The website also discovered that the aircraft was at an altitude of 17,000 feet prior to its collision, and that a “severe icing” warning had been issued at an altitude between 12,000 feet and 21,000 feet.
According to Sky News, frost issues can decrease an aircraft’s thrust, resulting in a decrease in lift and an increase in drag. These are two undesirable outcomes that should not occur in mid-air.
Before the aircraft’s catastrophic accident, a passenger on board sent a photograph to her parents, expressing her apprehension regarding the “old plane” that had her feeling “afraid of this flight.”
Footage shared online shows the plane descending at speed, not in an expected descent, but rather spiraling utterly out of control before colliding.
The cause of the aircraft’s accident remains unknown; however, the pilots’ purported statements prior to the catastrophic event were purportedly disclosed through the aircraft’s black box.
