Deadly Solution (Indonesia AirAsia Flight 8501) Mayday : Season 16 Episode 9
TV-14 National Geographic 45m int(0)
Aired: February 6th, 2017 @ 8:00 PM EST on National Geographic
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.