The 777 descended 50 meters in 5 seconds

A Singapore Airlines Boeing 777-300 that encountered severe turbulence made a 50-meter free fall in a short time.

The machine ended up in an air pocket over Myanmar. Data shows that the 777 fell from a height of 50 meters in five seconds. The disturbance caused a significant change in gravity. The NTSB report shows that the force changed from negative 1.5 G to positive 1.5 G within four seconds, according to flight data and cockpit voice recorders. “Rapid changes in G over 4.6 seconds resulted in an elevation change of 178 feet (54 metres), from 37,362 feet to 37,184 feet.” This sequence of events likely caused injury to the crew and passengers Watchman. The NTSB is being assisted in the investigation by Singaporean investigators and representatives of Boeing and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

Influence in the cabin

There were 218 passengers and eighteen crew members on board the 777, which was bound for Singapore from London Heathrow Airport. Due to the unrest, eighteen people were admitted to hospital, while twelve people were treated there. This included spinal cord, brain and skull injuries. “The plane experienced a rapid change in gravity.” “This may have resulted in passengers being unable to put on their seatbelts in a timely manner,” Singapore’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement following the NTSB report. In addition, a 73-year-old British passenger may have died of cardiac arrest. He was allegedly not wearing a seat belt.