"Pilot Seat Movement Suspected in LATAM Boeing 787 Nose Dive: Passenger Accounts"
TL;DR
A LATAM Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced a sudden drop during a flight to New Zealand, injuring at least 50 passengers due to a cockpit mishap believed to have been caused by a flight attendant activating a switch on the pilot's seat while serving a meal, pushing the pilot into the controls and sending the plane into a nose dive. The incident is under investigation by New Zealand's Transport Accident Investigation Commission, with Boeing ready to support investigation-related activities.
- Cockpit accident believed to be cause of nose dive on LATAM Boeing 787: WSJ Fox Business
- Cockpit Mishap Seen as Likely Cause of Plunge on Latam Boeing 787 - WSJ The Wall Street Journal
- Passenger shares what pilot told him after plane’s mid-air drop CNN
- Passenger says fellow flyers 'bounced off the roof' when plane dove during flight to New Zealand Yahoo! Voices
- Pilot seat movement at center of LATAM 787-9 dive investigation The Air Current
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