While flight accidents are rare, they still occur claiming the lives of many. Nine people have died outside Orebeo in Sweden after a small aircraft used for skydiving crashed near an airport. The small propeller plane crashed near Orebro airport, about 160km west of Stockholm. The incident happened as the plane was taking off. The nine people who lost lives include the sky diver and the pilot.
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According to Emil Gustavsson, rescue leader at the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, the aircraft in question was a skydiving planeThe #Sweden police described the crash as “very serious”, but were unable to provide any more details#Orebro #Sputnik #BreakingNews pic.twitter.com/xhbsaGSnLk
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An Indonesian Boeing 737 Passenger Plane Vanished Over Sea
Boeing has been hogging limelight because of the wrong reasons in recent years. There have been several deadly crashes which ultimately led to the grounding of Boeing 737 MAX. A Boeing 737-500 passenger plane had crashed into the sea in Indonesia after disappearing shortly after takeoff. It plunged 10,000ft into the ocean.
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The Passenger Airline Took Off From Indonesian Capital Jakarta
According to reports, The Sriwijaya Air passenger plane took off from Indonesian capital Jakarta en route to Pontianak lost contact after taking off. The plan had more than 62 people on board, including four crew members and two pilots. Did you know Sriwijaya Air is one of the leading domestic airlines in Indonesia?
No Survivors Found In The Deadly Crash
While there could be no survivors in the deadly crash, photos show rescue workers are pulling debris from the water searching for survivors. According to reports, fishermen found an aircraft’s suspected wreckage in waters north of Jakarta, and a search was underway. They found some cables, jeans, and pieces of metal on the water. From Australia Bushfires To Stock Market Crash, 10 Major Events That Happened In 2020.
The Flight Lost Contact Shortly After Take-Off
Sriwijaya Air said that it is still gathering more information about the flight. The flight is said to have vanished at 2.40 pm local time, moments after taking off from Soekarno-Hatta airport. The plane’s last location was in the waters of the Java Sea after which the plane lost contact. In 2018, A Boeing 737 MAX operated by Indonesian airline Lion Air crashed off Jakarta in killing all 189 onboard. The Boeing plane that crashed today is a much older model. The UAE Bans Operations Of Boeing 737 Max 8 And 9 Planes.
Could the fact that the plane was 26-year-old be the reason for the crash?