Mayday

Season 12, Episode 7

Episode Title: Death of the President (2010 Polish Air Force Tu-154)

Air Date: 2013-01-27

Overview:

On 10 April 2010, a Polish Air Force VIP aircraft carrying the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, his wife Maria Kaczyńska and other top officials, crashes short of the runway in a wooded area while on final approach to Smolensk North Airport in heavy fog and low visibility. All 96 passengers and crew members on board are killed.