The preliminary investigation into severe turbulence aboard a Singapore Airlines flight in which a Briton died and 71 passengers and crew were injured has found the aircraft plunged 178 feet in four seconds.
The Singapore Airlines flight hit with deadly turbulence last week traveling to Singapore from London plunged 178 feet in just 4.6 seconds, preliminary findings released Wednesday revealed.
A Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence experienced a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54m (178ft) altitude drop in four seconds, an investigation has found.
Dozens of passengers sustained injuries on a Singapore Airlines flight due to "rapid changes" in gravitational force and a sudden 54-meter altitude drop, according to a preliminary investigation. A 73-year-old British man died of a suspected heart attack, and numerous passengers were injured last week when Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 encountered severe turbulence. This turbulence forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Bangkok