Originally Posted by
Hydro Junkie
Worst part is, in that video, there was nothing around it to cause it to break up like that. If it had collided with another plane, it would have been understandable. To just have a catastrophic structural failure like that, however, goes back to the person that actually assembled the parts or laid them up if it was fiberglass
Agree. The plane started to roll right, then slewed for a second, then off came the stab, then it was all over. The way the rest of it came apart was odd too, it literally shredded apart. It didn't look like it was hauling that fast, but then again it's so big it's harder to judge the speed, and if that played a role. As I noted earlier, the announcer mentioned the fact that the plane had to be certified, as well as the pilot in order to fly. A heartbreaking loss for sure.