Mayday - Season 11 Episode 2 The Plane That Flew Too High (West Caribbean Airways Flight 708)
On 16 August 2005, West Caribbean Airways Flight 708 stalls while cruising and crashes in rural Venezuela during a severe thunderstorm. Investigations revealed there were no faults with the engines. Pilot error led to the stall which was misinterpreted by the crew members, who took no recovery action until it was too late.
- Genre: Documentary, Drama, Crime
- Studio: Channel 5, Discovery, Sky History, National Geographic Channel, National Geographic
- Keyword: airplane accident, airplane wreck, airplane crash, crash landing, exploding airplane, plane crash, plane, planes, plane crashes, plane accidents
- Cast: Stephen Bogaert, Jonathan Aris