When did Mayday Season 5 Episode 9 air?
Mayday Season 5 Episode 9 aired on June 4, 2008 at 10 PM GMT.
Mayday
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.
Created by: André Barro, Bernard Vaillot
Season 5 · Episode 9
Mixed Signals (Birgenair Flight 301)
Aired Jun 4, 2008at 10PM·45m
On 6 February 1996, Birgenair Flight 301 is scheduled to fly from Puerto Plata to Frankfurt. On takeoff, the captain finds that his airspeed indicator (ASI) is not reading properly, though the co-pilot's ASI is showing the correct speed; the aircraft subsequently crashes in the Atlantic Ocean. The pilots became confused and believed that both ASIs were malfunctioning, leading to loss of control of the aircraft. All 13 crew members and 176 passengers died. The cause of the disaster was believed to be a wasp that built a nest in one of the aircraft's pitot tubes, which was incorrectly left uncovered during the aircraft's extended stay at Puerto Plata airport.
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How long is Mayday Season 5 Episode 9?
This episode runs for approximately 45 minutes.
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