Crash in AZ

dmccormack · Feb 10, 2011

Any idea when this happened? (I don't have audio so it may be in the description)

Looks like a Cirrus -- as soon as it impacts fuel bladders burst -- ouch.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/4532200/fiery-end-to-plane-crash/

N801BH · Feb 10, 2011

I believe is was the one that went down in June of 2010...

dmccormack · Feb 10, 2011

N801BH said:
I believe is was the one that went down in June of 2010...

Hmm....

Security Cam video is released nearly a year later?

:dunno:

bbchien · Feb 10, 2011

There are NO BLADDERS in a Cirrus. NONE. No tanks, just voids in the wing. Do NOT crash a cirrus unless you like fire.

Gary F · Feb 10, 2011

N801BH said:
I believe is was the one that went down in June of 2010...

dmccormack · Feb 10, 2011

bbchien said:
There are NO BLADDERS in a Cirrus. NONE. No tanks, just voids in the wing. Do NOT crash a cirrus unless you like fire.

Double Oy...

:hairraise:

dmccormack · Feb 10, 2011

Gary F said:
This might be the accident report.

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20100804X02630&key=1

Yep -- matches the video.

Ouch. All for an open door????

Gary F · Feb 10, 2011

bbchien said:
There are NO BLADDERS in a Cirrus. NONE. No tanks, just voids in the wing. Do NOT crash a cirrus unless you like fire.

The Diamond DA40 has aluminum fuel tanks mounted between the two carbon fiber wing spars, a much better design in my opinion.

pmanton · Feb 10, 2011

I just hope to hell the poor chap was knocked senseless by ther initial impact.

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