Mayday (2003)

S12E12 28 Seconds to Survive (Santa Barbara Airlines Flight 518)

On February 21, 2008, Santa Bárbara Airlines Flight 518, departing from Mérida, Venezuela, towards Caracas, tragically strays from its intended path and crashes into a mountainside shortly after takeoff. The disaster claims the lives of all 46 individuals aboard, including passengers and crew. Subsequent investigations revealed that the pilots neglected to complete their pre-flight checklist, resulting in the aircraft taking off with malfunctioning navigation equipment.