Summary
A Swiftair cargo plane operated by DHL crashed near Vilnius, Lithuania, killing a Spanish crew member and injuring three others. The plane skidded into a house but caused no ground casualties.
Authorities are investigating the cause, with no evidence of foul play yet. Lithuanian officials haven’t ruled out sabotage amid heightened concerns over Russian-linked incidents in Europe.
Weather and mechanical issues are also being examined.
The 31-year-old Boeing 737 crashed 1.5 kilometers from the runway during its approach, and black box data will be key to determining the cause.
There were houses within skidding distance of the runway?
Edit: Okay, they completely overshot the entire airport, that makes more sense.
Another reason not to live next to an airport.
They were a mile short of the runway according to the aviation safety network, but your point still stands.
Apart from the whole Boeing fiasco, it really feels like unforced aviation disasters have been increasing in recent years.
I think that’s mostly due to increased reporting on every single incident. The news knows it captures people’s attention, so there’s worldwide reporting on what used to be solely local news.
Being a cargo plane, maybe there was a cargo shift. There was a famous 747 crash due to this
Saw DHL and thought maybe it was an A300. Nope, Boeing. Too early to say but it doesn’t look good on Boeing.
It’s 31 years old, being a Boeing has nothing to do with it.
Boeing had QC issues since the queen of the skies, and especially throughout and after the merger, not just with the initial build but service and retrofits too. This has been a systemic issue since '87. Just because you and the rest of the downvoters don’t know better doesn’t mean it’s not true.
It didn’t come off the factory floor a month ago.
If I crash my 31 year old Toyota are you to say “well, it was a Toyota”. Or are you going to think driver error, poor conditions, maintenance issue?
