Comments on: What Are The Odds Of A Meteor Hitting A Plane In Flight? https://foxnomad.com/2019/08/23/what-are-the-odds-of-a-meteor-hitting-a-plane-in-flight/ tech and tips to help you travel smarter Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:41:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: FRANK https://foxnomad.com/2019/08/23/what-are-the-odds-of-a-meteor-hitting-a-plane-in-flight/#comment-953088 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 13:41:01 +0000 https://foxnomad.com/?p=38445#comment-953088 In reply to Kjeld Wetleseen.

I looked those flights up and none of them were caused by a meteorite. Egypt 804 was a fire on board from pilot’s cigarette, Swissair 111 was a faulty wiring above the cockpit that ignited flammable insulation, and Qantas QF30 was caused by an oxygen cylinder inside the plane that exploded.

]]> By: Kjeld Wetleseen https://foxnomad.com/2019/08/23/what-are-the-odds-of-a-meteor-hitting-a-plane-in-flight/#comment-710779 Fri, 04 Dec 2020 14:42:40 +0000 https://foxnomad.com/?p=38445#comment-710779 Egypt MS 804 18/5 2016 crashed with 66 victims is the most lkely event where
an airplane was hit of a meteorite. Less likely but still posible are swissair 111
2/9 1998 where the pilots heroic tried an emergency landing in Halifax and 229 victims.
Qantas QF30 made an emergency landing in Manila with 366 souls and a gaping hole in fuselagen on 25/7 2008. Eveyone onboard survived

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