The French Navy is sending ships and a plan to help Yemeni authorities try to find any more survivors, he said.
The Yemenia Airways flight went down early Tuesday, carrying 153 people en route to the island nation of Comoros from Yemen's capital, Sanaa. Watch as airline describes child's rescue »
A reconnaissance plane spotted traces of the Airbus A310-300 in waters off the town of Mitsamiouli early Tuesday, said Comoros Vice President Idi Nadhoim. Comoros is located off the coast of east Africa, between Tanzania and Madagascar.
It is the second crash involving an Airbus jet in a month. On June 1, an Air France Airbus A330 crashed off Brazil while en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, France. All 228 aboard are presumed dead. The cause remains under investigation. Recent plane crashes »
Former pilot and aviation analyst Capt. John Cox said there are no similarities between the two incidents. "These are two dramatically different airplanes flown by two different airlines," Cox told CNN's "American Morning."
"The accidents happened at two different regimes of flight. And Airbus has hundreds of millions of hours flying safely. I don't believe that ... we can draw any conclusions because the manufacturer was the same in these two very different types of accidents."
At first, Comoros officials said there were no signs of survivors among the dead bodies floating in the choppy waters. But then rescuers found the young child.
Cox said it reminded him of the 1987 crash of Northwest Flight 255 in Detroit, Michigan in which only a 4-year-old girl survived, while 156 others died.
"This has come up before and it's where the toddler was seated (during the impact) that allowed them to survive," he said. "It's a miracle and I'm glad ... the toddler is safe. I'm just saddened for the loss of everybody else," he added.
The Yemeni crash occurred as the plane approached the Hahaya airport in Comoros' capital, Moroni. The plane tried to land, then performed a U-turn before it crashed, Nadhoim said. Officials did not know why the plane could not land, he said.
There were 142 passengers and 11 crew members aboard, Yemenia Air officials said.
Kadi, chairman of Yemenia Airways, blamed the crash on bad weather.
"It was high seas and windy weather," he said.
Flight 626 left Sanaa Monday at 9:30 p.m. (1830 GMT) for what was expected to be a four-and-a-half-hour flight. The airline has three regular flights a week to Moroni, off the east coast of Africa, about 2,900 km (1,800 miles) south of Yemen.
The crash occurred about 1:30 a.m., Nadhoim said.
An official at Charles De Gaulle airport in Paris said there were 66 French passengers aboard.
There was no indication of foul play behind the crash, the official in Yemen said.
Yemenia Air had used the jet since 1999 on about 17,300 flights, Airbus officials said. The company said it would assist in investigating the crash.
"The concerns and sympathy of the Airbus employees go to the families, friends and loved ones affected by the accident," the company said in a statement.
In the wake of the Air France crash on June 1, United States accident investigators have been probing two recent failures of airspeed and altitude indications aboard Airbus A330s.
One flight was between the United States and Brazil in May and the other between Hong Kong and Japan in June. The planes landed safely and there were no injuries or damage, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
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@Browntideguy on twitter says "@rokville They found a baby floating in the Indian ocean. It's the only survivor as of right now."
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- twitterbot
- 5 months ago
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@cryptomind on twitter says "Remarkable story RT @rosemaryCNN: Most popular story on cnn.com - child found alive from crashed jet"
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- twitterbot
- 5 months ago
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Luckiest kid ever.
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- Panzer_Tanzler
- 5 months ago
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that's incredible.
but what happens to a child who is the sole survivor of a plane crash?
does it destroy them, make them stronger, or does the story become the most badass pickup line ever?-
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- pnuttbuttajelli
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I doubt it will make the fanatics go away and leave the family alone!
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- KaramelSwirl
- 5 months ago
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Wow!!!! After all incredible bad news we read about all day long, every day..... Finally a news that lightness the heart!
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I met a girl that lost her two parents on an aircrash. She was raised by her uncles, but the airline has paid everything for her, and for the rest of her life.
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1. 26 January 1972; JAT DC9-32; near Hermsdorf, Czechoslovakia: The aircraft suffered an in-flight breakup due to a bomb. Five of the six crew members and all 22 passengers were killed. The sole survivor was a crew member who reportedly fell to the ground inside of the tail section.
2. 29 January 1985; Galaxy Airlines Lockheed Electra; near Reno, NV: Shortly after takeoff, aicraft vibrabration caused the crew to reduce power and execute a return to the airport. Shortly after reducing power, the aircraft lost airspeed and entered a stall, crashing near the airport. All six crew and 64 of 65 passengers were killed. Three people initially survived the accident, but died within a month of the accident. The sole survivor was a 17-year old boy who was thrown from the wreckage.
3. 3 January 1987; Varig 707-300; near Abidjan, Ivory Coast: The aircraft had an engine problem shortly after a night takeoff for an international flight from Abidjan to Rio de Janeiro. The aircraft crashed about 11 miles (18 km) from the airport. All 12 crew members and 38 of the 39 passengers were killed.
4. 16 August 1987; Northwest MD82; Detroit, USA: The crew neglected to properly set flaps for takeoff. The aircraft stalled soon after takeoff and crashed onto a highway. All six crew and 148 of 149 passengers were killed. Two people on the ground were also killed. The sole survivor was Cecilia Cichan, a four-year old girl.
5. 14 November 1992; Vietnam Airlines Yak 40; Nha Trang, Vietnam The aircraft was on approach to Nha Trang when it deviated from its assigned airway and struck a ridge. All six crew members and 24 of the 25 passengers were killed.
6. 20 November 1993; Avioimpex Yak 42D; near Ohrid, Macedonia . The aircraft crashed into Mount Trojani near Ohrid. All eight crew members and 115 of the 116 passengers were killed.
7. 17 March 1995; Intercontinental Colombia DC9-10; South of Cartegena, Colombia: The aircraft crashed in marsh 37 miles (60 km) from the airport. All five crew members and 46 of the 47 passengers were killed. The sole survivor was a nine-year old girl.
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- ras_menelik
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8. 3 September 1997; Vietnam Airlines Tu-134B; Phnom Penh, Cambodia: The aircraft was arriving from Ho Chi Minh City during heavy rain and crashed about one half mile (800 meters) short of the runway. All six crew members and 59 of the 60 passengers were killed.
9. 15 December 1997; Tajikistan Airlines Tupolev 154B; Sharjah, United Arab Emirates: The aircraft was on approach to Sharjah after a flight from Khodzhent, Tajikistan when it crashed in a river about 8 miles (13 km) from the airport. Eight of the nine crew members and all 77 passengers were killed.
10. 6 March 2003; Air Algérie 737-200; near Tamanrasset, Algeria: The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight from Tamanrasset to Ghardaia. One of the engines reportedly caught fire during takeoff. Five of the six crew members and all 97 passengers were killed.
11. 8 July 2003; Sudan Airways 737-200C; near Port Sudan, Sudan: The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff on a domestic flight from Port Sudan to Khartoum. The flight crew reported technical difficulties shortly after takeoff and the aircraft crashed about three miles (five km) from the airport. All 11 crew members and 105 of the 106 passengers were killed. The sole survivor was a three-year old boy, Mohamed al-Fateh , who suffered major injuries, including a severed right leg.
12. 27 August 2006; Delta Connection (Comair) CRJ-100; Lexington, KY: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Lexington, KY to Atlanta, GA. The aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff, about one half mile (800 m) from the end of the departure runway. The event occurred shortly before sunrise, and there was no reported precipitation at the time of the event. The aircraft took off on a shorter runway that is typically used by smaller private aircraft rather than the airport's main runway.
Two of the three crew members and all 47 passengers were killed.Fatal Events with a Sole Survivor
http://www.airsafe.com/events/survivor.htm -- Revised: 7 September 2007-
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- ras_menelik
- 5 months ago
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ground all airbuses untill they find out why they fall from the sky
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that great before they said no one had lived
