Height loss of about 54 meters. due to “rapid changes in gravitational force” caused the death of one person and more than 100 injuries. among passengers who were not wearing seat belts on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321, a preliminary report into the incident this Wednesday noted.

An aircraft flying from London to Singapore on the 21st. flying over southern Myanmar when he entered the turbulence zone.

While pilots who activated the “fasten seat belt” signal They tried to control the speed and altitude of the plane, The device experienced a “rapid change in gravity,” causing “passengers not wearing seat belts to be ejected.”

“Rapid changes in gravitational force within 4.6 seconds led to height loss of 178 feet (54 meters). This sequence of events likely resulted in injuries to the crew and passengers,” said a report published by Singapore’s Ministry of Transport.

After the flight attendants informed the pilots that there were injuries among passengers, they decided to change course and request an emergency landing at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok.

73-year-old British man. He died during the flight due to a heart attack. while the wounded were treated for their injuries in hospitals in the Thai capital.

According to the latest injury report released Tuesday by the airline, A total of 28 passengers were allowed.

Singapore authorities detailed the chronology of the incident after analyzing data stored in the aircraft’s flight data recorder and cockpit voice recorder, known as black boxes, in an investigation in which they were also involved. representatives of the US authorities and Boeing.

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This is Singapore Airlines’ first fatal accident. after the SQ006 tragedy in 2000, which crashed after taking off from the wrong runway in Taiwan during the rainy season, resulting in the death of 83 of the 179 people on board.

(according to information from EFE)