ISTANBUL — The crashed airplane, a Pegasus Airlines Boeing 737-800 on Flight 2193 from Izmir to Istanbul, arrived at the Sabiha Gokcen[e] airport at 6:19 p.m. on Wednesday.<br /><br />The plane was carrying 177 passengers and six crew.<br /><br />According to International Flight Network, weather conditions were poor with heavy rains and a powerful tailwind that may have caused the plane to touch down too late.<br /><br />The Boeing overshot the runway and had trouble slowing down on the rain slicked surface.<br /><br />Flight data indicates that the Boeing's last recorded speed was dangerously fast at 117 km per hour.<br /><br />Speaking at a news conference, Istanbul Governor Ali Yerlikaya said the plane was dragged 50 meters before falling down a 30-meter slope, the New York Times reports.<br /><br />The jet broke into three pieces and social media footage apparently shows passengers fleeing the wreckage after the crash.<br /><br />The New York Times reports that three people were killed and 157 were hospitalized.
