The Superjet that was supposed to fly north towards Jakarta instead flew south and hit a mountain 11 miles from its last known position. Investigators need to understand how the plane ended up so far off course.

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Mayday: Air Disaster - From Season 18 Episode 5 "Deadly Display": On a high-stakes demonstration flight in Indonesia, a Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet slams into a mountain killing everyone on board. It’s one of the most challenging salvage operations Indonesian investigators have ever faced. And once they reach the wreckage, they must figure out how a brand new jet with an expert crew and sophisticated navigation system could crash into an infamous mountain.

Every time a plane crashes, the world takes notice. And so do the experts whose job it is to figure out what happened. Mayday 18 uncovers the truth behind the most legendary aviation disasters, and every episode features eyewitness accounts, captivating reenactments, state-of-the-art CGI, and interviews with the investigators who ultimately determined what went wrong.

This season on Mayday: Malaysia Airlines suffers a second catastrophic headline when Flight 17 is blown out of the sky in Ukrainian airspace; investigators must figure out how Virgin Galactic’s test mission ends up as a 35-mile long debris field in the desert; and, when a DC-8 plows into an auto salvage yard, investigators scour the wreckage and uncover a fatal human error.

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