China Airlines 747 SUDDEN Disappearance | Scratching The Surface | Mayday: Air Disaster

25. May 2002 - Twenty minutes after takeoff from Taipei, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from the radar. A massive rescue operation is launched, but no survivors are found. What small problem from 20 years ago caused the plane to crash? Want to see more Mayday full episodes? Watch them here: https://bit.ly/3vYH6wJ Watch more aviation disaster videos here: https://bit.ly/3KKZLDk Mayday: Air Disaster - from Season 7 Episode 1 "Scratching the Surface": Twenty minutes after taking off from Taipei, a China Airlines 747 suddenly disappears from radar. A massive rescue mission is launched — but all 225 passengers and crew are dead. After ruling out both a bomb and a gas tank explosion, investigators are stumped. They examine hundreds of pieces of wreckage, until they uncover a single piece of the hull which solves the riddle. The destruction of Flight 611 began with a much smaller problem — twenty years in the past. Climb into the cockpit for an experience you won’t soon forget. Using news footage, interviews and gripping reenactments, MAYDAY 7 investigates aviation disasters to find out what went wrong and why. Now in its seventh season, the series takes viewers on eight more ill-fated flights. Based on cockpit voice recorders, eyewitness accounts, and accident reports, the series expertly recreates the pressure and tension of being in the cabin and the cockpit. MAYDAY 7 also follows survivors, family members and air crash investigators as they piece together the causes of each disaster. Whether the result of a fire on-board, automated flight systems, pilot error, or manufacturing defects, every accident offers valuable lessons about air travel, that ultimately make flying safer. MAYDAY 7 takes you to the scene of the crash like no other show. Buckle up for another season of tension-filled flying and surprising scientific investigation. Welcome to the OFFICIAL Curious? Science and Engineering YouTube Channel. Be inspired and take an exciting leap into the world of science and engineering! We've got wacky experiments, magnificent creations and special moments that will change people's lives forever. Feeling curious? Good, we've got just the channel you're looking for. Subscribe to the OFFICIAL Curious? Science and Engineering channel here: https://bit.ly/2Ygq8yx #CuriousScienceandEngineering #ScienceandEngineering #24HourBabyHospital #BigAustralia #BiggerBetterFasterStronger #ExperiMental #PlaneDisasters #PlaneCrash #Mayday #MaydayAirDisaster