Chilling final sound heard before pilot and daughter die in plane crash | World | News
The last chilling sound heard on the radio before the pilot and his daughter died in the plane crash has been revealed. Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena Wurm, 22, were going to Jamaica to deliver aid to victims of the epidemic. Hurricane Melissa when is the flight Crashed into the lake in Coral SpringsNovember 10 in Florida.
The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed what air traffic controllers heard during the flight aeroplane He was included in the first report on the tragedy. The board detected heavy breathing and grunting sounds coming from the plane.
It has not been confirmed what made the noises and the cause of the crash will not be known until the investigation’s findings are released, expected next year.
The missionary Beechcraft King Air jet was flying past homes, narrowly missing before crashing into a lake in a residential neighborhood in suburban Fort Lauderdale.
The NTSB report raised questions about whether the plane was overloaded, but investigators have not yet determined whether that was the case.
In the report, the NTSB says a missionary group Mr. Wurm founded, called Ignite the Fire, planned to load 1,000 pounds of supplies onto the plane, including a generator.
But when they arrived at the airport, the pilot had already loaded nearly 200 pounds of gear. The pilot checked the stated weight of everything in the report as the report was being loaded, but did not weigh the items, the report said.
The generator was connected to the back while other materials were stacked on the seats in the cabin. The pilot left some items behind for a future flight.
But the NTSB said the plane didn’t get very far from the Fort Lauderdale airport before it began to descend sharply after leveling off at 4,000 feet. The plane reached a speed of 270 knots before crashing.
Security cameras recorded the final moments of the flight; The plane’s nose was pointing down 45 degrees before it crashed into the water. The plane broke apart due to the impact.
It was recently overhauled with new interior trim and avionics after being purchased by its current owner in February last year, the NTSB said.
In the week before the crash, the plane had made four more trips to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa.
The powerful Category 5 storm reached Jamaica on October 28, equaling the strongest Atlantic hurricane in history.
Hurricane Melissa also caused damage in Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic, prompting aid organizations to take action.
After the crash, the Wurm family was passionate about humanitarian work and their Christian faith, Ignite the Fire said.
The group founded by Mr. Wurm is “dedicated to empowering youth through missions and evangelism in the Caribbean,” it said.
