Jumbo Plane Crash: Lands in Sea, Two Dead
News Context
At a glance
- * Incident: A Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into the waters of Hong Kong's bay during a landing attempt.
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* Incident: A Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed into the waters of Hong Kong’s bay during a landing attempt.
* Response: Rescue operations were launched, involving boats and helicopters.
* Deviation: Flight monitoring data shows the aircraft strongly deviated to the left after impact.
* Affected Flight: A Cathay pacific flight (CX851) from San Francisco had to abort its landing and attempt a new one.
* Evacuation: Emergency slides were used to evacuate the aircraft.
* Airport Status: Flights at Hong Kong airport were not significantly affected. The northern runway (3,800 meters) was temporarily closed for safety inspections but the south and center lanes remained operational.
