Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz
As more information is becoming available, a French prosecutor says the fatal crash of Germanwings flight 9525 to Dusseldorf on Tuesday morning may have been a deliberate act on the part of the co-pilot.
Fox News.com is reporting on the latest news coming out of the investigation into what caused the flight to crash at high speed into the French Alps, killing all 150 people on board.
Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin spoke during a news conference in Paris yesterday and confirmed that according to the cockpit voice recorder, Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz was in control of the aircraft at the time of the crash.
The sound of the pilot can be heard pounding on the cockpit door, softly at first, and then more insistently as alarm bells begin to sound and passengers start screaming.
Robin said he believes Lubitz “wanted to destroy this plane.”
When asked if Lubitz was connected to any terrorist organization, Robin responded, “absolutely not”.
He went on to say that through the careful and deliberate eight minute descent into the alps, Lubitz’s breathing patterns were normal suggesting that there was nothing wrong with his health and was fully awake and cognizant.
“It wasn’t the breath of somebody who was struggling,” the prosecutor said. “He didn’t say a single word. Total silence.”
The plane’s captain can be heard knocking in the background while Lubitz maintained his absolute silence.
When did the passengers realize their fate?
“We only hear screams at the very end,” Robin said. “Death was instant.”
It is not known why the captain left the cockpit, or if Lubitz could have known about this in advance.
“It’s obvious this co-pilot took advantage of the commander’s absence. Could he have known he would leave? It is too early to say,” Robin said.
According to the media, acquaintances of Lubitz said he showed no signs of depression. The 28 year-old joined Germanwings in September 2013 directly after training and had flown 630 hours prior to the crash. A chief executive of Lufthansa named Carsten Spohr said both pilots were “experienced and trained.”
Officials have not formally ruled out any possible cause of the crash, though France’s Interior Minister said early Wednesday that he did not believe terrorism was the likely cause “at the moment.”
© All Rights Reserved, Living His Life Abundantly®/Women of Grace® http://www.womenofgrace.com
