Air Crash Investigations
Saturday, November 03, 2007
Tears were rolling slowly down her wrinkled face.She wiped the tombstone, fiddled with the flower arrangements that she had placed at the side just a minute ago.She stared longingly, her glance misted.Her lips trembled... she was trying to be strong."They give me 10 million, 20 million. So what? I'm lonely"SilkAir Flight 185 - 19 December 1997
From Jakarta, Indonesia to Singapore
Crashed into Sumatran river. Abrupt descent. Vertical nosedive after turning 180deg.
No survivors out of the 97 passengers and 7 cabin members on board.
There was not a complete body, body part or limb found, as the entire aircraft and passengers disintegrated upon impact.
Mummy, Ivy and I were watching
SilkAir Flight 185: Pilot Suicide? yesterday afternoon. It was a documentary outlining the tragedy that occurred 10 years ago. It wasn't just scary - it was full of conspiracy. The investigators worked on it for a long time - trying to disclose the reason behind the ill-fated journey. Some believe that it was pilot suicide - because of his background (debts etc) and also because the black box is disabled a few mintues before the crash.
But after 6-7 years, it was finally brought up in court in 2004, that it was
caused by a defective servo valve in the plane's rudder resulting in a rudder hard-over. The rudder manufacturer,Parker Hannifin was ordered to pay the three families of victims involved in that case US$44 million.
Basically, it was technical fault.
We thought it was quite unfair to blame the pilot. Haih.
The victims' families must be in deep grievance. I cannot imagine how they'd feel. The holes in their hearts.. I don't think they can ever be filled up.
Current mood: yawny and affected
Currently listening to: Zou You - Wilber Pan
Jay's new album is out :) Labels: deep thoughts, real life
6 comments:
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How horrible! Things like that normally make me want to cry so I try not to watch them. Makes you feel thankful for everything you have...
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i saw a similar documentary when i was at home....
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well, how come the company paid to 3 families only? how abot the rest?
i dont think it's the pilot's fault...a person who wants to die will not take so many innocent people with him!
yea, it's unfair to blame it on the pilot!
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my teacher ever told me theres a case sort of the pilot suicide case. But i dont know whether it's true or not. *sigh*
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Wat?!! U guys watched without me.
Cannot blame the pilot also. Accidents happen. Cannot avoid them.
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do u have to post it days before my flight back home? -.-"
there's another flight accident, which invloves two plane crashing into each other on the runway. to be blamed: terrorists in the airport, weather, pilot, overcrowded small runway.
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Haha.. postiing b4 proyboy going back. Well, that is the truth for taking planes.
How horrible! Things like that normally make me want to cry so I try not to watch them. Makes you feel thankful for everything you have...