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Mayday · S16E09

Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501)

Still from Mayday S16E09

Summary

On 28 December 2014, Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501 stalls and crashes into the Java Sea while flying through a thunderstorm, killing all 155 passengers and 7 crew members on board. The causes of the crash were a malfunction of the rudder travel limiter unit and an inappropriate response by the pilots.

Guest stars

  • Lorne Hiro as Captain Iryanto
  • Romaine Waite as First Officer Plesel
  • Redd Ochoa as NTSC Investigator
  • Lily Gao as Flight Attendant
  • Byron Abalos as Air Traffic Controller
  • Jon De Leon as Engineer