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The Grumman Turbo Mallard, a versatile seaplane, is popular for travel to Bimini and small islands. However, its crash on Miami Beach shocked many. Designed in the 1940s with a "wet wing" technique, investigators ponder whether structural failure or potential criminal involvement, amid rumors, caused the incident.

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Air Inter Flight #148 (Airbus A-320): January 20th, 1992 — High over France’s mountainous Alsace region, Air Inter Flight #148 starts its descent towards Strasbourg airport. An Airbus A-320, the aircraft is the world’s first fully computerized passenger plane, and while its autopilot is programmed to land on a specific runway, high winds and heavy winter weather mean the pilots must take over the controls to land on another runway. Slightly off course, a controller guides the pilots as they prepare to make a visual landing. But as they descend through the clouds, the aircraft suddenly rips through the treetops below and slams into the side of a mountain. Can rescuers locate the survivors in time? And can investigators figure out what caused the crash?

46:44 - Season 9 Episode 8 "Cracks in the System"

Chalk’s Ocean Airways Flight #101 — Grumman Turbo Mallard (sea plane) December 19th, 2005 — Destined for the Bahamas, Chalk’s Ocean Airways Flight #101 is preparing for takeoff in the waters off Miami Beach, Florida. Part plane, part speedboat, the twin turbo-prop taxis through one of the world’s busiest ports, and after a smooth takeoff, climbs towards the clouds. A minute later, however, just as the plane is leveling off, it is suddenly rocked by an explosion and, from the beach, a tourist films the aircraft’s catastrophic plunge into the ocean. Lifeguards immediately race to the crash site but there are no survivors. Eyewitness reports and the tourist video confirm one of its wings ripped off in mid-air. But can investigators determine why?

Mayday: Air Disaster is a dramatic non-fiction series that investigates high-profile air disasters to uncover how and why they happened. Mayday: Air Disaster follows survivors, family members of crash victims and transportation safety investigators as they piece together the evidence of the causes of major accidents. So climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget.

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