‘Mayday, mayday, my engines have failed’: Reasons planes crash

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A Nigerian Air Force ATR-42 aircraft used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance operations has crashed, prompting renewed discussion about causes of aircraft accidents. The article outlines pilot distress calls and general reasons planes may crash, but provides few details about the specific incident.

By Dickson Omobola “Mayday, mayday”! Those are the words associated with pilots experiencing distress with their planes during flight and the words are usually uttered to air traffic controllers for help.The crash of a Nigerian Air Force, NAF, ATR-42 aircraft, a twin-engine turboprop configured for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, ISR, operations, has raised fresh questions […] The post ‘Mayday, mayday, my engines have failed’: Reasons planes crash appeared first on Vanguard News.