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xlbuttplug2 on July 12, 2025 | parent | context | favorite | on: Preliminary report into Air India crash released

Okay, maybe there is little hope of making an ideal landing. But the likelihood of it being a fatal accident is significantly reduced without the building in the equation, no?

jahewson on July 12, 2025 | [–]

Given the amount of fuel on board the answer is probably “not by much”.

bgnn on July 12, 2025 | [–]

Nope, the odds are pretty much the same, even on water. It helps to reduce the body count on the ground though.

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