Shock in Alaska: Aircraft with ten people disappeared!

Shock in Alaska: Aircraft with ten people disappeared!

Unalakleet, USA - A plane with ten people on board is missing in the US state of Alaska. The Cessna Caravan disappeared on Thursday (local time) on the way from Unalakleet to Nome, while it dipped from the radar about 20 kilometers off the coast. There were nine passengers and the pilot on board. So far, no information about the identity of the occupants is available. The authority is working on determining the last known coordinates of the flight. A coordinated search from the air and the ground is underway, in which the coast guard is also involved.

The difficult weather conditions in the region make the rescue measures significantly more difficult. White Mountain's fire brigade chief expressed hope that the machine may have landed on land. He describes the worst scenario as a disappearance on the water, which would complicate the search dramatically. In view of the recent flight accidents in the USA, in which an American Airlines machine collided with a military helicopter in Washington and shortly afterwards a medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia, the public interest is high.

past accidents and their causes

The latest incidents in air traffic throw a shadow on safety in the industry. On January 29, all 67 inmates of an American Airlines machine died during the collision with a helicopter during the landing on Washington. Another fatal misfortune occurred two days later when a medical transport jet crashed in Philadelphia; All six occupants died again and one person on the ground was killed.

These incidents reflect a worrying reality. Studies show that pilot errors, technical breakdowns and weather conditions represent the main causes of aircraft accidents. In fact, about 58% of accidents are due to human failure. Important factors are fatigue and inadequate communication in critical situations. Technical errors directly, for example maintenance defects, follow with 17% in the causes of the accident, while weather conditions contribute to around 6% of the accidents. Some of the most serious aircraft accidents in history, such as the tragic crash of the Alaska Airlines flight 261 25 years ago, are also due to defects that led to a loss of 88 lives.

The constant dangers in air traffic require both thorough monitoring of the security standards and continuous training of the pilots. The incident in Alaska again shows the challenges with which the aviation industry is confronted and the need for strict security management. It is to be hoped that the search for the missing plane will be successful and that all occupants will be found safely.