盘点：全球十大最严重“空难”_BEC初级作文

盘点：全球十大最严重“空难”

The aircraft pitched sharply nose-down and began picking up speed as the pilots lost control, before it crashed into trees travelling at around 490mph. In the wake of the accident, the locking mechanism on the cargo doors was redesigned.

飞行员失去了对飞机的控制，飞机迅速向下坠落，并不断加速。飞机撞上树林时速度约为490英里/小时。事故发生后，道格拉斯DC-10飞机舱门的锁紧装置被重新设计。

3. 查基达里撞机事件

哈萨克斯坦航空失事的伊尔-76。来源：新华网

1996年12月12日

遇难人数：349

The world's deadliest mid-air crash involved Saudia Flight 763 and Kazakhstan Airlines Flight 1907 over the city of Charkhi Dadri in northern India.

沙特阿拉伯航空763号航班与哈萨克斯坦航空1907号航班在印度北部查基达里相撞，这是世界上最严重的空中撞机事故。

The Saudia-operated Boeing 747 was bound for Dhahran from Delhi while the Kazakhstan Airlines Ilyushin II-76 was bound for Indira airport from Shymkent when they collided, killing 312 people on board the former and 37 on the latter.

沙特阿拉伯航空运营的波音747由德里起飞前往达兰，哈萨克斯坦航空的伊尔II-76由奇姆肯特起飞前往英迪拉机场，两架飞机在途中相撞，致使前一架飞机312人、后一架飞机37人全部遇难。

The crash occurred after the Ilyushin aircraft was cleared to descend to 15,000 feet, but then descended past that level to 14,500 feet while the 747 was ascending in the opposite direction. By the time the air traffic controller could warn of the proximity between the two aircraft it was too late.