Russia, 1994
Russia just released the black box recordings.
"The catastrophic Aeroflot Flight 593 left everyone on board dead after the children of Captain Andrew Viktorovich Danilov were left in the cockpit, where a 15-year-old meddled with the controls"
"Aeroflot Flight 593 from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia was meant to travel to Kai Tak Airport in Hong Kong but an in-flight disaster saw the plane crash before it reached its destination.
A total of 63 passengers and 12 flight crew members were killed in the horror incident which saw captain Andrew Viktorovich Danilov hand over the controls to a child who had been given a tour of the cockpit."
"Relief Captain Kudrinsky's two children had been on board the flight and were flying on their first international trip. Most of the passengers were asleep when the captain's children were left to feel like they were "flying" the plane.
Kudrinsky's 15-year-old son manipulated the control stick for over 30 seconds with inputs up to 10kg, which contradicted the autopilot's input to keep the aircraft stable and straight."
"Kudrinksy could be heard talking to his kids on the plane's black box.
He said: "Eldar, get away. Go to the back, go to the back Eldar! You see the danger don't you? Go away, go away Eldar! Go away, go away. I tell you to go away!"
As they were getting into difficulties first officer Igor Vasilyevich Piskaryov urged Kudrinsky to give 'full power' to the doomed jet.
The last thing the radio heard was Kudrinsky saying: "Get out now! All is normal! Pull up gently, gently I say!" The radio then cuts out."
"A non-audible warning light was missed by the captain as he and the co-pilot scrambled to regain control. Though the pair regained control and recovered from the 90 degree angle dive it caused an overcorrection which led to a vertical climb.
Because of this the plane stalled and dropped its altitude, spinning beneath the minimum safe height for a flight over mountainous terrain. Novokuznetsk air traffic control had been waiting for updates on the flight path but received nothing more."
It hit the ground at 160mph.
Last words of pilot who let kids control plane before horror crash killed 75
The catastrophic Aeroflot Flight 593 left everyone on board dead after the children of Captain Andrew Viktorovich Danilov were left in the cockpit, where a 15-year-old meddled with the controls
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