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| Air India plane crash: 'Sleepy' pilot blamed | Air India plane crash: 'Sleepy' pilot blamed |
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| A sleepy pilot was to blame for a plane crash in May in southern India which killed almost 160 people, an official investigation has reportedly found. | A sleepy pilot was to blame for a plane crash in May in southern India which killed almost 160 people, an official investigation has reportedly found. |
| Air India pilot Zlatko Glusica had been asleep for most of the flight and was "disorientated" as the plane began its descent, said a court of inquiry. | Air India pilot Zlatko Glusica had been asleep for most of the flight and was "disorientated" as the plane began its descent, said a court of inquiry. |
| It found the Serbian pilot approached the Mangalore runway at the wrong height and angle, Indian media reports. | It found the Serbian pilot approached the Mangalore runway at the wrong height and angle, Indian media reports. |
| It was the country's first major air crash in 10 years. | It was the country's first major air crash in 10 years. |
| The report was submitted to the civil aviation ministry on Tuesday ahead of its official publication. | The report was submitted to the civil aviation ministry on Tuesday ahead of its official publication. |
| It finds that Glusica landed the plane despite having been urged by his co-pilot to go round again, according to India media. | It finds that Glusica landed the plane despite having been urged by his co-pilot to go round again, according to India media. |
| Seconds before the plane erupted into a fireball, voice recordings picked up the co-pilot saying: "We don't have runway left". | Seconds before the plane erupted into a fireball, voice recordings picked up the co-pilot saying: "We don't have runway left". |
| The Boeing 737 overshot, plunged into a steep gorge and burst into flames. Only eight people survived. | The Boeing 737 overshot, plunged into a steep gorge and burst into flames. Only eight people survived. |
| Most of the passengers on the low-cost, three-hour flight from Dubai to Mangalore were Indian migrant workers returning from the Gulf. | Most of the passengers on the low-cost, three-hour flight from Dubai to Mangalore were Indian migrant workers returning from the Gulf. |
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