Mayday Season 9 Episode 2 Pilot vs Plane (Air France Flight 296) ( Air Date 2010-09-15 ) Genre Documentary, Drama, Crime category. Overview "On 26 June 1988, Air France Flight 296 fails to climb and crashes into trees after performing a flyby during an airshow at Mulhouse-Habsheim Airport, killing three people. The cause of this crash remains in dispute.".