Boeing 777 crash-lands at San Francisco Airport

[bodecea]

in a way, this reminds me of the plane that lost its "top" in flight. another tragedy from long ago, I think it was on its way to Hawaii, a chunk of the upper body flew off. anyone recall the event? I just remember how they managed to land the plane safely despite the "inconvenience" for the passengers who sat in the rows with no ceiling.

Was an island hopper. Stress on the fuselage from pressurizing, depressurizing, pressurizing, depressurizing so much. Aloha Airlines.

 

[Wyatt earp]

am I right? first major airline crash since the one that went down in Long Island? the one that crashed a few weeks/or so after 9/11? (in mainland USA)

what dont remember the mircle on the hudson dont think he wanted to land on the river on purpose.

 

[Wyatt earp]

in a way, this reminds me of the plane that lost its "top" in flight. another tragedy from long ago, I think it was on its way to Hawaii, a chunk of the upper body flew off. anyone recall the event? I just remember how they managed to land the plane safely despite the "inconvenience" for the passengers who sat in the rows with no ceiling.

Was an island hopper. Stress on the fuselage from pressurizing, depressurizing, pressurizing, depressurizing so much. Aloha Airlines.

Thats a lie like we see those all the time.

 

[Politico]

No one knows anything yet including any of you folks postiing in alll your five pages of clueless glory.

 

[Wyatt earp]

No one knows anything yet including any of you folks postiing in alll your five pages of clueless glory.

What? dont watch t.v. or listen to the radio? you really have to get out of your parents basement.

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

so what did the stewardess say on the intercom when the upper half of the fuselage flew off into the Pacific Ocean that day?

 

[Indofred]

unfortunately, they are now reporting 2 fatalities and 48 injuries

Prayers to all involved.

Seriously?

You don't even know anyone on the plane.

Why should that matter. People are hurt and it's just a nice thing to think about those people and their families.
I understand two young Chinese girls were killed - my thoughts are with their families.

 

[Indofred]

No one knows anything yet including any of you folks postiing in alll your five pages of clueless glory.

We know a plane has crashed, some people are dead and others are injured.
We know, others put their own lives at risk in an attempt to help survivors.

That'll do for a starter.

However, we also know, some people have compassion for others whist some are just nasty.

Let's hope the injured all recover.

 

[bodecea]

in a way, this reminds me of the plane that lost its "top" in flight. another tragedy from long ago, I think it was on its way to Hawaii, a chunk of the upper body flew off. anyone recall the event? I just remember how they managed to land the plane safely despite the "inconvenience" for the passengers who sat in the rows with no ceiling.

Was an island hopper. Stress on the fuselage from pressurizing, depressurizing, pressurizing, depressurizing so much. Aloha Airlines.

Thats a lie like we see those all the time.

It's a lie?

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aloha island hops.....a lot more pressurizing/depressurizing per day...per week...per year. And as you can see in the link....maintenance for that AND salt corrosion...was inadequate.

 

[ThirdTerm]

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(Reuters) - The Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was traveling "significantly below" its intended speed and its crew tried to abort the landing just seconds before it hit the seawall in front of the runway, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said on Sunday. Information collected from the plane's cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder indicated that there were no signs of trouble until seven seconds before impact, when the crew tried to accelerate, NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman said at a news conference at the airport. A stall warning sounded four seconds before impact, and the crew tried to abort the landing and initiate what's known as a "go around" maneuver just 1.5 seconds before crashing, Hersman said.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/07/us-usa-crash-asiana-idUSBRE9650E220130707

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

question, do you feel safer in a 757/MD-88 or a 747/777/L-10LL?

 

[Wyatt earp]

Was an island hopper. Stress on the fuselage from pressurizing, depressurizing, pressurizing, depressurizing so much. Aloha Airlines.

Thats a lie like we see those all the time.

It's a lie?

Aloha Airlines Flight 243 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Aloha island hops.....a lot more pressurizing/depressurizing per day...per week...per year. And as you can see in the link....maintenance for that AND salt corrosion...was inadequate.

Again how many planes have you seen go down because of it?

 

[Wyatt earp]

so what did the stewardess say on the intercom when the upper half of the fuselage flew off into the Pacific Ocean that day?

think one of the poor girls ended up in the Ocean. RIP...

 

[TheSeventhTiger]

that is one of thee most unthinkable ways to die, no one can phathom being ejected from a plane 30-40K feet over an ocean.
I never found out how the upper fuselage ripped off the plane, it must have been something related to poor maintenance/cutting corners.

 

[laughinReaper]

am I right? first major airline crash since the one that went down in Long Island? the one that crashed a few weeks/or so after 9/11? (in mainland USA)

The one that went down in Queens NY right after 9/11 was flight 587.

American Airlines Flight 587 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Another one went down in 1996 like Sunshine said, off the coast of L.I. That was flight 800 and the one that has been in the news lately due to controversy over the offical cause of exploding fumes in the empty fuel tanks when eye witnesses saw it hit by an external object.

TWA Flight 800 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[PaulieGirl]

Seriously?

You don't even know anyone on the plane.

Should we only pray for those we know?

I find the phrase hypocritial bullshit; more pablum than sincere...

but go right ahead.

It is BS if you say it but don't do it, but I'd like to think that most people actually do pray when they say they will.

 

[PaulieGirl]

in a way, this reminds me of the plane that lost its "top" in flight. another tragedy from long ago, I think it was on its way to Hawaii, a chunk of the upper body flew off. anyone recall the event? I just remember how they managed to land the plane safely despite the "inconvenience" for the passengers who sat in the rows with no ceiling.

Yes, they even made a movie about it, although as most true story movies do, they went over the top and also got things wrong.

 

[RoadVirus]

Looking at the pics of the damage, i'm surprised there weren't more casualties.

 

[Franticfrank]

The people onboard were really lucky the aircraft didn't end up upside down after flipping or explode. I guess the low casualty rate can also be attributed to well practised evacuation techniques.

 

[martybegan]

Looking at the pics of the damage, i'm surprised there weren't more casualties.

Its a testement to the strength of the aircraft that it didnt end up in more pieces than it did. The big lifesaver was that the fire really didnt spread until everyone was pretty much off the plane.