Five Most Mysterious Plane Crashes in Recent History
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4. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571
Also known as Flight Andes, this chartered flight carrying 45 people including the rugby union team and their relatives and families crashed in the Andes Mountains of South America on October 13, 1972. More than a quarter of the passengers died and several others quickly succumbed to cold and injuries, while 16 survived.
The cause of the accident was allegedly due to bad weather which resulted in co-pilot Lagurara misreading flight instructions. He thought the plane had reached Curico when it was still far away. The plane, which had already descended, then crashed into the mountain.
5. Adam Air 547
Adam Air
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This plane flew from Jakarta and then took a one-hour transit in Surabaya and ended up in Manado. It was supposed to arrive at Sam Ratulangi Airport at 4:14 pm in Central Indonesian Time on January 1, 2007. But the plane reportedly lost contact with the air traffic controller (ATC) of Makassar Hasanuddin Airport at 2:53 pm in Central Indonesian Time. But the plane never landed in Manado.
The black box was only found on the 25th day of the search in the waters of Majene, West Sulawesi. The incident claimed 102 lives consisting of 96 passengers and 6 crew members.
The National Transportation Safety Commission (KNKT) stated that the cause of the accident was caused by bad weather, damage to the inertial navigation system aids, and pilot performance failure in dealing with emergencies. Until now, the location of Adam Air is still a mystery, only fragments of the fuselage continue to be found.
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