18 people were killed , including the two pilots and more than 100 injured when the Air India Express passenger plane repatriating Indians stranded by the Corona virus pandemic from Dubai overshot the runway in heavy rain.
And the Blame Game begins by the so called aviation experts , even before the investigation began.
The Boeing-737 flight from Dubai to Calicut International Airport was carrying 184 passengers and 6 crew members on board touched down at 7:40pm in rain and adverse wind conditions on runway 10 of Calicut airport.
The aircraft dropped into a gorge , the fuselage split into two.
Survivors of Friday's plane crash in Kerala's Kozhikode said , the aircraft's captain , who was killed helped, saved their lives as he used his presence of mind and averted a fire after the accident.
Survivors said the brave pilot and vigilant local residents averted a major tragedy. They said people rushed to the spot and retrieved them before help came in as they entered the plane ignoring the smoke and minor fire.
Officials said 38 passengers were in Kozhikode MIMS hospital , 28 in Baby Memorial Hospital and 14 in Medical college hospital
#aircrash #crash #aircraft #kozhikode #calicut #airindia #airlines #danger #tabletoprunway #airforce #aviation #dgca #india #survivor #pilot
