Mayday

Deadly Charter (2001 Aspen Gulfstream III crash)

Aired Sun, Mar 15 · 1:00 PM ET · 45 min

Facing heavy snow and a tight curfew—and with a demanding passenger in the cockpit—the pilots of a chartered private jet are determined to land at Aspen’s notoriously tricky single-runway airport. But when Gulfstream III emerges from the clouds, it misses the runway and crashes—instantly claiming the lives of all 18 people on board.