Sentence examples for plane off course from inspiring English sources

The plane, off course at night and with wartime blackout conditions in effect, crashed into a mountain cliff after take off from an intermediate stop in Las Vegas, killing everyone on board.

Cockpit records later suggested that the young co-pilot knew the plane was off course, but said nothing because he was unwilling to contradict the captain, who was steering the plane.

Even so, some passengers interviewed Friday said they had been aware the plane was off course.

Mr. Reich scored it for three string quartets (one live; two recorded, with an option for live performance) and a manipulated speech track that includes Norad air-traffic controllers (who note that the first plane is off course and incommunicado), the recollections of first responders and witnesses, and chanted Hebrew verses (Psalm 121 8 and Exodus 23:20) of consolation.

While they disagreed on certain points, all five thought the most likely scenario was that Malaysian Airlines pilot, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, flew the plane deliberately off course and ditched into the ocean.

While they disagreed on certain points, all five experts on Sunday night's 60 Minutes episode thought the most likely scenario was that Malaysian Airlines pilot, Captain Zaharie Ahmad Shah, flew the plane deliberately off course and ditched it into the ocean.

What if one of the planes went off course and landed in Garden City?

Norad also now frequently scrambles fighter jets to investigate when passenger planes go off course or report other trouble.

Wake vortices can be a danger to aircraft caught in their path as they throw the plane off its normal course, usually causing them to bank dramatically to the left or right.

The Italian Defense Minister told a parliamentary committee today that the plane was outrageously off course.

NASA issued a report that a weather plane had flown off course and possibly crashed in Soviet territory.