![]() ![]() Helios insists its plane was airworthy, but Greek television has reported that the airline's fleet has had a history of technical faults. Relatives have vented fury on Helios Airways, accusing the company of allowing an unsafe aircraft to take to the skies - a charge the Cypriot carrier denies. Mr Tsolakis said the plane's black box voice recorder indicated someone had repeatedly tried to send an emergency mayday signal.Ī person wearing an oxygen mask was sitting in the pilot's seat for the final 10 minutes before the crash, the investigator said, adding that the tone of voice showed it was a man - either distressed or suffering from exhaustion.īut the emergency calls were not picked up by Athens Air Traffic Control, possibly because they were being transmitted on the wrong frequency. The catastrophic loss of cabin pressure would have exposed those on board to extreme cold and lack of oxygen.įlight 522 had been heading for Athens en route to Prague when it lost contact with air traffic controllers, sparking a security alert before it crashed. "There is proof that the engines of the plane stopped working because the fuel supply was exhausted, and that this was the final cause of the crash," said the preliminary report released on Monday. The case of the Helios Airways flight HCY522 crash during August 2005, in the Attica area, Greece, which led to the death of 121 people, Zisis Maditinos and Christos Vassiliadis are aiated with University of Macedonia. It involved a Boeing 737-300 that came down near Grammatiko in eastern Greece. Clarifications were sought from technicians on the ground. Seen in this photo is the tail of the aircraft after its crash (Reuters photo) By Dev Goswami: On Septemaround 30 passengers were left suffering nose and ear bleeds in a freak accident on a Jet Airways flight from Mumbai to Jaipur. During takeoff, just a few minutes after 9 a.m., instruments almost simultaneously gave two warnings regarding air pressure and cooling systems. Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed into a hilly area after three hours of being incommunicado. ![]() "There are indications of technical problems in the pressurisation system. The crash of Helios Airways flight 522, which took place on August 14, 2005, is one of the most unusual and shocking aviation accidents of the 21st century. Mistakes on the ground The Helios aircraft crashed because of errors made on the ground which were then not dealt with in the air. ![]()
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