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The BBC article can be found HERE.

Thankfully, no fatalities were reported, though there were burn injuries, some serious.  Hopefully everyone will pull through.  In aviation incidents, I am always heartened by survival, as it seems to validate both safety engineering and safety procedures, not to mention that tragedy averted is always good news no matter the situation.

Best wishes to those involved,
Darrin

The BBC article can be found HERE.

Thankfully, no fatalities were reported, though there were burn injuries, some serious.  Hopefully everyone will pull through.  In aviation incidents, I am always heartened by survival, as it seems to validate both safety engineering and safety procedures, not to mention that tragedy averted is always good news no matter the situation.

Best wishes to those involved,
Darrin

The only things that really play any part are pilot training, reasonable rate of decent, the angle of impact and the terrain. The rest is luck and physics (and the All Mighty if you are a believer). The engineering only comes into play if these three things are inline. If one is missing, then game over. The safety is all about the feel good factor. When was the last time that passengers survived on mass because they donned a life jacket for example. Most people get on board and switch off, unless you are like me and have planned your escape in the event that all of the above is having a good day, but the chances are not on your side. The chances of survival are so small, that if we really thought about it, we would probably never fly again, but the chances of it actually happening are smaller still...........lucky for us

Matt

Ended up on its roof... everybody got out safely but i think its a write-off

[quote][quote]The BBC article can be found HERE.

Thankfully, no fatalities were reported, though there were burn injuries, some serious.