Originally Posted by
dgordon42
Jump Seat pax getting out of a 'front seat' after sampling the B767 perhaps?
(See post #327 in this thread)
Dave.
This scenario sounds to me the most plausible explanation for this tragedy. There is a possible similarity to the RAF Voyager incident over Turkey, which was recovered because that occurred at high altitude.
The possibility of a deliberate act seems less likely when details are compared with Germanwings; in that case the pilot was alone in the cockpit, his colleague unable to return because of the security door, and, in retrospect, the pilot had a clear history of mental illness. In this case there is no suggestion that one pilot had left the cockpit, and in addition there was, exceptionally, a third person very close by, making this flight the least likely one during which to commit suicide. Of course we do not know if any of the three individuals had any relevant medical history, and that could tilt the balance of probabilities...