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To: Mamzelle

Interesting thought just popped into the noggin...

I drove down Beltway 8 recently, and recalling the transmission easement to the south of the tollroad, and its size and altitude of those spans of high voltage lines...It occured to me that in some way, some strange twist of fate was involved in the accident itself...

Considering the height of the light standard that was struck by the aircraft which was about 75 feet, and that pictures showed the standard to have been struck about 1/3 the way down from the top...Making the initial impact at approximately 50 feet, thus the breakup and impact on the ground just to the north of the tollroad...

Since we do not have any evidence to show any damage to those transmission lines, or any outages due to any possible accident to the lines...

I have to float out there an interesting point...And maybe one that is not that big a deal, but if you can imagine it, or can take a look sometime at the crash site...I would have to speculate that the pilot unintentionally flew under the high-voltage transmission line spans, then struck the light standard near the toll plaza...

Long-winded, I know...But just something I thought to be interesting...And may come out in the investigation...Who knows...


118 posted on 11/22/2004 7:58:16 PM PST by stevie_d_64 (Houston Area Texans)
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To: stevie_d_64
I have to float out there an interesting point...And maybe one that is not that big a deal, but if you can imagine it, or can take a look sometime at the crash site...I would have to speculate that the pilot unintentionally flew under the high-voltage transmission line spans, then struck the light standard near the toll plaza...

I suppose that's possible. They probably saw the light pole when it was too late to do anything.
119 posted on 11/23/2004 1:00:43 AM PST by Sunnyvale CA Eng.
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