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Post by masterplan200 on Aug 15, 2005 1:24:00 GMT -5
All 121 passengers and crew were killed when a Cypriot airliner crashed into a mountainous area near Athens today after the pilots apparently fell unconscious after a drop in cabin pressure. The only piece of Helios Airways flight ZU522 that remained intact was the tail section of the jet and debris was strewn in a chasm and surrounding hills. Bodies, clothing, and luggage were scattered around the wreckage, which triggered brush fires. The flight, carrying 115 passengers and six crew, was headed from Larnaca, Cyprus, to Athens international airport when it crashed into a mountainous area north of Athens at about 12.05pm (1005BST). The Boeing 737 was due to fly on to Prague in the Czech Republic.
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Post by Kamikazi on Aug 15, 2005 1:30:52 GMT -5
Oh my...
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Post by masterplan200 on Aug 15, 2005 1:34:15 GMT -5
What I was thinking when I first heard last night was the heating failed, in the air it can get below 0 degrees celsius (don't ask me Farenheit) quite quickly
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Post by Kamikazi on Aug 15, 2005 1:41:44 GMT -5
It says they lost cabin pressure though At that altitude the air's too thin to breathe, hence the oxygen masks Or you could take the Fight Club look at oxygen masks
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Post by nyr401994 on Aug 17, 2005 22:39:41 GMT -5
very sad.
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