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Fear of Landing
DECEMBER 13, 2024
On the 25th of November 2024, a Boeing 737-400 crashed on final approach to Vilnius airport with one fatality. The flight departed normally from Leipzig Halle Airport at 02:08 UTC (03:08 local), operating as flight QY5690/BCS18D. Vilnius International Airport serves the capital of Lithuania, located just 5.9
One Mile at a Time
DECEMBER 25, 2024
J28243 took off from Baku at 03:55 UTC time and was flying to Grozny. In video footage, the plane can be seen entering a steep descent toward Aktau and even banking to the right. Thats definitely not normally how youd shoot an approach, so clearly something was very wrong at this point. Were there sudden flight control issues?
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