Part 5/8:
A Critical Misunderstanding
As events progressed, the flight crew came across a stop bar that they misinterpreted. The situation grew more dire as they initiated a takeoff from taxiway Alpha, mistaking it for an active runway. With a lack of situational awareness and confusion about signals and lights, they accelerated down the incorrect path, oblivious to their perilous mistake.
Just moments after takeoff began, they realized their error. The crew attempted to halt the aircraft, but it was too late; the plane crashed into a mound of dirt at the end of the taxiway after breaking free from the pavement temporarily, causing critical damage and injuring several individuals aboard, including serious injuries to the pilots.