, ABC News / Self - Aviation Expert / Self - ABC News Aviation Analyst |
| Gregory Feith | Self / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - National Transportation Safety Board Investigator / Self - Lead NTSB Investigator / Self - Former National Transportation Safety Board Lead Investigator / Self - Crash Investigtor / Self - Aviation Safety Consultant / Self - Aviation Expert / Self - Air Crash Investigator |
| Robert Benzon | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Lead NTSB Investigator / Self / Self - NTSB Investigator-in-Charge / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - Air Safety Investigator, NTSB |
| Ron Schleede | Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self / Self - NTSB Chief Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator |
| Bob Macintosh | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSC Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator, Birgenair 301 / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Investigator in Charge, NTSB / Self - Former UN Pilot / Self - Former Investigator, NTSB |
| Tom Haueter | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Lead Investigator / Self |
| David Learmount | Self - Aviation Analyst / Self - Editor, 'Flight Global' Magazine / Self - Editor, Glightglobal Magazine / Self - Aviation Safety Analyst / Self - Aviation Consultant / Self / Self - Safety Editor, Flight Global / Self - Flight Safety Editor, Flight Global |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | |
| 2 | Disaster At Dutch Harbor | |
| 3 | Deadly Departure | |
| 4 | Without Warning | |
| 5 | Eleven Deadly Seconds | |
| 6 | Fight For Survival | |
| 7 | Pitch Battle | |
| 8 | Under Fire | |
| 9 | Lost Star Footballer | |
| 10 | Deadly Directive |
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Directors
Tim Wolochatiuk, Mark Mainguy, Su Rynard, George D'Amato, James Hyslop, Karl Jason, Ian Robertson, Michael Sinyi, Larry Bambrick, P.J. Naworynski, Phil Comeau, Andy Webb, John LaRose, Trevor Cornish, Jim Donovan, Michael Douglas, Rodney Gibbons, Phil Desjardins, Gary Lang, Mike Douglas, Chantal Hebert, Bernard Vaillot, Gary Long, Michael Barnes, Douglas Williams, Anita Ayres, Jim Kaufman, Antony Anderson, Nigel Levy, Michael Jorgensen, Greg Lanning, Bryn Higgins, Marcus Valentin, Leo Singer, Doug Crosbie, Rob Kaplan, Jonathan Dent
Writers
Ian Connacher, Leslie Cote, Doug Crosbie, Alex Bystram, Carl Knutson, Christopher Blow, Greg Gransden, Larry Bambrick, Julia Nunes, Armen Kazazian, Mike Sheehan, Marco Avolio, Greg Beer, Alix MacDonald, Corey Shurge, Andrew Weir, Gary Lang, Andrew Kaufman, Lara Fitzgerald, Phil Desjardins, Tim Conrad, Antony Anderson, John LaRose, Christopher Gagosz, Leo Singer, Benjamin Tucker, Denis Seguin, Peter St. Laurent, Jeff Sturge, Phil Comeau, Svet Rouskov, Michael Sheehan, James Battiston, Dave Bene, David Bedard, Andy Webb, Brian D. Young, Brenda Newman, Bernard Vaillot, David Darlow, Gail Gallant, Gary Long, Chantal Hebert, Jonathon Link, Dennis Murphy, David P. Bedard, Charles E. Anderson, Michael Jorgensen, Mark Van de Ven, Tim Wolochatiuk, Brad Wetherly, Tanya Blake, Laurel Baker, Christine Alexiou, Colin Dawson, Peter Findlay, Robert Eaton, Richard O'Regan, Eric Weinthal
Creators
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jonathan Aris | Narrator / Narrator (Nat Geo) / Self - Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Narrator - UK version |
| Stephen Bogaert | Narrator / Narrator (voice) / Narrator & Michael Origel - Co-Pilot / Michael Origel / Captain Jack Gandy / American Airlines 1420 - First Officer Origel / (voice) |
| John Cox | Self - Aviation Analyst / Self - Aviation Consultant / Self - Air Safety Consultant / Self / Self - Former Airline Pilot / Self - Aviation Expert / Self - ALPA Investigator |
| John Nance | Self - Aviation Safety Analyst / Self - Aviation Analyst / Self / Self - Aviation Analyst, ABC News / Self - Aviation Expert / Self - ABC News Aviation Analyst |
| Gregory Feith | Self / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - National Transportation Safety Board Investigator / Self - Lead NTSB Investigator / Self - Former National Transportation Safety Board Lead Investigator / Self - Crash Investigtor / Self - Aviation Safety Consultant / Self - Aviation Expert / Self - Air Crash Investigator |
| Robert Benzon | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Lead NTSB Investigator / Self / Self - NTSB Investigator-in-Charge / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - Air Safety Investigator, NTSB |
| Ron Schleede | Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self / Self - NTSB Chief Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator |
| Bob Macintosh | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSC Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator, Birgenair 301 / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge / Self - Investigator in Charge, NTSB / Self - Former UN Pilot / Self - Former Investigator, NTSB |
| Tom Haueter | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Lead Investigator / Self |
| David Learmount | Self - Aviation Analyst / Self - Editor, 'Flight Global' Magazine / Self - Editor, Glightglobal Magazine / Self - Aviation Safety Analyst / Self - Aviation Consultant / Self / Self - Safety Editor, Flight Global / Self - Flight Safety Editor, Flight Global |
| Malcolm Brenner | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Psychologist / Self - NTSB Human Performance Expert / Self - Human Performance Investigator / Self - Former Senior Investigator, NTSB / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Psychologist / Self - NTSB Human Performance Investigator |
| Barry Strauch | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Former NTSB Investigator / Self / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Psychologist / Self - NTSB Human Performance Investigator / Self - NTSB Accident Investigator |
| Richard Rodriguez | Self / Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Lead Investigator / Self - NTSB Operations Investigator / Self - Former Investigator, CAB |
| Von Flores | Lead Investigator / KNKT Investigator Nurcahyo / Garuda 152 First Officer Zuwaldi / First Officer Tata Zuwaldi / Ed Reyes - Captain / Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah |
| Todd Curtis | Self - Aviation Analyst / Self - Aviation Safety Analyst / Self - Aviation Safety Expert |
| Dennis Grossi | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Flight Recorder Specialist / Self - NTSB Flight Recorder Investigator / Self - Flight Recorder Specialist |
| Al Dickinson | Self - NTSB Investigator / Self - Retired NTSB Investigator / Self - NTSB Investigator in Charge |
| Dale Yim | Medan Air Traffic Controller / First Officer Yoon / Eddie Ho / Captain Lee Kang Kuk / Air Traffic Controller / Air France 358 - Eddie Ho |
| Thom Marriott | NTSB Investigator Bob Benzon / NTSB Investigator Benzon / Jim Donnelly / Investigator Bob Benzon / Investigator Benzon |
| Jon De Leon | NTSC Investigator / Indonesian Investigator / First Officer Harvino / First Officer Cyrano / Engineer / DFW Controller |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Alex Bystram | Executive Producer |
| Simon Lloyd | Executive Producer |
| Glen Salzman | Executive Producer |
| John Vandervelde | Executive Producer |
| Katherine Buck | Executive Producer |
| Suzanne Chapman | Executive Producer |
| Rod Parker | Executive Producer |
| Andre Barro | Executive Producer |
| Samantha Linton | Executive Producer |
| Greg Lanning | Executive Producer |
| Michael McNally | Executive Producer |
| Larry Bambrick | Executive Producer |
| Sue Davidson | Executive Producer |
| Bernard Vaillot | Executive Producer |
| Dean Perlmutter | Executive Producer |
| Stephen Hunter | Executive Producer |
| Iain Riddick | Executive Producer |
| Simon Young | Executive Producer |
| David Darlow | Executive Producer |
| Heather Williamson | Executive Producer |
| J.C. Mills | Executive Producer |
| Gail Gallant | Executive Producer |
| Tom Parkhouse | Executive Producer |
| Carolyn Payne | Executive Producer |
| Bryn Higgins | Executive Producer |
| Katherine Buck | Executive Producer |
| Bruce Glawson | Executive Producer |
| Char Serwa | Executive Producer |
| Tom Adams | Executive Producer |
| Jenny Apostal | Executive Producer |
| Lana Pitkin | Producer |
| Kim Bondi | Producer |
| Jesús Montero | Producer |
| Alix MacDonald | Producer |
| Alex Bystram | Producer |
| Peter Skrzypczak | Producer |
| Dean Perlmutter | Producer |
| Leslie Cote | Producer |
| Martin Pupp | Producer |
| John Vandervelde | Producer |
| Katherine Buck | Producer |
| Léon G. Arcand | Producer |
| Larry Bambrick | Producer |
| Kenton Vaughan | Producer |
| Marco Avolio | Producer |
| Lauren Hugh | Producer |
| Doug Crosbie | Producer |
| Ed Sayer | Producer |
| Samir Kashyap | Producer |
| David Darlow | Producer |
| Dominique Dreyer | Producer |
| Michel Rager | Producer |
| Dan Hughes | Producer |
| Sherri Rufh | Producer |
| Kathryn Liptrott-Galligan | Producer |
| Bryn Higgins | Producer |
| Sonya Buyting | Producer |
| Donna Luke | Producer |
| Edward Wilkinson-Latham | Producer |
| Exan Auyoung | Producer |
| Jenny Apostal | Producer |
| Greg Lanning | Producer |
| Samara Truster | Producer |
| Rita Medynsky | Producer |
| Marianna Yarovskaya | Producer |
| Bailey Stead | Producer |
| Robin Murphy | Producer |
| Glen Salzman | Producer |
| Carolyn Jacob | Producer |
| Malcolm Davidson | Producer |
| Liette Michaud | Producer |
| Greg Gransden | Producer |
| Brooke Maloney | Producer |
| Greta Knutzen | Producer |
| Leo Singer | Producer |
| Chantal Hebert | Producer |
| Vincent Gosselin | Producer |
| France Nault | Producer |
| Mary Moreau | Producer |
| Itay Heled | Producer |
| Kate Allan | Producer |
| Louis Taylor | Producer |
| Rick Pinter | Producer |
| Anne Samson | Producer |
| Claire McNabb | Producer |
| Hereward Pelling | Producer |
| Isabelle Bourduas | Producer |
| Ramy Romany | Producer |
| Kelda Deike | Producer |
Editors
