tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75598436487328356742024-02-19T04:38:24.674-08:00AirSafe.com Plane Crash Video CollectionPlane-Crash-Videos.net is AirSafe.com's collection of selected crash videos from around the world, including airline, military, and private aircraft.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-48980239685842484292013-05-02T09:24:00.000-07:002013-05-02T09:24:01.666-07:00747 crash caught on dashcam in afghanistan<p><span style="font-weight:bold;">29 April 2013; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Airlines_(N8)">National Airlines</a>; 747-400; N949CA; Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan</span>: The aircraft had just departed on a cargo flight to Dubai, UAE when the aircraft entered a stall and crashed near the end of the runway, a crash caught by a nearby vehicle's dashcam. At one point, the aircraft had rolled to the right in excess of 45 degrees. Although the crew was able to put the wings more or less level, the aircraft impacted the ground at a high vertical speed, resulting in an explosion and fireball.</p>
<p>All seven crew members were killed. Cargo included several vehicles. Although the aircraft was flying in support of coalition forces in Afghanistan, there is not indication that the crash was caused by hostile action.</p>
<p>National Airlines is a US-based all cargo airline. The flight was operating support the coalition forces in Afghanistan, but there is no indication that the aircraft crashed due to hostile action.</p>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-80290452313072585612012-04-20T15:44:00.002-07:002012-10-20T17:08:50.422-07:00Near collision of USAF KC135 and NATO E3 AWACSShortly after a NATO E3 AWACS connected to a USAF KC135 for refueling, the refueling boom is disconnected and the AWACS comes perilously close to hitting the KC135. <br><br>
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<br>The USAF KC135 was from the combined <a href="http://www.507arw.afrc.af.mil/">537/137 Air Refueling Wing</a> of Tinker AFB near Oklahoma City, OK. It is not clear from the video where the NATO AWACS was based.
If anyone has any information about this event, <a href="http://www.plane-crash-videos.net/p/contact.html">please contact us</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-67163222015680030132012-04-17T07:28:00.000-07:002012-04-17T07:28:52.515-07:00The Flight of the Phoenix was a 1965 movie starring James Stewart, and featured the story of how after a transport aircraft crashes in the middle of the Sahara desert, the pilot (Stewart) and surviving passengers and crew built an aircraft out of the wreckage and used it to return to civilization.<br />
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During the filming of the movie, movie stunt pilot <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mantz">Paul Mantz</a> was killed in a crash on July 8, 1965. The fatal flight was being filmed, and part of the footage that day did end up in the movie. <br />
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The aircraft was custom designed for the movie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallmantz_Phoenix_P-1">Tallmantz Aviation</a>. It was a flyable model that was used for some of the scenes for the movie.<br />
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Aero Vintage Books - <a href="http://www.aerovintage.com/phoenix.htm"><i>The Last Flight of the Phoenix</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-43000439425402493502012-01-05T20:06:00.000-08:002012-01-05T20:26:22.491-08:00Recreations of the Miracle on the Hudson DitchingThe following is on e of a series of simulations related to the ditching of US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, in the Hudson River in January 2009. The three dimensional recreations were largely based on publicly available data released by the NTSB during the course of the accident investigation, and includes transcripts of pilot and air traffic controller conversations.<br /><br /><div align="center"><iframe width="448" height="262" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/gjXCulRjPas" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /><a href="http://www.exosphere3d.com/pubwww/pages/project_gallery/cactus_1549_hudson_river.html">Additional videos from this video's creator</a> include alternative recreations of the accident, as well as a video depicting the bird flock that struck the aircraft.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Additional Resources</span><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/ditch.htm">Jet airliner ditching events</a><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/plane-crash/us-airways-flight-1549-hudson-ditching.htm">AirSafe.com page on Flight 1549</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-79733309578365578512012-01-03T14:07:00.000-08:002012-01-03T14:26:52.959-08:00Post evacuation video from 2008 Iran Air crash<span style="font-weight:bold;">2 January 2008; <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/iranair.htm">Iran Air</a> Fokker 100; Tehran, Iran</span>: The aircraft was on a scheduled domestic flight from Tehran to Shiraz, Iran. The aircraft skidded off the runway during the takeoff attempt which was attempted in snowy conditions. There was reportedly landing gear damage and a post-crash fire, but all six crew members and 53 passengers were able to escape.<br />Because this event did not cause a passenger fatality, it is not counted as a <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/method.htm">fatal event as defined by AirSafe.com</a>. <br /><br />While the accident didn't result in fatalities, it is remarkable for a passenger video of what happened after the evacuation. Would you hang around a burning airplane as many of these passgeners decided to do? If you look closely, several passengers seemed to have taken their carry on bags as well. <br /><hr size="1"><br /><div align="center"><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6ThYazAYsxM" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-71372452794438556962011-11-15T07:54:00.000-08:002011-11-16T18:44:36.949-08:00Video of July 2010 C-17 Crash in AlaskaThe Air Force released a video that showed the flight, prior to the time of impact, of 28 July 2010 crash of a US Air Force <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III">C-17A Globemaster III</a> at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson near Anchorage, AK. <br /><br />According to a <a href="http://www.pacaf.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-101211-002.pdf">summary of the Air Force accident investigation</a>, the aircraft was practicing maneuvers for an upcoming air show at the base. After the initial climb out and left turn, the pilot executed an aggressive right turn. As the aircraft banked, the stall warning system activated to alert the crew of an impending stall. <br /><br />Instead of implementing stall recovery procedures, the pilot continued the turn as planned, and the aircraft entered a stall from which recovery was not possible. Although the pilot eventually attempted to recover the aircraft, he employed incorrect procedures, and there was not sufficient altitude to regain controlled flight. The four crew members; two pilots, a loadmaster, and a safety observer, were all killed, and the $185 million aircraft was destroyed. <br /><br />The video below starts just before the takeoff of the accident aircraft and ends shortly before impact.<br /><br /><div align="center"><iframe width="448" height="252" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XjwVxKsefa0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br /><br />The head of the military accident board found clear and convincing evidence that the cause of the mishap was pilot error. The pilot violated regulatory provisions and multiple flight manual procedures, placing the aircraft outside established flight parameters at an attitude and altitude where recovery was not possible. Furthermore, the copilot and safety observer did not realize the developing dangerous situation and failed to make appropriate inputs. In addition to multiple procedural errors, the head of the board found sufficient evidence that the crew on the flight deck ignored cautions and warnings and failed to respond to various challenge and reply items. The board also found additional crew behavior and organizational factors contributed to the crash.<br /><br />This was the first fatal crash involving the C-17. In two previous incidents, a C-17 sustained engine damage after being struck by a surface to air missile in Iraq in 2003, and a 2009 gear up landing in Afghanistan.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-33423973951167538322011-11-04T08:32:00.000-07:002011-11-04T08:38:49.998-07:00Two gear up landings in October and November 2011Gear up landings involving large jet airliners tend to be spectacular affairs that result in no injuries. Typically, crews are aware af the problem well in advance of the landing, giving ample time for both the airport authorities and anyone with a camera to get into position. Two recent gear up landing events in October 2011 in Tehran, Iran, and November 2011 in Warsaw, Poland certainly fit this pattern.<br /><br />In the first event, the crew of an IranAir 727 on a flight from Moscow to Tehran had to land with its landing gear, in this case the nose landing gear, still retracted. As was the case with the LOT 767 landing, because of the skill of the crew, this event was spectacular, but not tragic. There were no injuries among the 94 passengers and 19 crew members.<br /><br />The second event involved a LOT 767-300 on a scheduled international flight from Newark, NJ to Warsaw. The flight was uneventful until shortly before landing when the crew was unable to lower the landing gear. The crew continued to fly and burn off fuel for about 90 minutes, giving emergency crews time to foam the runway, and allowing the authorities to dispatch a pair of F-16s to inspect the LOT aircraft. The crew executed a successful gear up landing that resulted in no injuries among the 220 passengers and 11 crew members.<br /><br />The first video is a summary of both events from the Conversation at AirSafe.com podcast, and the others are individual videos from both events.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Gear up landings in Warsaw and Tehran</span> <br /><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Mjn7hZLw8fE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div></p><br /><u>Audio</u>: <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/lot-767-gear-up-landing.mp3" rel="nofollow">MP3</a> | <u>Video</u>: <a href="http://youtu.be/Mjn7hZLw8fE" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> | <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/lot-767-gear-up-landing.m4v" rel="nofollow">Download M4V</a><br /><hr size="1"><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Related Videos</span><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6FlKccvKqvc?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kF3EVU8g4Cs" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/kZ-6nqdMSvQ" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pie-ejWaSRQ?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-40617198939347887122011-10-10T10:45:00.000-07:002011-10-10T12:18:19.865-07:00US Coast Guard rescues pilot of ditched aircraft near Hawaii<span style="font-weight:bold;">7 October 2011, Cessna 310, near Hawaii</span>: The US Coast Guard rescued a pilot who was forced to ditch his Cessna 310 aircraft approximately 13 miles from Hawaii. The pilot, who was flying solo from Monterey, CA, contacted the FAA when he was about 500 miles from Hawaii, estimating that he would run out of fuel about 100 miles short of the island chain. The FAA contacted the Coast Guard, which dispatched an HC-130 Hercules aircraft, an MH-65 Dolphin helicopter, and the USCG cutter Kiska to assist the Cessna.<br /><br />The Hercules aircrew maintained communications with the pilot and guided him toward the helicopter and the cutter. After a successful ditching, the pilot climbed out of the cockpit onto the wing, and was rescued by the crew of the helicopter. The Dolphin aircrew deployed a rescue swimmer to pick up the pilot. The rescue swimmer hoisted the pilot into the Dolphin and the aircrew transported him to Hilo Medical Center. The 65-year-old pilot was not seriously injured. <br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Video highlights of the ditching and rescue</span><br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LOVb9RZrAEI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-55817698801200402502011-07-13T10:37:00.000-07:002011-07-13T11:07:19.880-07:00Plane crash in Brazil kills all 16 on board<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR43PAXGLfhlWynjlsMrOI8pWVlROCqxx2LfYEiE9pGCxhbDNhymtYtLp5QnjQZqvwYMnlbTVzUwhoSApbp14JfUYTBUXhK6ni_ZGVQ7ZNV4uWRV81inGc5PHyjyxBKsO7t7vQogaq6u4/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-07-13+at+11.01.31+AM.png"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR43PAXGLfhlWynjlsMrOI8pWVlROCqxx2LfYEiE9pGCxhbDNhymtYtLp5QnjQZqvwYMnlbTVzUwhoSApbp14JfUYTBUXhK6ni_ZGVQ7ZNV4uWRV81inGc5PHyjyxBKsO7t7vQogaq6u4/s320/Screen+shot+2011-07-13+at+11.01.31+AM.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628899086203961858" /></a><b>13 July 2011; NOAR Linhas Aéreas; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let_L-410_Turbolet" rel="nofollow">Let 410</a>; PR-NOB; flight NRA-4896; Recife, Brazil:</b> The aircraft was on a domestic flight from Recife to Natal, Brazil, and crashed in a populated area about one minute after takeoff, narrowly missing several buildings. The aircraft was destroyed by the impact and post crash fire. Both crew members and all 14 passengers were killed.<br /><br />While this airliner accident resulted in fatalities, it is not counted as a <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/define.htm" rel="nofollow">fatal event as defined by AirSafe.com</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Initial News Reports (in Portuguese)</span>: <br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0Pe8YKE05EE" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/hhqQeizDkys" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Pe8YKE05EE" rel="nofollow">Video #1 </a> (5:47), <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhqQeizDkys">Video #2</a> (0:44)<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-14497413779733304752011-06-11T01:20:00.000-07:002011-07-18T22:54:14.596-07:00Very low flyby of jet trainerWhile not a plane crash, the following event certainly has more than its fair share of risk. The following videos feature several views of a very, very low level flyby of an Argentinean <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMA_IA_63_Pampa">FMA IA 63 Pampa</a> jet trainer. The lowest pass was about three feet (one meter) off the ground, and passed very close to a group of observers on the ground. It is unclear when the flight took place, but the early uploads on YouTube were in the first week of June 2011. By luck, skill, or the grace of God, no aircraft or people were apparently hurt during these flybys.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">View from the jet</span><br /><iframe width="480" height="390" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/WiqQLTK3xaA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">View from the ground</span><br /><iframe width="480" height="375" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/g-lBirdqRpg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Ground and air videos with comments from AvWeb</span><br /><iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/FOagt-_aswU?hd=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Both videos synchronized</span><br /><iframe width="470" height="275" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/s74ry7ZckkY" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-20948515699049317082011-06-10T15:00:00.000-07:002011-09-19T14:11:53.840-07:00Iranian Air Force Ilyushin 76 breaks up in flight<span style="font-weight:bold;">22 September 2009; Iranian Air Force Ilyushin 76MD, 5-8208; near Varamin City, Iran</span>:<br /><br />The following video shows the view from the rear of an aircraft flying in formation with an F-4 Phantom. You can see the Il-76 tumbling out of control and experiencing an inflight breakup before crashing into the ground. All seven crew members on board the Il-76 were killed. At the time of the crash, the accident aircraft had been participating in the 2009 Sacred Defense air show in Tehran.<br /><br /><iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/w_Cp2anHN3U" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br /><br />This <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilyushin_Il-76">Ilyushin 76,</a> which had been fitted with radome and had been operated as an airborne warning and control (AWACS) aircraft, reportedly had some kind of engine malfunction and was maneuvering to land at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport. The radome detached and struck the tail fin, leading to the loss of control and inflight breakup.<br /><br /><div align="center"><b>Aircraft photo from the day before the crash</b><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBNeQJZtdERsMxS6FrUn5qbdp1ChcFPiSeio5MAvzcouai4SlAhqLQ9RLU0VnpWoVFwalJg5M_23x6Fti-zG05C-F151lGLdDdgxU6_Jvw0y4vwaGbFuG5K8OlGUkco2SskOslUcnbOQ/s1600/il76-iran-af.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 480px; height: 292px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDBNeQJZtdERsMxS6FrUn5qbdp1ChcFPiSeio5MAvzcouai4SlAhqLQ9RLU0VnpWoVFwalJg5M_23x6Fti-zG05C-F151lGLdDdgxU6_Jvw0y4vwaGbFuG5K8OlGUkco2SskOslUcnbOQ/s320/il76-iran-af.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616719629527175410" /></a><br /><br /><b>Iranian news report of the crash</b><br /><object width="480" height="293"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0sx6uQo6Vao&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0sx6uQo6Vao&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="480" height="293"></embed></object></div><br /><br />Additional information at <a href="http://www.uskowioniran.com/2009/09/iran-air-force-il-76-crash-details-and.html">Uskowi on Iran</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-4280840456711574032010-09-08T12:02:00.000-07:002010-09-15T08:45:25.789-07:00The Early Internet Sensation '405'This wasn't a crash video as much as it was a computer generated online sensation. In 2000, years before YouTube, special effects artists Jeremy Hunt and Bruce Branit used home computers and consumer grade software and video equipment to create this humorous simulation of a DC-10 landing on the 405 Interstate highway in Los Angeles. <br /><br /><div align="center"><object width="432" height="346"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tpx6o4gvmXE?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Tpx6o4gvmXE?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="432" height="346"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A80735">2001 Austin Chronicle story on '405</a>'Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-86026803223455724322010-06-08T23:49:00.000-07:002010-06-09T00:11:39.239-07:00Vintage Stearman Biplane Crashes at Washington National Airport<span style="font-weight: bold;">8 June 2010; Arlington, VA; Boeing Stearman PT-17</span> - The airplane, which was built in 1943 as a World War II training aircraft, turned over as it was landing on Reagan National airport's main runway just after 10 a.m. local time. The plane was the second of eight Stearmans attempting a landing. The planes were publicizing the premiere of the 3-D IMAX film "Legends of Flight," which was to be held later that night at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.<br /><br />Flying in from Manassas, VA, the accident aircraft touched down at and briefly rolled at about 70 mph before flipping on its back. Both the pilot and the passenger, the Washington Post's transportation reporter, Ashley Halsey III, were apparently unharmed.<br /><br />The accident bent and curled two of the propeller's blades, and it damaged the plane's tail, rudder, vertical stabilizer, right wing and part of the engine. The NTSB is investigating the accident.<br /><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/Response2.asp?spage=1&x_page_size=20&sql=Y&p1=6/8/1961&p2=6%2F8%2F2010&p3=&p4=&p5=like+%27FATAL%28%25%27&p6=&p7=&p8=&p9=&p10=&p11=&p12=&p13=&p14=&p15=&p16=ev_date&p17=Desc&p18=&p19=&p20=&p21=&p22=&p23=&p24=stearman">According to NTSB records, Stearmans have been involved in 16 fatal accidents in the US since 1966</a>.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Video from the accident aircraft</span><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://specials.washingtonpost.com/mv/embed/?title=Video%3A%20Vintage%20plane%20crash%20lands%20at%20National%20airport&stillURL=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Fphoto%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2FPH2010060802377.jpg&flvURL=%2Fmedia%2F2010%2F06082010-14v&width=480&height=270&autoStart=false&clickThru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fwp-dyn%2Fcontent%2Fvideo%2F2010%2F06%2F08%2FVI2010060802370.html" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" height="270px" width="480px"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Footage from a different vantage point</span><br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BoOQ-qPcd-E&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BoOQ-qPcd-E&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Boeing-Stearman Model 75</span><br /><br /><div id="attachment_2171" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 510px;"><a href="http://www.iloveplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Boeing-Stearman-Model-75-by-cliff1066%E2%84%A2.jpeg"><img src="http://www.iloveplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Boeing-Stearman-Model-75-by-cliff1066%E2%84%A2.jpeg" alt="Boeing-Stearman Model 75" title="Boeing-Stearman Model 75" class="size-full wp-image-2171" height="333" width="500" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Boeing-Stearman Model 75</p></div><br /></div><br />Photo Credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nostri-imago/2857381657/">cliff1066™</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-73584874845484385752010-04-28T17:35:00.000-07:002010-04-28T19:00:26.739-07:00Two Fatal Air Show Crashes of F-86 SabrejetsAccording to NTSB data, there have been four fatal accidents of civilian-registered F-86 jets in the US. Two of them occurred during airshows and were caught on video. Below are those two videos, plus additional information from the NTSB investigation.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">2 May 1993; El Toro Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, CA:</span>: A Canadair F-86E Mark 6, <a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3842J">N3842J</a> crashed during a solo air show routine. The accident pilot had planned to participate in a mock dogfighting routine with a MiG-15. The pilot of the second airplane did not feel well and canceled his participation in the demonstration. The pilot of the accident aircraft then planned to perform a solo aerobatic routine, but it was one that the pilot had not practiced.<br /><br />Ground personnel working with the pilot reported that as the airplane taxied out from parking, the pilot's shoulder harness was observed lying back behind the seat back and unsecured. While waiting for takeoff, the pilot made a radio request for assistance with the airplane's canopy from his ground crew. A witness reported observing the pilot leaning far forward in the seat of the airplane on the right side of the airplane. Shortly thereafter, the pilot canceled any assistance from his ground crew and took off from runway 34L.<br /><br />After departure, the pilot performed a right 90 degree climbing turn, followed by a left 270 degree descending turn. This positioned the airplane over runway 16R at about 75 feet above ground level (AGL). The pilot then began a loop with an aileron roll at the top of the maneuver. Following the descent at the bottom portion of the loop maneuver, the airplane descended in a near nose and wing level attitude until striking runway 16R about mid-field. An intense explosion occurred. Wreckage was scattered along the runway for about a quarter mile. The pilot was killed, but no spectators were injured.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Required and actual altitudes and airspeeds</span><br />The aircraft operator reported that the loop maneuver in the accident airplane required a minimum of 275 knots at the entry point, and a minimum altitude of 4,000 feet above ground level (AGL) at 125 knots at the top of the maneuver. The operator indicated to FAA personnel that he observed the accident airplane's maneuver. He reported that it appeared to him that the accident airplane did not have the minimum entry speed. The operator estimated that the maximum altitude gained at the top of the maneuver was about 2,500 feet and the airplane appeared to experience an accelerated stall at 100 to 200 feet AGL just prior to impact. Additionally, the operator indicated that it was normal for the pilot to wear a "G" suit during his aerobatic routine, but at the accident site, the FAA found that the accident pilot was not wearing a "G" suit.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pilot's military training</span><br />The aircraft operator reported that the pilot portrayed himself as an ex-naval aviator and A-4 pilot. U.S. Naval Investigative Service personnel assisted Safety Board investigators in an inquiry of the pilot's military experience. According to the NIS, the pilot was terminated from the U.S. Navy advanced jet training curriculum, Pensacola, Florida, on May 19, 1976.<br /><br /><div align="center"><object width="432" height="346"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MOFb8xtd4UM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MOFb8xtd4UM&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">NTSB Probable Cause Determination</span><br /><a href="http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X12416&key=1">The NTSB identified the probable causes</a> as the pilot's inadequate planning decision making concerning performance of an aerobatic maneuver and his failure to maintain adequate altitude and clearance above the runway during recovery from the maneuver. Another related factor was the pilot's lower tolerance to “G”s by not wearing a “G” suit.<br /><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=LAX93LA199&rpt=fa">NTSB Factual Report</a><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X12416&key=1">NTSB Probable Cause</a><br /><br /><hr size="1"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">1 June 1997; Broomfield, CO:</span>: A Canadair F-86E Mark 6, <a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=3842J">N3842J</a> crashed during a solo air show routine. The pilot was performing a reverse half-Cuban eight. He flew down the runway at approximately 400 feet above ground level and pulled up using a 45-degree nose up attitude. At approximately 2,500 feet (AGL), the pilot rolled the aircraft inverted and pulled to a vertical nose down attitude. He failed to recover from the dive and the aircraft struck the ground in a 5-degree nose down attitude with a high sink rate. Ground speed at the time of impact was approximately 485 knots. The pilot was killed, and two airshow volunteers on the ground received minor injuries.<br /><br />According to persons at the airshow who are aerobatics pilots, the maneuver being performed by this aircraft should be started no lower than 4,000 feet agl, and part of the altitude gain should be used to bleed off excess airspeed. Videos of the performance depict the speed brakes deployed, the vertical stabilizer moving up and down, and the leading edge devices deployed while the aircraft was in the dive.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Pilot experience</span><br />The accident pilot had 14 years of experience as a military pilot, including experience as a fighter pilot, and 24 years as an airline pilot. He held an airline transport pilot and was type rated in several airliner models. In addition, the pilot held a flight engineer certificate in turbo jet powered aircraft. A National Transportation Safety Board air safety investigator witnessed the pilot's show performance the previous day. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pbFAJ7H1U8&feature=geosearch">Link to video of this crash</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Probable cause</span><br />The National Transportation Safety Board determined that the probable cause of this accident was inadequate planning and decision making by the pilot in starting the aerobatic maneuver at an insufficient altitude to successfully complete the maneuver.<br /><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=FTW97FA207&rpt=fa">NTSB Factual Information</a><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=FTW97FA207&rpt=fi">NTSB Probable Cause</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-14998262272758523882010-02-21T14:50:00.000-08:002010-02-21T15:17:15.769-08:00Midair Collision Between a Cirrus SR20 and a Glider TowplaneOn February 6, 2010, a Cirrus SR20 airplane (<a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=825BC">N825BC</a>) collided with a Piper PA-25-235 airplane (<a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8718L">N8718L</a>), while the Piper was conducting glider tow operations with , a Schweizer SGS 2-32 glider (<a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2472W">N2472W</a>), near Boulder, Colorado. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident, and all three aircraft were operating without flight plans. The pilot and sole occupant aboard the Piper was killed as was the pilot and passenger aboard the Cirrus. <br /><br />The pilot of the glider saw the Cirrus approaching and was able to disengage the tow rope just prior to the collision. Although the glider pilot flew through a fireball caused by the collision, he was able to land without further incident. The glider was undamaged, and no one on board that aircraft was injured. The Piper and Schweizer departed Boulder Municipal Airport (KBDU), Boulder, Colorado, as a glider tow flight approximately 1:15 pm, roughly 12 minutes before the accident. The Cirrus aircraft had departed Erie Municipal Airport (KEIK), Erie, Colorado, at approximately 12:45 pm.<br /><br />According to a statement taken from the pilot of the glider, the tow plane and glider were in a climb attitude, on an approximate heading of west. The Cirrus was heading south. <br /><br />Multiple witnesses heard the collision between the two airplanes and observed the post collision state of both airplanes. The Cirrus airplane was observed to descend under the canopy of the Cirrus Airframe Parachute System (CAPS) while on fire. Debris from both airplanes was spread over a 1.5-mile area with components of the Piper at the north most end of the debris field and the main wreckage of the Cirrus at the southern most end of the debris field. Both airplanes were destroyed.<br /><br />In the interview below from the Today Show, the pilot and two passengers from the glider provide a sense of just how close this was to being an accident involving three crashed aircraft. Also included are portions of witness videos that show the burning Cirrus descending to the ground by parachute.<br /><br /><div align="center"><object width="446" height="378"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/w9tBMQYrTP8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/w9tBMQYrTP8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="446" height="378"></embed></object></div><br /><br />According to the NTSB, the Cirrus series of aircraft have been involved in at least<a href="http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/Response2.asp?spage=1&x_page_size=100&sql=Y&p1=1/1/1990&p2=2%2F21%2F2010&p3=&p4=&p5=like+%27FATAL%28%25%27&p6=&p7=&p8=&p9=&p10=&p11=&p12=&p13=&p14=&p15=&p16=ev_date&p17=Desc&p18=&p19=&p20=&p21=&p22=&p23=&p24=cirrus">65 fatal crashes</a> in the US and around the world between 1992 and the fatal crash in Boulder.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-54310568825086088452010-02-17T12:17:00.001-08:002010-02-26T12:58:24.909-08:00Plane Crash Kills Several Tesla Motors Employees17 February 2010<br />East Palo Alto, CA<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9CbFqMqn6xalEegC0ZCP9w5LsO6A8Nn2-fB6whT6kyOFUeeBgrZ6dz8xxD1XgTujQIRJF9UrPTp4z9Ty_8p3syN2xUCsMS0_VFuecp9Hm-wdlUOo2hDgrNXuWFVO0NTIuyALKOv3YM8/s1600-h/tesla-cessna-2001-nader-khouri.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9CbFqMqn6xalEegC0ZCP9w5LsO6A8Nn2-fB6whT6kyOFUeeBgrZ6dz8xxD1XgTujQIRJF9UrPTp4z9Ty_8p3syN2xUCsMS0_VFuecp9Hm-wdlUOo2hDgrNXuWFVO0NTIuyALKOv3YM8/s320/tesla-cessna-2001-nader-khouri.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440041569620901650" /></a>A twin-engined Cessna 310R (<a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5225J">N5225J</a>) crashed in an East Palo Alto neighborhood shortly after taking off from the Palo Alto Airport. The aircraft, which was flying to the Los Angeles area, took off under a dense fog advisory with zero to one-quarter mile visibility. The aircraft reportedly struck an <a href="http://twitpic.com/13tkdm">electrical transmission tower</a> and power lines before crashing into a residential neighborhood less than a mile from the airport. Several buildings were hit, <a href="http://twitpic.com/13tnkr">including one with a day care center</a>. There were several people inside the building, including one child, and <a href="http://twitpic.com/13tnym">all escaped without injury</a>.<br /><br />As a result of the crash, power was knocked out for much of the Palo Alto area, leaving the headquarters of companies such as Stanford Hospital, Hewlett-Packard, and Facebook in the dark.<br /><br />The three people killed were all high level employees of Tesla Motors, one of the companies run by Elon Musk, one of the founders of PayPal and also the head of the private rocket company SpaceX.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Sounds of Crash Captured by Security System</span><br />The city of East Palo Alto, where the crash occurred, uses an advanced audio detection system that allows police to quickly find the locations of gunshots. This ShotSpotter system recorded the sounds of the crash from two locations. <br /><br />First there is the sound of a plane's engines. Then a crackling noise, as though the plane has hit a power line. Then, crashing sounds, as parts of the aircraft landed on homes; a loud bang as the plane impacted with the ground; and a few seconds after the crash, people screaming as the plane fuselage skidded down Beech Street and plowed into walls and cars in the neighborhood.<br /><br />According to Joshua Cawthra, lead investigator for the NTSB, it is the first time in aviation history that such a recording will be used for forensic purposes. Recordings taken from two of the sensor locations initially have the sounds of the aircraft's engines, followed by the sounds of the aircraft hitting power lines, and finally the sounds of pieces hitting the ground and of residents reacting to the crash.<br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/epa-plane-only.mp3"><br />Sounds of plane crash alone</a> (0.11)<br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/epa-plane-plus-screams.mp3"><br />Sounds of plane crash plus screams of neighbors</a> (0.11)<br /><br />The ShotSpotter sensors each contain a GPS receiver with a precision clock, providing the NTSB with a precise, millisecond-by-millisecond recording of the incident, as captured by five ShotSpotter sensors deployed throughout East Palo Alto. According to the East Palo Alto police, the sensors were located at various distances from the crash, the closest being just over 600 feet away and the furthest being roughly 1,500 feet away.<br /><br />The photos below depict the damage at the building housing the day care center, as well as an overview of the area with the area of the crash circled, and the path of the power lines highlighted.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKs0UxfVDF-ztPXyDGON082jRjeXUpi1XXHYnz_B7_K3nwA0V5BxVwcULZ1qb-IA9ICyjv_RJdy0_vUC2ZD2NjEndKJ24hFfg9R6zGp-tsvuxGC6EcsZsS2woSVAx2QgqYjjMHmPU32-o/s1600-h/tesla-plane-crash-kgo-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKs0UxfVDF-ztPXyDGON082jRjeXUpi1XXHYnz_B7_K3nwA0V5BxVwcULZ1qb-IA9ICyjv_RJdy0_vUC2ZD2NjEndKJ24hFfg9R6zGp-tsvuxGC6EcsZsS2woSVAx2QgqYjjMHmPU32-o/s320/tesla-plane-crash-kgo-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439310657968975378" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRWBMbekkOEQ8WM9DApGz8Z2ik6DjxWigZfRa76c0-BnWtbUL1bywel1PN74qBC4Ir3g28z5IhXPrgiMoFu4xObuX09o_lyTmM_zJOTzjhejQfZVR-OVFKvtSyTalbxtCipeYrP06VGU/s1600-h/tesla-plane-crash-kgo-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRWBMbekkOEQ8WM9DApGz8Z2ik6DjxWigZfRa76c0-BnWtbUL1bywel1PN74qBC4Ir3g28z5IhXPrgiMoFu4xObuX09o_lyTmM_zJOTzjhejQfZVR-OVFKvtSyTalbxtCipeYrP06VGU/s320/tesla-plane-crash-kgo-2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439310578684484338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygkW_WNYQks7QwZQr3oTsc9MzoLEVLK2RGq5DBFJXcCCtQOlRWnopgFUdEYeNiDYoRY5kE0O23scycV6ghlpJwRrefPv7CMzU8BFX8uLtxmGMCz_nS4lNnLPGb6J2yNSF8hZ4_nhleaA/s1600-h/tesla-plane-crash-google-earth1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygkW_WNYQks7QwZQr3oTsc9MzoLEVLK2RGq5DBFJXcCCtQOlRWnopgFUdEYeNiDYoRY5kE0O23scycV6ghlpJwRrefPv7CMzU8BFX8uLtxmGMCz_nS4lNnLPGb6J2yNSF8hZ4_nhleaA/s320/tesla-plane-crash-google-earth1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5439315369016700786" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Additional Information</span><br /><a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_14416855">San Jose Mercury News</a><br /><a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/peninsula&id=7283577">KGO Television</a><br /><a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2010/02/17/three-killed-in-epa-plane-crash-stanford-hospital-loses-power/">Stanford Daily</a><br /><br />Photo Credits: KGO television, Nader Khouri, Google Earth<br /><br />Photo Notes: Top photo is from 2001 and shows accident pilot Doug Bourn filling the tanks of the accident aircraft (<a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5225J">N5225J</a>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-13209965324624169372010-02-06T23:35:00.000-08:002010-02-07T00:29:29.798-08:00New Challenger Video Surfaces after 24 YearsThe explosion of Space Shuttle Challenger was filmed and photographed from many angles, and over the last 24 years millions have seen these images. Recently, a new video emerged which until this year had not been seen by the general public.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1Z5gGr_hCq-8YTgFTC3WgWt7E2_3CdAVRouIoeTzyBuTp7LltRmI8YCRvoTlj41sRlZIsx9w3Aj3kwRN9njAWgG7eBLaHTbDPmUMrAoH2oL8kV-Q3XOn2E78W-imxrOUUObiUJ56IKg/s1600-h/jack_r_moss-videographer.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 212px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN1Z5gGr_hCq-8YTgFTC3WgWt7E2_3CdAVRouIoeTzyBuTp7LltRmI8YCRvoTlj41sRlZIsx9w3Aj3kwRN9njAWgG7eBLaHTbDPmUMrAoH2oL8kV-Q3XOn2E78W-imxrOUUObiUJ56IKg/s320/jack_r_moss-videographer.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5435415590568798130" /></a>On the day of Challenger's last launch, optometrist Dr. Jack Moss was in Winter Haven, Florida, a town southeast of Orlando and about 60 miles from the launch site, videotaping the launch. He donated his video to the Space Exploration Archive in Louisville, Kentucky last December, shortly before his death.<br /><br />The video shows the disaster from a totally different perspective, both from the location from where the video was shot, to the reaction of Moss and his neighbors as they go from sensing something was unusual about the launch, to the realization that the shuttle had exploded.<br /><br /><div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/be_EGOsOQqQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/be_EGOsOQqQ&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20100129/NEWS02/1290397/">Article from the Courier-Journal newspaper of Louisville, Kentucky</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-40513676992333122642010-01-16T10:22:00.000-08:002010-01-16T10:47:59.670-08:00Japanese Commentary on Narita FedEx CrashWhile North American audiences have had many opportunities over the years to see breaking news stories about plane crashes that feature the running commentary of news anchors and aviation experts, Japanese audiences don't often have that experience. The crash last March of a FedEx MD-11 at Tokyo's Narita Airport provided that opportunity for Japan, as the video below shows.<br /><br /><div align="center"><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8jQZ1zNmGEc&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8jQZ1zNmGEc&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br />Even if you don't understand Japanese, you can get a sense of the tone of the conversation and the emotions that some of those on camera may have been feeling.<br /><br />No one at AirSafe.com can understand Japanese, so if any of you reading this can understand Japanese, feel free to leave a comment about the discussion in the video.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resources</span><br /><a href="http://www.airsafenews.com/2009/03/crash-of-fedex-express-md-11-near-tokyo.html">Original AirSafeNews.com article on this event</a><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/fedex.htm">Other FedEx plane crashes</a><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/md11.htm">Other MD-11 plane crashes</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-44440990466455994972009-12-15T11:12:00.000-08:002009-12-15T11:15:24.640-08:00Crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 on 12 February 2009The fatal 12 February crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407 is still under investigation by the NTSB, but last week, the airline submitted a report to the NTSB which blamed pilot actions as the probable cause of the accident. The Bombardier Dash 8 aircraft, which was operating as a scheduled Continental Connection flight from Newark, NJ to Buffalo, NY, crashed into a house about five miles from the airport during an instrument approach to runway 23. All four crew members and 45 passengers were killed, as well as one of the three people in the house.<br /><br />The NTSB launched a major investigation, which is still ongoing. <a href="http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/Aviation/DCA09MA027/default.htm">The NTSB's public docket of this investigation</a> contains over 100 items, including <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/colgan-ntsb-submit.pdf">a report submitted by Colgan earlier this month</a>. That report identifies the probable cause of the accident as the flight crew’s loss of situational awareness and failure to follow Colgan Air training and procedures, which led to a loss of control of the aircraft.<br /><br />According to Colgan, contributing to the accident was the flight crew’s failure to follow Colgan Air procedures and training, and the lack of adequate warning systems in the aircraft.<br /><br />The investigation is not yet completed, and the final NTSB report may or may not reflect the analysis or conclusions of the Colgan report. AirSafeNews.com encourages you to review the Colgan report, and other items in the public docket, as well as following information from the NTSB and AirSafe.com.<br /><br />Below are two videos. The first is an NTSB recreation of the final few minutes of flight, based on data from both the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder. The second is the initial report of this event created by AirSafe.com.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Colgan Air Crash Animation (no audio)</span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/33NUAy3eomg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/33NUAy3eomg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">AirSafe.com's Initial Report on this Accident</span><br /><u>Audio</u>: <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show83-continental-buffalo.mp3">MP3</a> | <u>Video</u>: <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show83-continental-buffalo.m4v">iPod/MP4</a> | <a href="http://www.airsafe.com/podcasts/show83-continental-buffalo.wmv">WMV</a> | <a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4321737546505155129" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Google Video</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqQTendSlEs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a> <br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dqQTendSlEs&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dqQTendSlEs&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Resources</span><br /><a href="http://buffalo.airsafe.org">Additional accident details</a><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/colgan-ntsb-submit.pdf">Colgan Air Submission to the NTSB</a><br /><a href="http://www.ntsb.gov/Dockets/Aviation/DCA09MA027/default.htm">Other NTSB public docket documents</a><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/airsafe">Other AirSafe.com Videos</a><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/airlines/cal.htm">Fatal Continental plane crashes</a><br /><a href="http://www.airsafe.com/events/models/bombardier.htm">Fatal Dash 8 plane crashes</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-4483732817805699662009-11-09T01:05:00.000-08:002009-11-13T10:55:23.210-08:00Piper Aztec Overruns Runway at Saint Barthélemy IslandOn May 23, 2009 a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_Aztec">Piper Aztec</a> overran the runway at the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustaf_III_Airport">airport on Saint Barthélemy island</a> in the Caribbean There were no reported injuries.<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><object width="425" height="258"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-z2o0acIlm4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-z2o0acIlm4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="258"></embed></object><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-61757256367506405032009-11-08T00:17:00.000-08:002009-11-08T00:39:01.831-08:00Floatplane Crashes at Takeoff - Photographer Ducks Just in TimeThe floatplane (a de Havilland DHC-2 Beaver, registration N915RC) was in an otherwise normal takeoff from Lake Hood in Anchorage, Alaska on 7 June 2009 when it encountered a right quartering tailwind gust that lifted up the right wing and float. The airplane veered to the left toward a steep bank, and the pilot was unable to correct the deviation and with the rudder. The airplane lifted off, but the float collided with the top of the bank. The airplane cart wheeled about 160 degrees to the left before coming to rest on its right side. It sustained substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and floats. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures. Reported wind at the airport approximately 3 minutes after the accident was from 020 degrees magnetic at 3 knots, with no recorded gusts.<br /><br />Fortunately, the pilot and three passengers were not injured. Also fortunate was the fact that the photographer lived to film another day. According to the photographer's description on YouTube, the aircraft passed less than 10 feed from their position.<br /><br />The NTSB determined that the probable cause of the accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.<br /><br /><div align="center"><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Crash During Floatplane Takeoff in Anchorage, AK 7 June 2009</span><br /><object width="425" height="258"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YVwlodvWh7w&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YVwlodvWh7w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="258"></embed></object><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Additional Information</span><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=ANC09CA050&rpt=fa">NTSB Factual Summary</a> (PDF)<br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20090608X44501&ntsbno=ANC09CA050&akey=1">NTSB Full Narritave</a><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=ANC09CA050&rpt=fi">NTSB Probable Cause Determination</a> (PDF)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-51772559154218646102009-10-23T23:04:00.000-07:002009-10-24T12:48:27.171-07:00Near Crash of a Enstrom Helicopter on a Ship's HelipadAccording to the information in the YouTube posting, this incident is from an Enstrom helicopter on the helipad of a Greenpeace ship some where off the coast of Ireland. One of the deck straps has not been released correctly, with very nearly disastrous consequences. what was <br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3idQKi5EqM&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/q3idQKi5EqM&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-68152599481785983412009-10-22T23:15:00.000-07:002011-11-12T17:09:45.885-08:00Fatal Crash of a Marine Sea Knight Helicopter on 9 December 1999 Near San DiegoOne December 9, 1999, a US Marine CH-46 Sea Knight crashed during a training exercise involving the USNS Pecos. The helicopter had departed from the USS Bonhomme Richard with a crew of 18 for a training exercise at the USNS Pecos.<br /><br />The helicopter approached the Pecos low and fast, and the left rear wheel of the helicopter had struck and became entangled in the safety netting at the rear of the Pecos. As the pilots attempted to lift off, the helicopter's landing gear remained entangled, causing it to roll to the left and crash into the water. <br /><br />Eleven of the 18 escaped the helicopter and survived. Seven others were killed in the mishap.<br /><br />The Marine Corps investigation into the cause of the crash concluded the mishap was caused by human error, stating that the helicopter was flying too low and too fast when it approached the landing pad on the Pecos.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">CH-46D Accident on USNS Pecos</span><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzGlnSNSnQ_qkZZ2gRvn4BHG52hlvvhb8dFuvha01e_9u_lJ7q0I3oqsHdBIA3NA1DlsJEvrwXDWwXImQTVZg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">USNS Pecos</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USNS_Pecos_Rear.jpg/800px-USNS_Pecos_Rear.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USNS_Pecos_Rear.jpg/800px-USNS_Pecos_Rear.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">USMC CH-46 Sea Knight</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/USMC_CH-46.jpg/800px-USMC_CH-46.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/77/USMC_CH-46.jpg/800px-USMC_CH-46.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">USS_Bonhomme Richard</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ec/USS_Bonhomme_Island_%28LHD-4%29.jpg/800px-USS_Bonhomme_Island_%28LHD-4%29.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 260px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/e/ec/USS_Bonhomme_Island_%28LHD-4%29.jpg/800px-USS_Bonhomme_Island_%28LHD-4%29.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Additional Resources</span><br /><a href="http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/SeaKnight-USMC-1999.htm">Accident Description from Check-Six.com</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-42939338962475135842009-10-20T22:50:00.000-07:002009-10-20T22:50:00.592-07:00Close Call When an R44 Helicopter Hits a Hanger and Crashed on 5 August 2004In this 5 August 2004 accident (NTSB Report CHI04LA212) in Chesterfield, MO, a Robinson R44 helicopter (N7036J), with a pilot and three passengers on board, was substantially damaged when the main rotor contacted an open hangar door during takeoff and the helicopter subsequently impacted the ground. The pilot stated that the helicopter was parked on the ramp approximately 35 feet from the hangar. The hangar door was open and extended about 10 feet out over the ramp. A review of a video of the accident taken by a witness on the ground revealed that after the helicopter lifted off, it paused in a hover for a few seconds and then began to climb out, subsequently contacting the door. <br /><br />The helicopter's main rotor clipped the bottom edge of the door, and then descended to the ramp. The subsequent hard landing caused the skids to collapse and the main rotor to sever the tail boom. A ground witness to the accident submitted a video recording of the accident flight. No drift toward the hangar building was observed prior to rotor blade contact with the door.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Witness Video of Accident Flight</span><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='384' height='319' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dztA5LM7TX6J1bInWbC2WQDu140iY90uDHgoQGCpEPGblqwsly4Z5uObDalQ14ec3rH1mbgINVAmSgGZuC6cA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br />Source: NTSB</div><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Probable Cause</span><br />The NTSB concluded that the crash was due to the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, his selection of an unsuitable takeoff area, and his failure to maintain clearance from the open hangar door. They also concluded that the open hangar door was a contributing factor.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Additional Information</span><br />Although the NTSB states that the helicopter was substantially damaged, <a href="http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=7036J">FAA registry records</a> show that the aircraft was destroyed and that the registration number (N7036J) was canceled about three months after the crash.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Related Information</span><br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=CHI04LA212&rpt=fa">NTSB Factual Report</a> (PDF)<br /><a href="http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=CHI04LA212&rpt=fi">NTSB Probable Cause Findings</a> (PDF)<br /><a href="http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20040825X01288&ntsbno=CHI04LA212&akey=1">NTSB Full Narrative</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7559843648732835674.post-32148122951726135852009-10-18T21:58:00.000-07:002009-10-20T09:09:59.979-07:00Crash of "Czar 52" B-52 at Fairchild AFB on 24 June 1994Every accident is an opportunity to learn about what caused the accident and what can be done to prevent them in the future. Often the cause is partly due to technology, and sometimes the causes are due entirely to human nature. In the case of the crash of a B-52 (call sign Czar 52) at Fairchild Air Force Base in 1994, which occurred during a practice run for an upcoming air show and killed all four crewmen on board, the human failings were in the cockpit, in the organization, and in the larger community around this military unit. <br /><br />The videos and photo in this posting are dramatic, but the case studies and other material associated with this crash are even more fascinating.<br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Video From a TLC Show About the Crash</span></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LVmRXAPeN-0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LVmRXAPeN-0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Longer Version of the Accident Flight</span></div><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UJb08ZzejAA&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UJb08ZzejAA&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Czar 52 Just Prior to Impact</span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/FairchildB52Crash.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 341px; height: 260px;" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/FairchildB52Crash.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The object near the tail is the hatch cover that was blown out during the copilot's unsuccessful ejection attempt.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Aerial View of Flight Path and Crash Site </span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.check-six.com/images/Czar52/Fairchild-Aerial-Czar52-marked.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 251px;" src="http://www.check-six.com/images/Czar52/Fairchild-Aerial-Czar52-marked.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Darker Shades of Blue</span><br />An excellent overview of the social dynamics and failures of military leadership that led to the accident is Dr. Anthony Kern's <a href="http://www.crm-devel.org/resources/paper/darkblue/darkblue.htm">Darker Shades of Blue: A Case Study of Failed Leadership</a>. This was an extensively researched case study based on publicly available information from 49 individual testimonies from the USAF aircraft accident investigation board transcripts, or through 11 personal interviews conducted by Dr Kern. <br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Other Resources</span><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash">Wikipedia Entry on the Crash</a><br /><a href="http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/Czar52Crash.htm">Accident Overview from Check-Six.com</a><br /><a href="http://wapedia.mobi/en/1994_Fairchild_Air_Force_Base_B-52_crash">Accident Overview from Wapedia.mobi</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6