norcalflyer530

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oWfi7fBvf...rplane%20crash

have no idea what the hell this guy was doing..... he seems calm after wards....

bigchap

it was taken off with the control locks still in place,he was calm because he was shocked.if you see a full size crash from that close it gets you like that,i couldn't think straight for quite a while when i saw one.

bruce88123

The plane was a DeHaviland Caribou.

Dr1Driver

Looks like he was testing the STOL capabilities.

Dr.1

smatty_mcfly

The cameraman's son was one of those onboard. All died.

av8rdavid

HOLY F*** oh my..............That is HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!! How do u know his son was onboard??????
That looks like what happens when trim is set to full elevator UP and not to a takeoff position.....Happened to a Beech 1900D from us airways express in NC a few years back.....SAME THING it looks like....WOW....
May God be with them all...

flytaildragger

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I wonder if cargo on board shifted to the rear as soon as he rotated. If it didn't it looks like a suicide because I didn't see the elevator reacting to that kind of maneuver.

Ramones The

Read bigchap's post, as he is correct.

smatty_mcfly

Yea it is really horrible. Here is a discussion related to the crash:
http://www.rapp.org/archives/2005/10/control_lock/

Partway down there is a link to a crash analysis by Bombardier Aerospace product
safety manager James Donnely. Here is a link to that:
http://www.asasi.org/papers/2001/Fou...0Accidents.pdf

In it you will find the bit about the copilot being the cameraman's son. Just awful.

av8rdavid

Incredible lack of safety not performing a 6 point check....WOW.......And these were TEST PILOTS with an engineer onboard....
On my PPL checkride about 4 years ago, i was told the examiner liked to see a second control surface check right before taking the active runway as the lights, camara, action check just to make sure everything was right and also due to the fact he operated a grass strip airport with lots of rocks that like to make their way between the planes hinges!!
So needless to say i saw his impressed look when i did perform that second check....Ever since then, i picked up that habit even with R/C!

Ramones The

Complacency kills.