The AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh has become another grim reminder of the reality that flying over the mountainous state continues to be fraught with risks.
For World War II pilots, this eastern Himalayan region was the “Skyway to Hell” and despite advances in flight technology since then, the stretch of deep valleys and high mountains is still one the deadliest flight routes in the world.
And once a plane goes down, the dense foliage and cloudy hills make it hard to even find the wreckage, as was the case with the Indian Air Force transporter en route from Jorhat in Assam to Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh. The plane with 13 people on board remained missing for eight days.
The wreckage was finally spotted on Pari Hills in Siang district. When rescuers managed to reach the crash site, at a height of nearly 12,000 feet, they found no survivors.
Thick cloud form by 1 pm, particularly in pre-monsoon season Rapid changes in weather coupled with occasional strong winds Rugged terrain, deep gorges and steep valleys rising above 10,000 ft Low population density, poor road network hamper search operations.
16/06/19 Shantanu Nandan Sharma/Economic Times
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For World War II pilots, this eastern Himalayan region was the “Skyway to Hell” and despite advances in flight technology since then, the stretch of deep valleys and high mountains is still one the deadliest flight routes in the world.
And once a plane goes down, the dense foliage and cloudy hills make it hard to even find the wreckage, as was the case with the Indian Air Force transporter en route from Jorhat in Assam to Mechuka in Arunachal Pradesh. The plane with 13 people on board remained missing for eight days.
The wreckage was finally spotted on Pari Hills in Siang district. When rescuers managed to reach the crash site, at a height of nearly 12,000 feet, they found no survivors.
Thick cloud form by 1 pm, particularly in pre-monsoon season Rapid changes in weather coupled with occasional strong winds Rugged terrain, deep gorges and steep valleys rising above 10,000 ft Low population density, poor road network hamper search operations.
16/06/19 Shantanu Nandan Sharma/Economic Times
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