Mayday

Season 17, Episode 3

Episode Title: Turning Point (Air China Flight 129)

Air Date: 2017-03-06

Overview:

Headed for South Korea's Gimhae International Airport, a Boeing 767 crashes into a hillside several miles from the runway. As the nation mourns its worst-ever air disaster, investigators face puzzling evidence: The surviving captain of Air China Flight 129 claims that everything on board was normal, but air traffic controllers testify that the crew's radio communications were anything but.