Niki Lauda: Tragedy in the Air (Lauda Air Flight 004) Mayday : Season 14 Episode 2
TV-14 National Geographic 45m
Aired: January 12th, 2015 @ 8:00 PM EST on National Geographic
On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser of the first engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 accidentally deploys in mid-flight causing the plane to spiral out of control and disintegrate about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok. All of the 223 passengers and crew die in the crash.
