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‘Escaped crocodile caused plane to crash’
By Ewen Boey – October 22nd, 2010
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Could an escaped crocodile cause a plane to crash?
Could a crocodile running loose onboard a plane cause it to crash? (File photo)
A crocodile running loose onboard may have caused an August plane crash in Congo that killed 19 people.
This is according to the lone survivor of the crash, who testified that a mini-stampede took place in mid-flight when panicked passengers frantically tried to avoid the man-eating reptile, thus tilting the balance of the plane.
The survivor, whose identity has not been revealed, said that caused the pilots of the small Let-410 plane to lose control, leading to the subsequent crash.
It’s believed that the crocodile managed to escape from a bag. It’s not known why there was a crocodile on the plane in the first place.
The crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo was initially thought to have been caused by a “lack of fuel”.
According to Sky News, the British pilot who died in the crash — First Officer Chris Wilson — had previously been worried about the state of the Czech-made aircraft.
“He told me they are blacklisted by the licensing authority,” his friend Roger Bailey told British tabloid The Sun.
Tim Atkinson, of the Air Accidents Investigations branch of the Department for Transport, who is dealing with the accident from the UK, has said that the crocodile hypothesis is highly unlikely, though he “wouldn’t rule it out completely”.
He did add, however that “if this were the case, it is truly extraordinary”.
‘Escaped crocodile caused plane to crash’
By Ewen Boey – October 22nd, 2010
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Could an escaped crocodile cause a plane to crash?
Could a crocodile running loose onboard a plane cause it to crash? (File photo)
A crocodile running loose onboard may have caused an August plane crash in Congo that killed 19 people.
This is according to the lone survivor of the crash, who testified that a mini-stampede took place in mid-flight when panicked passengers frantically tried to avoid the man-eating reptile, thus tilting the balance of the plane.
The survivor, whose identity has not been revealed, said that caused the pilots of the small Let-410 plane to lose control, leading to the subsequent crash.
It’s believed that the crocodile managed to escape from a bag. It’s not known why there was a crocodile on the plane in the first place.
The crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo was initially thought to have been caused by a “lack of fuel”.
According to Sky News, the British pilot who died in the crash — First Officer Chris Wilson — had previously been worried about the state of the Czech-made aircraft.
“He told me they are blacklisted by the licensing authority,” his friend Roger Bailey told British tabloid The Sun.
Tim Atkinson, of the Air Accidents Investigations branch of the Department for Transport, who is dealing with the accident from the UK, has said that the crocodile hypothesis is highly unlikely, though he “wouldn’t rule it out completely”.
He did add, however that “if this were the case, it is truly extraordinary”.
