Flight 256 (Grebia)

Krealisi Airlines Flight 256 was a passenger flight from Aeroport Jezersko to Aerostrip Seney flown by Krealisi Airlines (a branch of popular City River Airlines). On July 23, 2015, the plane crashed into a forest during its decent to its final destination. The Jubilee 16MP-497, a single turboprop plane, was split into two during impact into the ground. Out of the fifteen passengers and three crew members, eleven died (including two crew members).
=== Flight ===
The Jubilee 16MP-497 was registered in Grebia as GRE-568411. The flight was a domestic flight from Egonume to Micheaux National Park. 
The aircraft was doing its scheduled landing when heavy fog rolled into the area, the area quickly had absolutely no visibility, and a powerful downdraft of up to fifty miles per hour developed. 6.4 miles from the airport the plane suddenly started falling, bringing it below the glideslope, before suddenly taking a sharp left. The plane then attempted to regain its altitude before hitting the canopy of the trees, breaking in half and lighting aflame.
=== Rescue Operation ===
Due to the treacherous terrain of Seney Island, the wreckage was not reached until four hours after the initial crash. Nine people were pronounced dead on the scene, autopsies report five died from physical trauma, while another four died from smoke inhalation. Another two died on way to the hospital from smoke inhalation.
=== Investigation ===
Following the incident, the government of Grebia ordered an investigation of the crash. It was indicated that the cause of the crash was fast developing bad weather, with witness account, Blackbox data, and weather radar able to support the theory. In the end the investigation concluded that the pilot's decision to continue on their flight plan when warned about poor conditions, combined with the sudden unpredicted downdraft was the reason for the crash.
=== Witness Reports ===
Philip Steele (M 47)
"I was supposed to fly on Flight 256. As I have some anxiety while flying, I wanted to examine things like the weather radar and forecasts to calm myself down. The weather radar indicated only a light downpour approaching Seney Island, so I wasn't concerned about anything other than a bumpy landing, so I went to the airport. As soon as I boarded the aircraft, I could hardly move, and I immediately had the impression that something was terribly wrong; I felt as though I might pass out if I stayed on the flight, so I left. I've never experienced such anxiety before, and I think exiting the aircraft could have saved my life."
Marry Robli (F 29)
"The only minor indication that something was off on Flight 256 was the pilot and co-pilot discussing about the poor visibility in Seney Island, but it was typical chatter in the cockpit. After that, nothing out of the ordinary happened, the only troubling aspects were that when we began to descend, there was tremendous turbulence on the aircraft and all I could see out the window was a white abyss. Less than a minute later, I felt like I was falling, and people began to scream. The pilots managed to stop the descent, and everyone began to applaud. However, the applause was brief because it suddenly felt like we smacked into the runway, I later discovered that it was the forest canopy. After that, I don't recall anything, although I was supposedly discovered outside the aircraft screaming for help."
=== Cockpit Voice Recordings ===
First released recording - 9:27:39
* (Pilot) Prepare for descent. 
* [12 seconds later]
* (Co-Pilot) Flaps are down. 
Second released recording - 9:33:51
* (Pilot) My gosh, when are we going to go below the clouds?
* [Turbulence]
* (Co-Pilot) Should we go around? I don't think landing conditions are safe for this plane.
* (Pilot) No, we will be fine, the conditions won't be any better if we go around.
* [Loud incoherent noises]
Third released recording - 9:35:13
* (Co-Pilot) Pull up, James, we are falling out of the dang sky!
* (Pilot) I'm trying to, dang it!
* [Low altitude alarm, screaming of passengers]
* (Pilot) Ok, we stopped falling, let's go back to the mainland, this isn't safe.
* (Co-Pilot) I think the fog lifted; I can see the trees.
* (Pilot) Wai-
* [Loud banging noises]
*[Loud screeching noises]
*[Explosions] 
End of recording.
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