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Crewman in Colombia plane crash... ‘I survived because I followed safety protocols’
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS ^ | Wednesday, November 30, 2016, 10:47 AM | stephen rex brown

Posted on 11/30/2016 9:09:26 AM PST by BenLurkin

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One of the five survivors of the plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 — most of them belonging to a Brazilian soccer team — said he dodged death because he followed safety instructions.

Crew member Erwin Tumiri said that as many passengers panicked, he followed the guidelines repeated at the beginning of every flight.

“I survived because I followed safety protocols. Before the crash, many got out of their seats and started to scream,” Tumiri said, according to Latin American news outlet NTN.

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The pilots on the British Aerospace 146 aircraft declared an emergency due to a possible electrical failure, Rionegro airport spokeswoman Ana Lucia Perez Mesa said.

(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...


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KEYWORDS: crash; planecrash; survivors
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To: Mr. Douglas

Would you be willing to slam into a mountainside in a 100+ mph airliner crash on a $1B wager, even with the finest seatbelts available?
Not me. Based upon the pics, those unfortunate people were doomed.

41 posted on 11/30/2016 9:45:55 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: UCANSEE2

That plane looks too small to be the one involved in this crash.


42 posted on 11/30/2016 9:46:17 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: Crolis; wrench; Cowgirl of Justice
I read somewhere that the pilot intentionally dumped fuel to avoid an explosion on impact, probably also to reduce the plane’s weight.

Thank you. That is the most logical and most sensible explanation of what likely happened, and why there was no fire.

43 posted on 11/30/2016 9:46:52 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

To be honest, if I had to die a premature death I think that a plane crash would be one of the preferable ways to go. Likely no pain at the end, and if you haven’t already, you know exactly how much time you have to get right with God. You could probably even leave a farewell message to loved ones on your phone.


44 posted on 11/30/2016 9:46:56 AM PST by gop4lyf (Gay marriage is neither.)
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To: UCANSEE2

Here’s the story for that crash:

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2015/09/12/decorated-hollywood-pilot-among-those-killed-in-colombia-plane-crash.html

Piper Aerostar-600


45 posted on 11/30/2016 9:48:17 AM PST by PLMerite (Lord, let me die fighting lions. Amen.)
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To: BenLurkin

The airline had owned only three planes and the other two were grounded. One of the airline owner was co-owner of a soccer team and it was soccer charters that kept the business afloat.

RIP to the victims.


46 posted on 11/30/2016 9:50:56 AM PST by OrangeHoof (Get used to it - President Donald J. Trump)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

There was also that remarkable "Aloha Airlines" case where the aluminum fuselage essentially delaminated/exploded off the plane.
What a miracle that was years ago: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243

47 posted on 11/30/2016 9:52:12 AM PST by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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To: BenLurkin

Or perhaps it was God? Have you given Him thanksgiving?


48 posted on 11/30/2016 9:52:40 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: WayneS
That plane looks too small to be the one involved in this crash.

Windows are all wrong, etc.

I trusted BING to give me a photo of the crash. I didn't verify that the photo shown (and described as the recent Columbian plane crash) was the right one.

As you can see, I caught onto that a couple of posts back.

49 posted on 11/30/2016 9:53:40 AM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

Completely agree ... I will never fly again, haven’t in over 10 years


50 posted on 11/30/2016 9:53:51 AM PST by Scythian_Reborn
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

I understand (read it from an article) they were dumping fuel. Which is standard protocol in an emergency.


51 posted on 11/30/2016 9:54:58 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: BenLurkin

A lot of fun being poked around on a thread that is really a tragedy, shameful


52 posted on 11/30/2016 9:55:51 AM PST by Scythian_Reborn
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To: UCANSEE2

Yup. I saw your correction after I posted my comment. No harm no foul.


53 posted on 11/30/2016 9:56:08 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian

Well, at least if it all ends in a car, you had SOME control over the matter given you are steering the car. You have ZERO control when flying. No control whatsoever in any part of the flight.


54 posted on 11/30/2016 9:56:40 AM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Females DESTROYED America.)
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To: Pollster1

I watched that movie this past weekend with my 15 year old son. It was the first time he’d seen it. I think he has a new favorite movie.


55 posted on 11/30/2016 9:58:40 AM PST by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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To: CivilWarBrewing

God’s in control, not you or me, or anyone else.


56 posted on 11/30/2016 9:59:54 AM PST by A Formerly Proud Canadian (I once was blind but now I see...)
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To: Mr. Douglas; BenLurkin

Try not to act like little punks on the internet. DU already provides enough of them.


57 posted on 11/30/2016 10:00:31 AM PST by safeasthebanks ("The most rewarding part, was when he gave me my money!" - Dr. Nick)
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To: A Formerly Proud Canadian
statistically, you are more likely to die in a vehicular accident than an airplane crash

I think most of us already know that, and would still rather drive than to get on a plane.

Obviously risk depends on length of trip, weather conditions etc. But when you drive a car, you usually have some choice of route. I tend to take back roads whenever feasible, rather than hurtle along at 70-80 mph on the Interstate.

Sure, you can get killed on a back road too. A tree could fall on you, or a deer jump through your windshield. So yeah, I remember that life is fatal and say my prayers often.

58 posted on 11/30/2016 10:02:40 AM PST by shhrubbery! (NIH!)
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To: UCANSEE2

Looks like an Aerostar.


59 posted on 11/30/2016 10:06:47 AM PST by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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To: Scythian_Reborn
Completely agree ... I will never fly again, haven’t in over 10 years

I'm sure you're aware you are more at risk each time you get in an automobile, right?
60 posted on 11/30/2016 10:10:15 AM PST by TexasGunLover ("Either you're with us or you're with the terrorists."-- President George W. Bush)
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