. ▁Ev idence ▁later ▁retrieved ▁from ▁the ▁aircraft ' s ▁flight ▁data ▁rec order ▁showed ▁that ▁it ▁acceler ated ▁normally ▁through ▁the ▁V 1 ▁decision ▁speed ▁of ▁, ▁to ▁its ▁V 2 ▁take off ▁safety ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁However , ▁no ▁rotation ▁was ▁carried ▁out ▁even ▁though ▁the ▁aircraft ▁significantly ▁exceed ed ▁its ▁V R ▁vertical ▁rotation ▁speed ▁of ▁. ▁ ▁About ▁five ▁seconds ▁after ▁reaching ▁the ▁scheduled ▁rotation ▁speed , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁began ▁to ▁dec eler ate . ▁It ▁then ▁crossed ▁the ▁air port ▁per imeter ▁road ▁and ▁passed ▁over ▁the ▁incl ined ▁sea ▁def ences , ▁losing ▁its ▁port ▁wing ▁and ▁breaking ▁its ▁fus el age ▁in ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁After ▁nose - d iving ▁into ▁the ▁sea ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁sh or eline , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁s ank ▁in ▁about ▁one ▁minute ▁in ▁approximately ▁ ▁of ▁water . ▁Elizabeth ▁C owe , ▁the ▁sole ▁flight ▁att endant , ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁ 3 0 ▁surv iv ors . ▁She ▁assist ed ▁in ▁the ▁rescue ▁of ▁ 2 6 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 9 ▁surv iving ▁passengers , ▁which ▁earned ▁her ▁an ▁MB E ▁in ▁recognition ▁of ▁her ▁bra very . ▁However , ▁ad verse ▁weather ▁conditions ▁ham per ed ▁rescue ▁attempts ▁mounted ▁by ▁boat ▁and ▁hel ic opter . ▁This ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁remaining ▁ 1 5 ▁passengers ' ▁and ▁both ▁pil ots ' ▁death s ▁by ▁d row ning . ▁ ▁Investig ation ▁The ▁accident ▁was ▁not ified ▁by ▁Sum burgh ▁Air ▁Tra ffic ▁Control ▁at ▁