Ferry Flight Bound For Hawaii Crashes
05-22-2023, 08:59 PM
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They were going NORCAL to HI but only made it 40NM out to sea??? That would be some pretty epic fuel mismanagement, if that's what it was.
And how hard is it switch tanks or whatever before ending up in the drink?
Although if a ferry tank was involved, there could have been plumbing issues.
And how hard is it switch tanks or whatever before ending up in the drink?
Although if a ferry tank was involved, there could have been plumbing issues.
05-22-2023, 10:11 PM
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They turned around because they knew they had an issue. Contacted the Coast Guard when it was apparent they could not back it back to land.
They turned around because they knew they had an issue. Contacted the Coast Guard when it was apparent they could not back it back to land.
05-23-2023, 07:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Rama
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They turned around because they knew they had an issue. Contacted the Coast Guard when it was apparent they could not back it back to land.
They turned around because they knew they had an issue. Contacted the Coast Guard when it was apparent they could not back it back to land.
05-25-2023, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Airhoss
My question is how did they wind up killing themselves while ditching a twin otter? Something went bad wrong on that water landing.
Personally, I'd vastly prefer to ditch a retract than fixed gear.
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