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Mayday - Season 14 Episode 5 : Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)

Jan 01, 1970 00:46:14m

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Documentary, Drama, Crime

Seasons and episodes

Episode List

Ep 1 Choosing Sides (British Midland Flight 92)

2015-01-05

Ep 2 Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004)

2015-01-12

Ep 3 Concorde, Up in Flames (Air France Flight 4590)

2015-01-19

Ep 4 The Death of JFK Jr (Piper PA-32R-301 Saratoga II)

2015-01-26

Ep 5 Vanishing Act (Varig Flight 254)

2015-02-10

Ep 6 Accident or Assasination (Mexican Interior Ministry Learjet 45)

2015-02-17

Ep 7 No Clear Options (Manx2 Flight 7100)

2015-02-26

Ep 8 What Happened to MA370 (Malaysia Airlines Flight 370)

2015-03-01

Ep 9 Sideswiped (Copa Airlines Flight 201)

2015-03-10

Ep 10 The Final Push (FedEx Express Flight 80 & FedEx Express Flight 14)

2015-03-17

Ep 11 Death in the Arctic (First Air Flight 6560)

2015-03-24

Synopsis

On 3 September 1989, the pilots of Varig Flight 254 enter an incorrect heading into the flight computer. Instead of flying towards its destination, the aircraft flies west and after some time is over a remote area of the Amazon jungle. Attempts to reach an alternative airport are unsuccessful, and the aircraft eventually runs out of fuel. The pilot makes a belly landing in the jungle where 13 people die.