{"id":3981,"date":"2026-03-30T17:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T17:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maydayfiles.com\/episode-1-who-investigates-when-it-crashes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T19:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T19:36:22","slug":"episode-1-who-investigates-when-it-crashes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.maydayfiles.com\/en\/episode-1-who-investigates-when-it-crashes\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode 1 \u2013 Who Investigates When It Crashes?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3981\" class=\"elementor elementor-3981 elementor-3441\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-552da045 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"552da045\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-far-calendar-alt\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M148 288h-40c-6.6 0-12-5.4-12-12v-40c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v40c0 6.6-5.4 12-12 12zm108-12v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12zm96 0v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12zm-96 96v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12zm-96 0v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12zm192 0v-40c0-6.6-5.4-12-12-12h-40c-6.6 0-12 5.4-12 12v40c0 6.6 5.4 12 12 12h40c6.6 0 12-5.4 12-12zm96-260v352c0 26.5-21.5 48-48 48H48c-26.5 0-48-21.5-48-48V112c0-26.5 21.5-48 48-48h48V12c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v52h128V12c0-6.6 5.4-12 12-12h40c6.6 0 12 5.4 12 12v52h48c26.5 0 48 21.5 48 48zm-48 346V160H48v298c0 3.3 2.7 6 6 6h340c3.3 0 6-2.7 6-6z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Published on: 2025-04-07<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-microphone\" viewBox=\"0 0 352 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M176 352c53.02 0 96-42.98 96-96V96c0-53.02-42.98-96-96-96S80 42.98 80 96v160c0 53.02 42.98 96 96 96zm160-160h-16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v48c0 74.8-64.49 134.82-140.79 127.38C96.71 376.89 48 317.11 48 250.3V208c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v40.16c0 89.64 63.97 169.55 152 181.69V464H96c-8.84 0-16 7.16-16 16v16c0 8.84 7.16 16 16 16h160c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16h-56v-33.77C285.71 418.47 352 344.9 352 256v-48c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Featuring: Thomas Friesacher, Maximilian Kunz<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-clock1\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Duration: approx. 34 minutes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327836d8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"327836d8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <strong>Episode 1 of Mayday Files<\/strong>, Thomas and Max clarify one of the central questions of any aviation crisis: <strong>Who actually investigates when an accident occurs?<\/strong><br>The episode lays the technical foundation for the entire series and explains how aviation accident investigation truly works \u2013 beyond TV images, headlines, and premature blame.<\/p><p>The focus is on the <strong>roles, responsibilities, and principles<\/strong> of safety investigation: Who goes to the accident site, who secures evidence, who evaluates data, and why it&#8217;s <strong>not about blame<\/strong>, but about the <strong>why<\/strong> behind an event. Thomas provides the operational investigator&#8217;s perspective, while Max translates for those who don&#8217;t live aviation professionally every day. <\/p><p>The episode shows how a reliable situational picture gradually emerges from wreckage, data, interviews, and system understanding \u2013 and why professional accident investigation ultimately serves one primary goal: <strong>to prevent future accidents.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71e4d90b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71e4d90b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42af3faf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"42af3faf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\ud83d\udd0a Listen 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