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  • Miami Seaplane Lost Wing Before Crash

    12/21/2005 5:07:00 AM PST · by saganite · 46 replies · 1,144+ views
    airwise news, reuters ^ | December 21, 2005 | staff
    A twin-engine seaplane lost one of its wings before it crashed off Miami Beach into the city's main shipping channel killing at least 19 people on board, a US federal safety official said on Tuesday. Mark Rosenker, acting chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board, told a news conference the breaking apart of the aircraft could be seen in video footage of the Grumman G-73T Turbine Mallard, filmed in its final moments on Monday above water. "What I've seen is a separation of a wing from the aircraft and, as a result, the aircraft crashing. I can't tell you why,"...