Pilot under drugs nearly crashed Air India flight
A pilot under the influence of marijuana lost control of an Air India Airbus A320 during a flight from Phuket to New Delhi on August 4, causing a sudden descent that injured 20 passengers and four crew members. The second pilot took over and safely landed the aircraft.
Consensus
- A pilot on an Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi lost control during a flight on August 4.
- The aircraft experienced a sudden, uncontrolled descent.
- The second pilot took over and successfully landed the plane.
- Twenty passengers and four crew members were injured.
- The pilot was under the influence of marijuana during the flight.
- The incident occurred on August 4, as reported by The Times of India.
- The pilot was removed from flying duties after the incident.
Points of divergence
- The airline attributed the incident to turbulence, not pilot impairment. — visti
- The pilot lost self-control and needed urgent help, according to eyewitnesses. — vm
- 24 people were injured, conflicting with the 20 passengers and 4 crew members reported by other sources. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (4 sources)
- Almost killed everyone: a high pilot nearly crashed a plane with passengers in India — РИАМО
- In India, an airliner narrowly avoided crashing due to a pilot under the influence of drugs — Вести
- Pilot used drugs and narrowly avoided crashing a plane with passengers in India — Вечерняя Москва
- Due to a pilot who used drugs, an aircraft almost crashed in India, reports The Times of India. — ТАСС (Telegram)