737-400 cargo jet emergency landing in ocean
#43
My post was 100% sarcasm.
It could be in 15,000 ft of water, luckily it's not. Still gonna be a bear.
Also, I'm sure the airplane was a highly polished turd. The only people flying -200s should be 3rd-world s##tholes, and even they manage to put brand new metal in the dirt.
It could be in 15,000 ft of water, luckily it's not. Still gonna be a bear.
Also, I'm sure the airplane was a highly polished turd. The only people flying -200s should be 3rd-world s##tholes, and even they manage to put brand new metal in the dirt.
I saw in a local article the exact location is approx 150ft deep… not sure if that is accurate or not but it was quoted several times.
#44
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NTSB is sending a crew of 10. They appear to be taking it very seriously as they should as a dual engine failure on a transport category jet is unheard of.
It was obviously an old aircraft, but if this happened on a pax plane the outcome would have been much worse.
Kudos to the Coast Guard for saving the crew.
It was obviously an old aircraft, but if this happened on a pax plane the outcome would have been much worse.
Kudos to the Coast Guard for saving the crew.
#46
#47
NTSB is sending a crew of 10. They appear to be taking it very seriously as they should as a dual engine failure on a transport category jet is unheard of.
It was obviously an old aircraft, but if this happened on a pax plane the outcome would have been much worse.
Kudos to the Coast Guard for saving the crew.
It was obviously an old aircraft, but if this happened on a pax plane the outcome would have been much worse.
Kudos to the Coast Guard for saving the crew.
Could also be that the "good" motor was tired and they inadvertently cooked it when they added thrust to compensate for the first failure. The timeline hints at that possibility.
I just don't think they could have run out of gas that quickly. Although an RJ a few years back managed to TO with just enough gas to get to the flight levels. They caught it barely in time, diverted, landed and may have flamed out on the taxi in.
#48
Hoping. But since they both managed to exit the aircraft and hold on to floating stuff for a while I'm guessing they'll survive since they got to the hospital pretty quickly (that matters, a lot).
#49
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I can tell you the crash site is not zoned off to vessels. I Captain a charter boat, and transited the area today looking for any sign of the location/depth. Nada.
If its 150’ an advanced diver can hit it for a few minutes with no decompression required.
If its 150’ an advanced diver can hit it for a few minutes with no decompression required.
Last edited by WacoQCF; 07-03-2021 at 01:22 PM.
#50
I don't think you'd catch me going to 150' on air and coming back up without a stop... even though the mil tables probably say you can, barely.
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