Posted on 01/15/2023 3:39:20 PM PST by BenLurkin
A group of five friends on holiday can be heard laughing on a Facebook live stream as the plane comes into land at an airport in Nepal.
His phone kept broadcasting and captured the moment the plane crashed and was engulfed by fire.
Footage shows him filming out of the window while one of his friends can be heard saying “it’s a lot of fun” as the rooftops of the city can be seen below.
The landing seems routine until suddenly the screen turns orange and screams are heard as the cabin appears to shake.
Sonu’s phone keep broadcasting as crashing noises are heard and then the cabin is consumed by fire.
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Supposedly airport is new; just opened this year! I wonder if that has anything to do with the crash?
From the brief film clip of the landing approach, my guess is it was too slow and left wing stalled sending all souls into unrecoverable spin.
Correct and too close to ground to recover.
A bird strike could have caused it as well but I didn't see a flame-out from the ground video. Flame-out doesn't ALWAYS occur from a bird strike, however.
Mr.GG2 who is a former pilot said when that stall warning goes off its really hard to remember not to pull up on the yoke.
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