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Extreme Turbulence in Singapore Airlines flight 321

Fear of Landing

The report shows that the real risk is for the cabin crew. A few seconds later, at 07:49 UTC, “all hell broke loose” as passenger Andrew Davies said to CNN. The aircraft diverted to Bangkok, where it landed safely at 08:45 UTC (15:45 local time). Anyway, the seat belt light appeared.

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Mid-Air Collision over the Potomac

Fear of Landing

The collision took place at 20:48 local time (01:48 UTC) and has been reported at less than 200 feet altitude. They obviously believed that they had the CRJ700 in sight but with three aircraft inbound to DCA, a key question will be which aircraft did the helicopter crew actually have in sight. There were no survivors.

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Azerbaijan Airlines flight 8243: Shot Down Over Grozny

Fear of Landing

While data was not received for the entire flight, the ADS-B data available from 05:13 UTC demonstrates variable altitude (feet AMSL) reports of 8,000 feet dozens of times and oscillating ground speed (Knots) and vertical rate (feet per minute) values. Thirty-eight people died in the crash, including both pilots and one cabin crew member.

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