Crash off Miami Beach
12-20-2005 | 05:13 PM
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From: FredEx Captain-Retired
Well . . DUH! We all SAW the wing fall off
By LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ, Associated Press Writer 16 minutes ago
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The deadly crash off a seaplane shortly after takeoff was apparently caused by the right wing breaking off the fuselage, investigators said Tuesday. It was unclear why the wing detached during flight.
Salvage crews raised the right wing out of the channel where the plane crashed Monday within sight of horrified beachgoers. All 20 people on board were killed.
Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the
National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters about the wing separation late Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, we have a way to go until we find a cause of this accident," he said.
Salvage crews pulled the wing from the water with its propeller and engine still attached, but Rosenker declined to provide details about the wing's condition.
The rest of the plane won't be raised until Wednesday, Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr said.
The wing of a seaplane that crashed off Miami Beach, Fla., is lifted by a crane on a barge from the waters of the crash site Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005. The crash on Monday killed all 20 people on board. The rest won't be raised until Wednesday, Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr said. Rosenker called it a delicate operation because moving the plane too quickly could cause it to break under the weight of the water.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The deadly crash off a seaplane shortly after takeoff was apparently caused by the right wing breaking off the fuselage, investigators said Tuesday. It was unclear why the wing detached during flight.
Salvage crews raised the right wing out of the channel where the plane crashed Monday within sight of horrified beachgoers. All 20 people on board were killed.
Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the
National Transportation Safety Board, told reporters about the wing separation late Tuesday.
"Unfortunately, we have a way to go until we find a cause of this accident," he said.
Salvage crews pulled the wing from the water with its propeller and engine still attached, but Rosenker declined to provide details about the wing's condition.
The rest of the plane won't be raised until Wednesday, Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr said.
The wing of a seaplane that crashed off Miami Beach, Fla., is lifted by a crane on a barge from the waters of the crash site Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005. The crash on Monday killed all 20 people on board. The rest won't be raised until Wednesday, Coast Guard spokesman Dana Warr said. Rosenker called it a delicate operation because moving the plane too quickly could cause it to break under the weight of the water.
12-20-2005 | 05:32 PM
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From: Left Seat
Originally Posted by captain_drew
God?
Hell NO . .since the AIM is published by the Federal Government -‘Separation of Chuch and State’ applies
Hell NO . .since the AIM is published by the Federal Government -‘Separation of Chuch and State’ applies
I was speaking of the term death plunge.
But I figure you "got" that and I appreciate your humor.
12-21-2005 | 10:59 AM
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very sad!
cnn.com includes the story and some amateur video footage if the picture doesn't make your stomach turn enough. hopefully the video can help to determine the cause of the crash
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/21/miami.crash/index.html
cnn.com includes the story and some amateur video footage if the picture doesn't make your stomach turn enough. hopefully the video can help to determine the cause of the crash
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/21/miami.crash/index.html
02-07-2007 | 08:00 AM
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well after trying to find info on Chalk's i ran into this older post and was just wondering what's up with their operation now, i did find that Big Sky is using their 1900's with chalk's but their website is not there... are they going to fly the Grummans again?
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