Nothing on TV captures my attention more forcefully than the news about an airplane crash. And so it was on August 16, Monday when I heard the Aires airplane crash, the aircraft splitting into three sections upon landing on the runway. The news described it as a miraculous incident, saying only one person died, an elderly woman, who died not because of direct injury due to the crash but because of a heart attack. Of the 130 persons on board, 120 were injured, but fortunately alive. The plane took off from Bogota and landed on the San Andres Island Resort in Colombia.
I wanted to know the immediate cause of the crash and the news mentioned that the plane was struck by a lightning, but the pilot was able to expertly land the plane though it split into three. How the lightning affected the flight would be a matter of conjecture at this moment. There are many airplane incidents of lightning strikes and it would be informative if we are to review its history. Stay tuned for updates.
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