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Airplane Crash - Something you don't see every day.
February 26, 2018, 09:05 AM
ArtieSAirplane Crash - Something you don't see every day.
Was driving back from Tampa last Friday and came upon this scene at the intersection of Rte. 54 and Chancey Road.
Pilot and passenger both survived. Passenger with minor injuries, pilot refused treatment and stayed at the scene.
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February 26, 2018, 09:07 AM
SigmundLooks like a Stearman.
http://wfla.com/2018/02/23/pas...-crash-in-dade-city/February 26, 2018, 09:11 AM
RightwireUnsuccessful merge?
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. February 26, 2018, 09:13 AM
JALLENAnother advantage of low and slow!
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mikeyspizzaAuthorities say a 1942 Boeing Stearman single-engine aircraft collided with a power line while trying to land during an engine failure or malfunction.
The landing gear reportedly struck the line causing the aircraft to cartwheel and crash.
LinkFebruary 26, 2018, 09:18 AM
}BuLLWow, lucky to not get hung up in those high line wires. Glad the injuries weren't severe.
February 26, 2018, 09:25 AM
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darthfusterReminds me of Second Hand Lions. Glad these two suvived.
You’re a lying dog-faced pony soldier February 26, 2018, 09:37 AM
jhe888Too bad to lose that old plane.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. February 26, 2018, 09:52 AM
Pipe Smokerquote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Too bad to lose that old plane.
My thought too.
Serious about crackers February 26, 2018, 09:56 AM
mike28wquote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Too bad to lose that old plane.
My thought too.
Bet someone rebuilds it...they're too valuable to just trash... Glad no one was hurt !
February 26, 2018, 09:58 AM
rduckworquote:
Originally posted by mike28w:
quote:
Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
quote:
Originally posted by jhe888:
Too bad to lose that old plane.
My thought too.
Bet someone rebuilds it...they're too valuable to just trash... Glad no one was hurt !
Count on it!
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February 26, 2018, 10:57 AM
Southflorida-lawThat will buff right out!
February 26, 2018, 11:03 AM
TXJIMBye plane.
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February 26, 2018, 11:28 AM
Modern Day SavageI've both flown and rebuilt Stearmans. Had a friend once walk away from a Stearman crash resulting in the a/c total destruction... I was the first to arrive on scene and I found him standing beside the wreckage, with a small cut on his forehead. The first thing he said to me... "The poor airplane, that poor airplane".
Stearmans we're built as
one of the primary trainers of WW II, and knowing they were going to be subject to abuse from student pilots they built them tough. Having said that, I've lost my share of friends in Stearman accidents as well.
Luckily many Stearmans were produced in WW II and therefore parts are subjectively more available...but with each passing year parts are increasingly difficult to find.
Sure hate to see the old girl busted up like that...but glad to see passenger and pilot safe. If you gotta wreck an old plane and want to walk away from it...that's the plane to do it from.
February 26, 2018, 12:05 PM
Chris42She'll be back. Great project for someone. Too much good there to even consider scrapping it.
February 26, 2018, 12:07 PM
RHINOWSOAny landing you can walk away from....
February 26, 2018, 12:37 PM
Sig2340Passenger: STEER MAN!! STEER MAN!!
Pilot: Yes, Stearman!! HOLY SHHH....
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February 26, 2018, 02:49 PM
jhe888My father in law was trained mostly in a PT 19, but he had some time in a Stearman.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. February 26, 2018, 02:55 PM
XLTI would like to have the rear wing so I could make a coffee table out of it.