At 10,000 feet the door flipped open and scores of passengers were sucked out

fwgx · 10th May 2003, 13:28

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More than 120 people were reported to have been sucked to their deaths in an extraordinary incident when the giant back door of a Russian-built transport aircraft flipped open as it flew 10,000 feet over the Democratic Republic of Congo late on Thursday.

Forty-five minutes after takeoff from the capital, Kinshasa, the plane's door slid open, catapulting bodies and baggage from its cavernous interior, according to one of the few surviving passengers.

"I think there were about 200 people on board, soldiers and their families, women and children," said Prudent Mukalayi, a soldier recovering at Kinshasa's main hospital.

"I was asleep, and then I heard people screaming. When I woke up the pilot told everyone to get to the front of the plane and there were about 40 of us, but people kept dying ... there were only about 20 survivors," said Mr Mukalayi, who said he survived having wedged himself behind a packing case before falling asleep.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/congo/stor...953212,00.html

Joel · 10th May 2003, 16:03

Oh my god.
That's terrible.
Poor people.

Wiser87 · 11th May 2003, 00:27

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But the plane has a chequered safety record, having been involved in at least 45 accidents, resulting in around 393 deaths, according to the Aviation Safety Network.

Why the hell was that plane even still flying?!?

fwgx · 11th May 2003, 01:18

More people have died on 747s but they still use them. People still drive even though thousands get injured and die every day. It's all a game of calculated risk.

ToadMan8 · 11th May 2003, 05:06

Sure beats the safety record of most cars. And people still drive those. Busses too if we're comparing mass transit vehicles. Flying is way safer than driving, even in an old Russian cargo plane

FesterHead · 11th May 2003, 09:56

Bad memory

Bilbo Baggins · 11th May 2003, 23:41

Sing along now...

"Its raining men.."

Bob the Tomato · 12th May 2003, 04:49

You are a sick, sick man/kid/girl/whatever you are, I can't tell from here.

Bilbo Baggins · 12th May 2003, 23:00

Merlin · 12th May 2003, 23:45

Be nice to him, Bob. It was actually quite a funny joke, something of a rarity for poor old Bilbo.

Bob the Tomato · 13th May 2003, 02:35

I know.

eleet-2k2 · 20th May 2003, 21:52

Fuck man, I feel sorry for them.

I'm telling you, it's crappy Russian tehcnology.... tsk tsk tsk..

apollos · 21st May 2003, 23:58

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Originally posted by Bilbo Baggins
Sing along now...

"Its raining men.."

BUHAHAHAHA

I'm sorry, that's just fucking funny

sorry about the people though

BUHAHAHAHAHAHAH

jmoschetti45 · 24th May 2003, 23:40

That was very funny but I do not think anybody was hit by the falling bodies or cargo.

10th May 2003, 16:03	#2
Joel Debian user (Forum King) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arch land Posts: 4,918	Oh my god. That's terrible. Poor people. * PC: Intel Core 2 DUO E6550 @ 2.33 GHz with 2 GB RAM: Archlinux-i686 with MATE. * Laptop: Intel Core 2 DUO T6600 @ 2.20 GHz with 4 GB RAM: Archlinux-x86-64 with MATE.

11th May 2003, 01:18	#4
fwgx Rudolf the Red. (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 9,314	More people have died on 747s but they still use them. People still drive even though thousands get injured and die every day. It's all a game of calculated risk. "We think science is interesting and if you disagree, you can fuck off."

11th May 2003, 05:06	#5
ToadMan8 Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 7	Ford Sure beats the safety record of most cars. And people still drive those. Busses too if we're comparing mass transit vehicles. Flying is way safer than driving, even in an old Russian cargo plane

12th May 2003, 23:45	#10
Merlin ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ (Forum King) Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Manchester Posts: 4,209	Be nice to him, Bob. It was actually quite a funny joke, something of a rarity for poor old Bilbo. as he faced the sun, he cast no shadow __________________

20th May 2003, 21:52	#12
eleet-2k2 Forum King Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Mobil Ave. Posts: 5,380	Fuck man, I feel sorry for them. I'm telling you, it's crappy Russian tehcnology.... tsk tsk tsk.. "Welcome to the Island of people who know too much."..."Did you really think balloons would stop him?!" See what I'm listening too.

11th May 2003, 09:56	#6
FesterHead Alumni Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Maui, Hawaii Posts: 14,103	Bad memory

11th May 2003, 23:41	#7
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,226	Sing along now... "Its raining men.."

12th May 2003, 04:49	#8
Bob the Tomato Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 258	You are a sick, sick man/kid/girl/whatever you are, I can't tell from here.

12th May 2003, 23:00	#9
Bilbo Baggins Wind Chime of the Apocalypse Join Date: May 2000 Location: The Forest Posts: 17,226

13th May 2003, 02:35	#11
Bob the Tomato Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Louisiana Posts: 258	I know.

24th May 2003, 23:40	#14
jmoschetti45 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 101	That was very funny but I do not think anybody was hit by the falling bodies or cargo.

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