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MyCargo 747-400 (TC-MCL) crashed in Kyrgyzstan
Bishkek, Jan. 16 / Kabar /. Cargo airplane crashed in Kyrgyzstan due to poor visibility because of thick mist, the sources of Manas airport told Kabar Agency. The airplane Boeing 747, the flight # 6491 heading to Bishkek from Hong Kong crashed outskirts of the capital city of Kyrgyzstan on Monday early morning. the plane was to be landed at 7.20 am at Manas airport, the source said. (www.eng.24.kg) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Incident summary -- https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20170116-0
I am very sorry for the people who died there
'Wet lease' B747-412F cargo flight, the 400-series range is 7,260nm, almost 1.7x distance of Hong Kong to Istanbul. It doesn't, flies to Bishtek to refuel because lessee, Turkish Airways, wants to save a few bucks. We've seen this before.
FZFG, vv 100', rwy vis. 300'. No prudent flight crew would entertain the notion of messing with. But this crew does because, and also judging by the lack of ground fire, nearing fuel starvation, as indentured flying servants trying to earn a living.
This 747 was last recorded 150' above ground, about 160kts. Crew wouldn't be seeing the ground or anything. Aircraft tracked the runway heading the whole distance without seeing any part. FZFG is super cooled water droplets. An inaccurate term because, once collide with jet aircraft leading edges and fan blades, form ice. And the only way to avoid loss of control from ice buildup is to pitch the nose down to gain speed, conditional on having sufficient altitude. They didn't have this.
This 747 never gained positive climb. It floated out of 150' toward and impacted a community of houses. What a nightmare, all because cheap MBA suits in Istanbul didn't want to fuel up in Hong Kong.
The cause of this disaster is corporate greed and air crew slavery. All ground casualties occurred because Turkish Airlines is too cheap to pay a few measly bucks more for gas and the indentured crew have no choice but to risk everything to make a living. It's disgusting and much more frequent than appears. All it takes is bad weather or unforeseen snags, like Colombia, to expose that there are a whole lot of operators that should never fly. Rant over.
FZFG, vv 100', rwy vis. 300'. No prudent flight crew would entertain the notion of messing with. But this crew does because, and also judging by the lack of ground fire, nearing fuel starvation, as indentured flying servants trying to earn a living.
This 747 was last recorded 150' above ground, about 160kts. Crew wouldn't be seeing the ground or anything. Aircraft tracked the runway heading the whole distance without seeing any part. FZFG is super cooled water droplets. An inaccurate term because, once collide with jet aircraft leading edges and fan blades, form ice. And the only way to avoid loss of control from ice buildup is to pitch the nose down to gain speed, conditional on having sufficient altitude. They didn't have this.
This 747 never gained positive climb. It floated out of 150' toward and impacted a community of houses. What a nightmare, all because cheap MBA suits in Istanbul didn't want to fuel up in Hong Kong.
The cause of this disaster is corporate greed and air crew slavery. All ground casualties occurred because Turkish Airlines is too cheap to pay a few measly bucks more for gas and the indentured crew have no choice but to risk everything to make a living. It's disgusting and much more frequent than appears. All it takes is bad weather or unforeseen snags, like Colombia, to expose that there are a whole lot of operators that should never fly. Rant over.
Flight track: https://flightaware.com/live/flight/THY6491/history/20170115/1710Z/VHHH/UCFM
Last ADS-B position received was at altitude 2500 ft.
Last ADS-B position received was at altitude 2500 ft.
Thick Mist??????
It's called fog - FG!
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