Failed Suicide Plot at 32,000 feet
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A woman tried to commit suicide by opening the door of a flying plane.
A woman who endangered the lives of a plane full of people in a foolhardy suicide attempt has pleaded guilty to reckless conduct in an Edinburgh court.
Anne Gilmour, 47, attempted to pry open an unlocked door mid-flight, which would have caused “explosive depressurisation” according to the Captain of the plane.
Miss Gilmour, who was trying to take her own life in a somewhat extravagant manner, told the police that she thought it would be “a good way to die”.
Travelling from France to Scotland, Miss Gilmour was said to have terrified other passengers by frantically clawing at the door handle of the Air France Avro RJ85 plane. Crew members then managed to restrain Miss Gilmour and drag her away from the door. Had she been successful in her attempt Captain Guillame Charvieux said that the plane would have experienced temperatures of -50C, which could have ultimately been disastrous.
Miss Gilmour, who apparently had a personality disorder, was moved to another part of the plane where she was kept for the rest of the flight. Upon arriving in Edinburgh, she was promptly arrested and taken to a nearby police station. Whilst on her way to the station she was said to have tried to escape from the vehicle.
Speaking of the danger Miss Gilmour’s actions could have led to, prosecutor Alasdair MacLeod said: “The door would have been blown away with the potential to hit the wing or the engine of the aircraft. There would have been a loss of temperature and visibility. The temperature at that height would have been -50C and the aircraft would have taken considerable damage.”
Miss Gilmour will be sentenced later this month.
‘Apparently’ had a personality disorder. As ‘apparently’ as the plane door can be opened mid-flight. Rubbish. If you look into the design, they can’t even open the bloody door when on the ground in an emergency. SEE Swedish Accident Investigation Board (SHK) has expressed concern over the ease with which the left rear door effectively became inoperable.