Posted on 10/29/2013 7:17:34 PM PDT by EveningStar
Authorities struggled to explain how a small plane crashed at an international airport, erupted in fire, but evidently went unnoticed for hours.
The incident occurred early Tuesday in Nashville.
But exactly what time remains a mystery.
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Reagan Natl is quite busy...but shuts down around 11p. Noise ordinances. Probably same reason w Nashville
I guess it’s just a case of ‘WWBS’ (Walking While Being Southern). Just a bunch of hicks, ya’ know. We even have airports ‘n’ stuff. And they FLY! Believe it or not! In fact.....our planes are complete with outhouses attached! With a carved out moon on the door!
May have been low on fuel
Cessna 172, Range 736 miles
Driving distance is 769 miles
not sure “as the crow flies”
Cessna 172 from the Windsor ON Flying Club. 0300 and fog. No comms with ATC or tower, presumably - otherwise crash rescue would have/ should have been notified. Pretty odd, given the limited information, so far.
Relax. I’m from West Virginia
When I land in charleston, I’m just glad the plane doesn’t fall off the runway and down the mountain
A person was killed. Lets have some more jokes, people!!!!!!!!!!
I was an air traffic controller for 20 years. There may be cameras, because it seems like there are cameras everywhere, but are somewhat limited. I worked with radar too, and unless they have made some advances in technology, I never knew of any radar that recorded anything. When I was at Tempelhof, in Berlin, (1982) there was a VCR camera pointed at a scope, to recored when the Russians were violating their airspace. Air to ground radio is recorded, but not radar.
Anyway, a lot of auto parts move through Nashville on their way to Japanese and Korean automobile transplant factories in the area.
These sometimes includes a few passengers as well.
Coorection Windsor to Nashville 535mi. (not 769)
My first airplane was a 172. It is a fine starter plane.
I upgraded to Beach Bonanzas, based in Memphis.
The crashed plane could have had a catastrophic power failure, resulting in no lights, and no radio, or the pilot could have been unconscious, maybe from CO or other natural causes.
At that time of morning, the controllers are not scanning the field, so this accident can be quite understandable.
real darn comforting NOT
“I believe Nashville is a major cargo hub for Federal Express. Or is it DHL? Or UPS?”
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FedEx is headquartered in Memphis.
Flights to the loony-lands on both coasts technically qualifies.
Airlines Destinations Concourse
Aeromexico Seasonal: Cancún[34] A
Air Canada Express operated by Jazz Air Toronto-Pearson C
Unless they crash near a desert island in the pacific. It’s good if you always carry a volleyball too.
Having over ten years experience as an airborne traffic reporter, I’ve had my fair share of near misses. I was involved in helicopter-airplane collision which I was fortunate enough to walk out of the hospital and was able to attend the funeral for the airplane pilot. We all used gallows humor to get by and return to the air. No one is laughing at the deceased.
Lighten up Francis. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k
Good lord !!!
Heathrow even has a silent period and it’s chaotic during the day.
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No one is more outraged than our Dear Leader.
It appears that the pilot was told via a text message his insurance was canceled because of Obamacare and shortly thereafter lost control of the aircraft.
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