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Old 11th Aug 2018, 17:18
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atakacs
 
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Originally Posted by Gigajoules
Well my completely non-expert take
  • They were incredibly lucky to have such a low casualty. This was not an emergency landing, just an uncontrolled crash into a dairy factory !
  • Some admin / paperwork / licensing issues that don't reflect too well on the operation but probably not contributing factor.
  • No evidence that the right hand engine developed any issue - we are still on the dark as of why they could not maintain altitude. No performance calculation provided.
  • Nice add for GOPRO...
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