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Anything is possible, but my guess is that if they were hijacked, they had a plan that went wrong. It's far more likely, and it's happened before: http://en.wik

• pcrh 13y ago
  This seems the most likely in my opinion. I wonder if the fate of Flight 961 would have been known if the captain hadn't deliberately mislead the hijackers about the direction they were flying in and landed close to a beach?
• rolux 13y ago
  Add to that list: - A depressurization event, either as a result of an accident or a botched hijacking (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helios_Airways_Flight_522) - Pilot suicide, with a somewhat unexpected signature (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_990 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EgyptAir_Flight_990) Pretty much anything is possible, indeed. However, I'd recommend this post on airliners.net for a comprehensive sanity check: http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/read.main/6027829/1/#13 http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/general_aviation/re...
  • gnaffle 13y ago
    Thanks! That's a good summary post.
• underlines 13y ago
  What i don't get: The aforementioned link to the Ethiopian water landing says: "The incident is the only true water landing of a widebody airliner with survivors." But: Wikipedia on water landing (ditching) shows a high survival rate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditching#Passenger_airplane_water_ditchings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ditching#Passenger_airplane_wat... I'm confused.
  • pjc50 13y ago
    Most of those are not "widebody airliner". The smaller the plane, the better the chances.