The captain accepted Halifax, was given radar vectors for the 2,682m-long main runway, 06/24, and began to descend and dump fuel in preparation for landing. Sixteen minutes later the aircraft crashed into the sea, killing all 215 passengers and 14 crew on board, according to a succinct summary of the tragedy released by the Canadian Transportation Safety Board 18h after the acciden at night on 2 September off the coast of Nova Scotia.Īt the time of the "Pan" call ("Pan, Pan, Pan" is the spoken code indicating an emergency one grade below "Mayday"), the aircraft was cruising at 33,000ft (10,000m) and had just been handed over by the New York ATCC to Moncton.Īs well as reporting smoke, the captain requested a diversion to Boston, but was immediately advised to go to Halifax because it was closer - respective ranges were 305km (190nm) and 78km. The crew of Swissair's Boeing MD-11 flight SR111 made a "Pan" emergency call to Canada's Moncton air traffic control centre (ATCC), reporting smoke in the cockpit.
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