In the early morning of May 9, 2024, a Boeing 737 passenger plane of Boeing Airlines had an accident just after taking off from the airport, and then the plane slid off the runway against the ground, and the plane caught fire.
What happened to Boeing lately? In just two days, there were three plane accidents in succession, with failed takeoffs, rushing off the tarmac, explosions and fires.
Every accident makes people sound so shocking, what is the reason for these planes, one after another?
Boeing 737-300 takeoff accident
According to media reports, on May 9, 2024, a Boeing 737-300 plane with 78 passengers on board took off from the Senegalese capital airport, after which the plane suddenly had an accident.
In the take-off stage, the plane burst into flames, and the captain organized the passengers to evacuate in time, and with the efforts of the crew, the escape ladder was opened with difficulty.
Through the exposed scene footage, we can see that the plane is still burning and billowing smoke, the passengers are frightened and panicked, no one knows whether the plane will explode, and they are desperately trying to escape from the escape ladder.
The scene was a mess, the passengers were in a mess, and the sound of flames erupting from time to time would be heard, but in the end all the passengers and crew escaped, but many people were injured.
According to the news, 11 people were injured in the accident, including four seriously injured passengers.
The cause of the accident is under investigation into the cause of the Boeing plane, which belongs to Senegalese Airlines, and the airport involved is temporarily closed for unknown hours.
Boeing 737-300 aircraft
In 1981, the development of the Boeing 737-300 aircraft officially began, and in just three years, the development, final assembly, and test flight work were completed.
From 1990 to 2014, in the 24 years of the aircraft developed by American Airlines, a total of 20 major accidents occurred, resulting in 714 deaths due to aircraft accidents.
One of the most serious air crashes caused by this aircraft occurred in the Guilin area of the mainland, and the accident was called the Guilin Air Disaster, and on November 24, 1992, the plane suddenly lost control during landing.
The captain tried his best to change the situation, but at this time the plane was no longer operational, and 20 kilometers away from the airport, it crashed into a cliff, and finally 141 people on board were killed.
After the accident, an investigation found that the Boeing 737-300 aircraft failed to achieve a faulty right-engine autothrottle during the descent, resulting in serious inconsistencies in the thrust of the left and right engines.
This is the main reason for the tragic accident, which shows that the aircraft still has many deficiencies in terms of safety performance, otherwise it would not have had 20 major accidents in 24 years.
Boeing 737-800 landed with a flat tire
On May 9, 2024, a Boeing 737-800 passenger plane landed in Antalya Province, Turkey, and according to the Turkish Ministry of Transport, the plane had an accident when it landed, and the plane taxied close to the ground for a long time before stopping.
When the plane stopped, the captain quickly evacuated the 184 passengers on board, and it was reported that the flight belonged to a domestic airline in Turkey.
When the flight landed, the landing tire suddenly burst, which caused the entire landing gear to be crushed and deformed, but fortunately, there were no casualties in this accident and no damage to the airport.
Frequent accidents occur in the aircraft of the Boeing family, which also brings many negative effects to the Boeing aircraft,
Boeing 737-800 airliner
In 1998, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, developed by the United States, was delivered to the first customer.
Compared with the 737-300, the Boeing 737-800 aircraft has a larger passenger capacity and can provide more cost-effective performance for airlines from all over the world, so many countries soon began to import this aircraft.
Unexpectedly, the accident rate of this aircraft is still not low, between 2006 and 2016, in ten years, this aircraft had 11 major accidents, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
In 2010, Ethiopian Airlines' aircraft took off from Beirut to Ethiopia, and everything worked fine after the plane took off.
Unexpectedly, just five minutes after takeoff, contact with the airport tower was lost, and then it was learned that after the plane took off, it was ignited due to a malfunction.
The plane crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, and the crew of 83 passengers in the crash could not be reached after a long period of contact.
In May of the same year, Air India, this aircraft also had a disaster, and the number of victims was very large, this air crash was not caused by the quality of the aircraft, but the cause of the Indian captain's improper operation.
On the morning of May 22, 2010, the Boeing 737-800 plane crashed while landing at an airport in southern India, because the plane failed to land accurately at the intended landing site.
As a result, the plane rushed out of the runway and crashed into the protective separation wall of the airport, and after a violent collision, a raging fire ignited, and the plane instantly cracked a big hole.
The Indian air crash caused 158 people to be killed, and because the Indian airport rescuers did not arrive in time, only 8 people were rescued, and one of the children died due to the lack of timely rescue.
In the end, the Indian air crash caused 159 people and deaths, causing quite a stir in the international community.
Boeing 767 freighter landing accident
According to CCTV, on May 8, 2024, a Boeing 767 cargo plane of an American express company had an accident while landing at an airport in Turkey.
When the landing gear could not be opened normally, an emergency landing operation was completed at a Turkish airport, and the landing was thrilling, but fortunately there were no casualties among the people on board.
When the Boeing 767 cargo plane flew over the airport control tower at low altitude, the tower staff observed that the landing gear was indeed not lowered, and the crew was still unable to open the landing gear after many attempts.
The crew had no choice but to make an emergency landing without a landing gear, and we can clearly see through the video that the first half of the aircraft was the first to touch the ground.
Then the plane taxied for a long time, and because there was no landing gear, it could only rub against the ground, and the entire fuselage was rubbed on the runway, and many sparks occurred.
After several hundred meters of taxiing, the plane finally stopped on the runway, and by this time the plane was already smoking due to the long friction against the ground.
A number of fire trucks waiting on the sidelines rushed up in an instant, successfully controlling the situation and preventing the fire, and the airline to which the plane belonged said that the cause of the accident has not yet been identified.
Turkish airport officials said there was no guarantee when the plane would leave the airport, and that the airline would make a decision on what to do with the plane until the accident investigation was completed.
According to sources, the aircraft has been working for 10 years and is an aircraft owned by FedEx.
Boeing 767 freighter
In 1986, the first delivery of the Boeing 767 freighter was completed, with a total length of 54.94 meters, which is considered a very large existence, with a cargo capacity of 114 cubic meters.
If this aircraft is used to carry people, it can carry 218-351 people, and the internal space is very sufficient, and it can fly 870 kilometers per hour, which is relatively fast among transport aircraft.
According to the Global Times, on February 24, 2019, a Boeing 767 cargo plane bound for Houston unfortunately crashed on the way, with three crew members on board.
U.S. aviation executives released a message saying that the plane that was killed first took off from Miami Airport, and everything was normal at first, and then suddenly lost radar and radio contact.
After receiving the alarm from the message, the U.S. Federal Administration determined the location of the last missing contact, and dispatched many airships and diving teams to carry out search and rescue missions.
The sergeant in charge of the search and rescue mission said:
"Most of the wreckage of the plane was found at the crash site, but it is still impossible to determine where the remains of the three people on the plane are, and there is almost nothing complete on the plane, so it is estimated that all three crew members were killed in this accident."
More than 50 passengers on the Boeing 787-9 airliner were injured
According to media reports, on March 12, 2024, a Boeing 787-9 passenger plane, taking off from Australia to New Zealand, suddenly made a sharp landing operation during the flight, resulting in injuries to more than 50 passengers.
At first, the aircraft was in normal flight and the operation dashboard was showing normal, but the plane suddenly made an emergency descent flight without prior notice.
The plane's sudden landing operation is not like an operation in the face of air flow fluctuations, and passengers feel like they have experienced a roller coaster and are suddenly thrown from the top of the mountain.
One passenger said in an interview:
"Many people were thrown out of their seats and fell off after hitting the roof of the cabin."
After the passengers were injured, the plane still did not land, and the crew medical staff could only bandage it first, and at this time there were more than a dozen ambulances on the ground at the airport, waiting for the plane to land.
When the plane landed at the airport, medical staff rushed up, according to the relevant personnel, about 50 people at the scene got off the plane and received on-site treatment from doctors, of which 13 people were in serious condition and were sent to the hospital for treatment.
After the accident, New Zealand newspapers said that the Boeing 787-9 passenger plane carried out a sharp landing and turbulence operation in the air because of "technical" problems with the aircraft, but Boeing did not make an official response to this.
It can be seen that the real cause of this accident is clear to everyone.
epilogue
It is an indisputable fact that Boeing aircraft in the United States have frequent accidents not once or twice, and now, Boeing's aircraft are declining.
Nowadays, the continent's aviation manufacturing industry has quietly risen, followed by the expansion of the scale of research and development, I believe that in less than two or three years, the mainland will be able to crush the United States in the aviation industry.