"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/06/2014 at 17:07 • Filed to: planelopnik
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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/06/2014 at 17:07 • Filed to: planelopnik | 2
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Horrifying footage of a Beechcraft Super King Air 200 air ambulance crashing at a drag strip in Iceland. The pilot and two crew were killed, the copilot survived. !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! blog writes, "The plane had transported a patient to Reykjavik, Iceland and was returning to Akureyri when it was placed on hold to the west of the airport, where the dragstrip was being prepared for an air race." Video after the jump, if the imbed works.
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Dusty Ventures
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:09 |
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The speed and angle at which that plane went down makes me wonder what the hell happened. It also makes it incredible the copilot survived
CAR_IS_MI
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:10 |
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So wait, were they attempting to land on the drag strip or was this some sort of mechanical failure / pilot error.
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ttyymmnn
> Dusty Ventures
01/06/2014 at 17:11 |
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For Sweden
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:11 |
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A King Air is not a fighter plane.
Bad Idea Hat
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:14 |
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CFIT. Wonder if someone bumped the autopilot off.
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ttyymmnn
> Dusty Ventures
01/06/2014 at 17:14 |
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Liveleak provides more info, saying that plane was fully functional and well maintained. Copilot has not commented, but it is known that he made remarks to the captain about dangerous flying. Captain had requested a flyby because he had friends at the strip. Witnesses said he approached "dangerously fast and low".
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ttyymmnn
> CAR_IS_MI
01/06/2014 at 17:15 |
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Pilot had requested flyby of drag strip, and witnesses said he approached dangerously low and fast. He was probably showing off, and the copilot, who survived, had spoken to the captain before about dangerous flying. I think the pilot just screwed up.
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Bad Idea Hat
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:16 |
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Ugh. Now I hope my comment was right.
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CAR_IS_MI
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:17 |
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You would almost expect better from a medical transport pilot, but then you realize this is Iceland...
killerkoolaid37
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:19 |
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I sense a darwin award in this man's... future? <_<
f86sabre
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:19 |
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Looks like the same phenomenon that got the B-52 in Spokane all those years ago. Sharp bank in relatively straight flight, you start loosing altitude and you have no height or time to recover.
Chris Clarke
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 17:21 |
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How anyone survived that is beyond me. Famous last words. "Hey guise, watch this"
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ttyymmnn
> f86sabre
01/06/2014 at 17:45 |
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That was my first thought. The video of that Buff is stuck in my mind.
STAGGERED-6
> CAR_IS_MI
01/06/2014 at 18:18 |
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Same shenanigans killed a b52 crew at 94 Fairchild air show and in 2010 a C17 display team at Elmendorf in Alaska. Good pilots know who the dangerous ones are and if they're smart they'll refuse to fly with any cowboys. The envelope is too small for any asshatery.
Jayhawk Jake
> ttyymmnn
01/06/2014 at 18:27 |
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Idiot pilot. Shit like this pisses me off so much.
This is why I'm all for removing the pilot from the cockpit...
midengineer
> For Sweden
01/08/2014 at 23:50 |
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Definitely not, but it sure is a beautiful plane.