flight s looseast minutes. the flight started normally with the captain apologizing for a delay. during the ascent he mentioned the copilot andreas lubitz he didn t get a chance to use the rest room. lubitz tells the captain he can take over at any time. the captain asked lubitz to prepare for landing at dusseldorf. a few minutes later, lubitz said you can go now. the captain leaves. shortly after he was gone lubitz can be heard pushing his chair back. the door clicks shut. the plane begins to descend. air traffic control calls. no answer. the captain begins banging on the door yelling for god s sake open the door. passengers scream in the background. alarm bells sound and the captain says, open the damn door. nbc news has not confirmed this account and authorities will neither confirm nor deny it. still, as the search continues, lubitz motive remains a mystery. was it a personal crisis? depression? or another medical issue?
investigation of the germanwings plane crash. german prosecutors today revealing that co-pilot andreas lubitz had been treated in the past for, quote, suicidal tendencies. prosecutors say this happened before he got his pilot license. they also say he didn t mention suicide or aggression in later visits with doctors. lufthansa says it has no knowledge of lubitz having medical issues. also today, a german newspaper has published what it says is the transcript of the plane s final moments from the cockpit voice recorder. nbc news has not confirmed the timeline, but as nbc s katy tur reports, the potential details are disturbing. reporter: 10:01, the flight started normally. the captain apologizing for a
crashed. nbc correspondent katier the has more. reporter: they still haven t found the flight data recorder but there s a chilling report citing the cockpit voice reporter purporting to say what it sounded like inside the plane during the final moments. the flight s last minutes from the cockpit voice recorder the flight started normally with the captain apologizing for a delay. during the assent he mentioned to the co-pilot that he didn t get a chance to use the restroom. lubitz tells the captain he can take over at any time. the captain asks him to prepare for landing atdusseldorf. the captain leaves and shortly after he s gone the paper says lubitz can be heard pushing his chair back and locking the door. air traffic control calls. no answer.