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Cypriot \"HELIOS\" airliner crash in Greece
EHM-0005 Maarten:
The captain had already turned blue (hypoxia, poisonning) when he left the cockpit, so he wasn't doing anything consiousness.
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Shivering due to poisonning (freeze-a-like) is possible, but unlikely. The bodies of the occupants were frozen according to someone who saw the whole thing happening from the ground. Terribble accident
EHM-1366 Themis:
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I just read the offical announcement from a Greek official telling that the two F16 pilots saw 2 unknown occupants trying to take control of the aircraft. He told that they could not be identified as passengers nor terrorists.
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That's what I heard a couple of hours ago, and therefore assumed the plane crashed because someone tried to land it and forced the A/P off.
The plane was making circles anti-clock wise(to the left). At the last turn it passed over KEA and then crashed near KOTRONI.
The person who tried to land the plane could be making circles to find the airport, and was turning to the left because it gives better view when sitting to the left.
The sure is that by that time the A/P via FMS navigated the plane till it reached near LGAV and then someone tried to take control. But as soon as he toughes the controls the A/P is automatically disengaged
EHM-0005 Maarten:
Could be possible indeed. How terrible, you're lost for sure when you have to take control of an aircraft but you're not pilot.
Have you heard anything about the altitude of the aircraft at the moment of interception by the fighters?
EHM-1366 Themis:
They intercepted the plane over Naxos LGNX, which is around 90 nm inbound LGAV. At that point the plane should had started descending in order to be at FL150 or so for the STAR. Therefore they should be somewhere around FL300 and FL250 if I'm correct
EHM-0005 Maarten:
mmm, ok. I am going to bed now. Let's wait tomorrow's news brings...
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