Plane just went down at Charlotte Douglas? [Archive]

HighPoint49er

01-08-03, 09:03 AM

http://www.nbc6.com/news/topstories/L_IMAGE.f29cc483ba.93.88.fa.7c.1524d89.jpg
Breaking News: Fire at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
By AMANDA GRANGER / nbc6.com

Firefighters have responded to a fire at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The call for help went out shortly before 9 a.m.

Medic says a small commuter plane hit a U.S. Airways hangar. No word on injuries. The fire is on the outside of the building.

SandMan

01-08-03, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by Farmer
40 people were aboard - no report yet about their status...

Dash prop plane, think they said it only holds 38.

sec551

01-08-03, 09:06 AM

Air Midwest

Charlotte-Greenville

Dash-8, 19 on board, news 9 not commenting on injuries

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:06 AM

Originally posted by Boo
are there any more Kennedys that are trying to be pilots?

That's not funny. Really.

:D

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:08 AM

Holy shit.

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BREAKING NEWS--Commuter Plane Crash
CHARLOTTE, Jan. 8-- A commuter plane with 40 people on board has crashed into a US Airways Hangar. Medic is on scene way to Charlotte Douglas Airport. Eyewitnesses say the plane did a loop in the air before taking a nose dive into the tarmac.

HighPoint49er

01-08-03, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by Puttingood
19 people on board

That's what MSNBC is reporting on web.

Farmer

01-08-03, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by SandMan

Dash prop plane, think they said it only holds 38.

Channel 9 TV said it was 40 people just a minute ago - but you know how things are right when they begin reporting... sketchy.

Puttingood

01-08-03, 09:09 AM

19---count em--19

meatpile

01-08-03, 09:11 AM

Fuck didn't nobody live through that.:(

SandMan

01-08-03, 09:11 AM

Originally posted by Puttingood
19---count em--19

Can't believe they don't know how many made it yet?

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:12 AM

nbc6 update:

Breaking News: Plane hits hangar at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport
01/08/2003

By AMANDA GRANGER / nbc6.com

AirStar6
A US Airways Express commuter plane crashed this morning at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, authorities said. There are at least 19 injuries, Medic reported.

Eyewitnesses say the small plane was taking off when it suddenly banked to the left and hit a US Airways hangar shortly before 9 a.m.

The extent of the injuries is not known at this time.

A fire is burning outside the building.

It is not known where the plane was going.

HighPoint49er

01-08-03, 09:13 AM

http://www.nbc6.com/news/topstories/L_IMAGE.f29cc483ba.93.88.fa.7c.15ca526.jpg

SandMan

01-08-03, 09:18 AM

Does not sound good. While the dumbass on the news said it looks good because paramedics were leaving... Hed news man - maybe because they had nothing to do. They do not see the plane from the air, just wreckage... sad.

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:19 AM

They need to get this shit straightened out. My wife flies to Cincinnatti on Saturday.

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:19 AM

nbc6 says 10:00am news conference.

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:20 AM

WSOC:

Eyewitnesses say the plane flipped during take-off.

No word yet from MEDIC on the condition of the people on board.

Then it nose-dived into the US Airways Hangar near the runway.

sec551

01-08-03, 09:20 AM

Now they're saying it's a Beech, not a deHaviland dash-8 as reported earlier, Flight 548

Still 19 on board, anybody know if anybody lived through this?

Puttingood

01-08-03, 09:21 AM

no survivors----no ambulances coming by my house and no choppers overhead

no ambulances===bad

Farmer

01-08-03, 09:21 AM

Channel 9 just said "no survivors....."

mailman

01-08-03, 09:21 AM

That pic looks as if everyone is gonna be toast. :(

HighPoint49er

01-08-03, 09:21 AM

CNN says plane was going to Greenville-Spartanburg Airport.

Boo

01-08-03, 09:21 AM

how many mechanics has US Airways laid off???????

BearBryant

01-08-03, 09:24 AM

3 :(

Puttingood

01-08-03, 09:25 AM

one ambulance just came by but it was in no hurry--had a cop car behind it.

They all gone- 19:(

3

wossa

01-08-03, 09:26 AM

Originally posted by Boo
how many mechanics has US Airways laid off???????

why don't you save the humor for another thread.

asshole

:(

needawindow

01-08-03, 09:26 AM

Beech 1900. Doesn't look good. crashed down just after take off.
Air Midwest was the carrier.

HighPoint49er

01-08-03, 09:29 AM

Air Midwest Flight #5481 hits hanger; no survivors
Updated 9:30 AM
By Megan Butler, news14.com

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Fire and police crews are responding to a fire at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport Wednesday morning, where a small commuter aircraft hit a US Airways hanger.

The Air Midwest Flight #5481, heading to Greenville, S.C., lost control on take off and flipped into the hanger. Witnesses said the plane came down on its back as it was taking off, lost control and flipped into a hanger. Officials have not said if there were any injuries from people on the ground.

The aircraft was a Dash 8 aircraft, described as the most successful regional aircraft in the world.

MEDIC crews said that 19 people were on board the aircraft. Initial reports said there were as many as 40 people on board.

News 14 Carolina's Diana Rugg reported from Carolinas Medical Center, saying that CMC officials said an unofficial report they received from MEDIC said that there were no survivors found at the scene. CMC has not sent any helicopters or ambulances to the scene.

Hospital officials said helicopters were on standby at CMC in case any survivors were found. According to News 14 Carolina's Greg Pallone, a triage unit was being set up at the scene to deal with any possible injuries.

Smoke was visible from uptown Charlotte at the airport earlier Wednesday morning. At the scene, thick black smoke was seen billowing from the area. Smoke has since seemed to dissipate, indicating crews have controlled the fire.

Fire crews are continuing to work the scene. There appeared to be heavy smoke damage.

Pallone said the scene was very chaotic, and that a number of fire crews and emergency teams were on the way. He also said a number of MEDIC units were at the scene.

All flights have been delayed until the scene is contained. There was a tremendous amount of traffic in the area, preventing news crews from getting close to the scene.

A news conference has been scheduled for 10 a.m.

Boo

01-08-03, 09:30 AM

Originally posted by wossa

why don't you save the humor for another thread.

asshole

:(

I wasn't being funny asshole....see bright eyes, fewer mechanics means less plane maintenace and inspections can be done....leads to more mechanical problems. generally, when a plane flips on takeoff, it is caused by a mechanical problem. comprehendo?:rolleyes:

Dukesuckgounc

01-08-03, 09:31 AM

couid this Plane crashed havce any thing to do with terrorist

Puttingood

01-08-03, 09:32 AM

yeah and no---probably a fight in the cockpit or mechanical problems
2 crew members--19 passengers

BearBryant

01-08-03, 09:33 AM

Originally posted by Dukeyhaterunc1baby
couid this Plane crashed havce any thing to do with terrorist

yep..they wanted to take out an airport hangar.

wossa

01-08-03, 09:35 AM

Originally posted by Boo

I wasn't being funny asshole....see bright eyes, fewer mechanics means less plane maintenace and inspections can be done....leads to more mechanical problems. generally, when a plane flips on takeoff, it is caused by a mechanical problem. comprehendo?:rolleyes:

then why don't you start your own thread complaining about USAir and their lax plane maintenance and keep that shit out of this one. getthepointo?

Dukesuckgounc

01-08-03, 09:35 AM

had they beening only few passengers you couid say 100% no but not i thinks it 50% yes 50% no

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:36 AM

CNN:

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (CNN) -- A US Airways Express commuter plane with 19 people on board crashed on takeoff into a hangar Wednesday at the Charlotte-Douglas International Airport in North Carolina.

Plumes of gray smoke could be seen rising from a hangar.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was Air Midwest Flight 5481 and was on its way to the Greenville-Spartanburg Jetport in South Carolina.

There was no immediate word on injuries or deaths.

The plane struck the side of the hangar.

A wall of the hangar was covered with black smoke.

The FAA said the aircraft is a Beech 1900, a turboprop aircraft. The airlines' Web site says it operates as US Airways Express.

The crash comes after a year in which there were no commercial airline fatalities in the United States, federal officials said. (Full story)

The airlines' hub is in Kansas City, Missouri. The plane's owner, Air Midwest, currently operates a fleet of 36 such aircraft, with 29 of them in service with the US Airways Express division, according to its Web site.

Headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, Air Midwest also has hubs in Kansas City; Tampa, Florida; Pittsburgh and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Boo

01-08-03, 09:37 AM

Originally posted by wossa

then why don't you start your own thread complaining about USAir and their lax plane maintenance and keep that shit out of this one. getthepointo?

why? can we not speculate on terrorism in this thread either?

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:39 AM

Just heard they cancelled the emergency response...

Dukesuckgounc

01-08-03, 09:39 AM

they just said the plane was do to leand in Greenville SC at 9:11
that confuseing

PanthersReturn

01-08-03, 09:39 AM

No one could have survived that crash.

3

:(

Puttingood

01-08-03, 09:41 AM

no one did -19 passengers and 2 crew members are dead:(

BearBryant

01-08-03, 09:42 AM

Originally posted by Dukeyhaterunc1baby
they just said the plane was do to leand in Greenville SC at 9:11
that confuseing

you are confusing. What is so confusing about that?

Dukesuckgounc

01-08-03, 09:45 AM

maybe i need to use other woard then confusing 9:11 was the time the plane hit TWC in newYork and today plane was do in Greenville SC at 9:11

mathmajors

01-08-03, 09:46 AM

Originally posted by BearBryant

you are confusing. What is so confusing about that?

It doesn't take long to fly to Greenville, SC from Charlotte, dook.

BearBryant

01-08-03, 09:48 AM

Originally posted by Dukeyhaterunc1baby
maybe i need to use other woard then confusing 9:11 was the time the plane hit TWC in newYork and today plane was do in Greenville SC at 9:11

pretty observant dukey but probably coincidence

LadyJane

01-08-03, 09:48 AM

BearBryant

01-08-03, 09:50 AM

by the way NBC6.com's live internet stream is absolutely pathetic

meatpile

01-08-03, 09:56 AM

Originally posted by BearBryant
by the way NBC6.com's live internet stream is absolutely pathetic

Imma fly a plane into the station.

mathmajors

01-08-03, 10:00 AM

http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/top_stories/?ArID=19257

BearBryant

01-08-03, 10:04 AM

damn..how would like to be sitting on the runway, getting ready for take off and watching a plane burning?

wossa

01-08-03, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by BearBryant
damn..how would like to be sitting on the runway, getting ready for take off and watching a plane burning?

I flew into Detroit a few years back - late 80's when they had a huge airliner go down - killed a bunch of people. We had to circle a few times waiting to land and we could see the wreckage everytime we went around.

Only time I was ever scared on a plane was that day.

vpkozel

01-08-03, 10:13 AM

There will be a bunch of people on that plane from Charlotte, trying to have gotten the lower fares out of GSP. Man, this sucks.

meatpile

01-08-03, 10:15 AM

Yeah I bet near all from Charlotte.

Planes are pretty much the only thing I'm skeered of.

vpkozel

01-08-03, 10:18 AM

There is an e-saver to Denver this weekend - wanna go skiing?

Honeygirl

01-08-03, 10:59 AM

Shit - this is horrible news...:( Twenty one dead - Hope nobody here knew any of the victims.

builder

01-08-03, 11:02 AM

Originally posted by wossa
Only time I was ever scared on a plane was that day.

First time I flew into Logan (Boston), I nearly shat my pants. I figured we were going swimming.

flyfisher

01-08-03, 11:06 AM

I have been driving when ever possible. Drove to Orlando, Tampa, Boca Raton, Columbus, Charleston, WV, DC, and NY. My fear just continues to grow. I would like to check out hipnosis and see if that would help me cause this fear is out of control.

Puttingood

01-08-03, 11:07 AM

Twenty one dead - Hope nobody here knew any of the victims.

Odds are that when the list comes out that some will know people.
One kid was headed back to Clemson to go back to school.:(

builder

01-08-03, 11:07 AM

Originally posted by flyfisher
I have been driving when ever possible.

Dallas, Chicago, Memphis, DC....

flyfisher

01-08-03, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by builder

Dallas, Chicago, Memphis, DC....

...driven there too. It's not a matter of money but it is taking too much of my time.

BearBryant

01-08-03, 11:24 AM

My best friend from college is a pilot and he wants me to go flying with him. I skeered as Hell to get in a plane with him because I've seen him drive a car and I know how stupid we used to get when we were in college.

Honeygirl

01-08-03, 11:47 AM

Originally posted by Puttingood
Twenty one dead - Hope nobody here knew any of the victims.

Odds are that when the list comes out that some will know people.
One kid was headed back to Clemson to go back to school.:( I hate those kind of stories Putt - you know when a tragedy like this happens, and you hear about the person behind the death toll. Like that kid - his whole life ahead of him. :( I know it's life and all that - but it still doesn't make it easy for those who have lost loved ones.

Boo

01-08-03, 11:49 AM

they have a room setup at the greenville airport for people who showed up to pick up their loved ones....I guess they didn't know it crashed.

LarryD

01-08-03, 01:23 PM

so, just minutes after the crash, we had a post on tbr? wow!

hasbeen99

01-08-03, 01:24 PM

BearBryant

01-08-03, 01:24 PM

Originally posted by LarryD
so, just minutes after the crash, we had a post on tbr? wow!

20 minutes before one word even said on Charlotte.com

D'lo

01-08-03, 01:34 PM

Originally posted by Boo
they have a room setup at the greenville airport for people who showed up to pick up their loved ones....I guess they didn't know it crashed.

Thinking about that makes me sick to my stomach, knowing what these people are headed for. A loved one just ripped out of their lives~ Sad! Very Sad!! :(

barracuda

01-08-03, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by Boo
are there any more Kennedys that are trying to be pilots?

:mad: them is fighting words.

BearBryant

01-08-03, 01:38 PM

Thank God I've never had family or friends have to deal with a plane crash. Has to pretty tough on anyone.

Boo

01-08-03, 01:38 PM

Originally posted by barracuda

:mad: them is fighting words.

to put that in context, I posted it right after I heard about it. when I heard "small plane" I thought of little PRIVATE Pipers and Cessnas (sp)...like the one Kennedy crashed because he didn't know what the fuck he was doing.

barracuda

01-08-03, 01:44 PM

Originally posted by Boo

to put that in context, I posted it right after I heard about it. when I heard "small plane" I thought of little PRIVATE Pipers and Cessnas (sp)...like the one Kennedy crashed because he didn't know what the fuck he was doing.

You misjudge, my last name is Kennedy:cool:

Farmer

01-08-03, 01:45 PM

"Cuda Kennedy"

:D

D'lo

01-08-03, 01:48 PM

barracuda

01-08-03, 02:05 PM

Originally posted by Farmer
"Cuda Kennedy"

:D :flipgrin:

Falling behind

barracuda

01-08-03, 02:05 PM

behind

barracuda

01-08-03, 02:05 PM

builder, must post;)

builder

01-08-03, 02:06 PM

Originally posted by barracuda
builder, must post;)

:bird6: Fuck off shorty.

barracuda

01-08-03, 02:07 PM

Originally posted by builder

:bird6: Fuck off shorty.

:monkes:

D'lo

01-08-03, 02:14 PM

I'm watching the news right now and they are saying they "think"
the plane originated from Lynchburg Va. They are still trying to confirm that.

SandMan

01-08-03, 02:22 PM

Originally posted by BearBryant
damn..how would like to be sitting on the runway, getting ready for take off and watching a plane burning?

How about the 2-4 planes that were making their landing approach, surely a few passengers and pilots caught that out of the corner of their eye. Since the crashed plane was not scheduled for landing, as soon as it takes off, it can be a very brief minute before another one either takes off behind it or lands...

Boo

01-08-03, 02:59 PM

partial list of victims...12 of 21

Albury, Caitlin - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Albury, Robin - West Palm Beach, Fla.
Congdon, Mark - Baltimore, Md.
Coyner, Keith - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Demartino, Forrest - Dayton, Ohio
Dubois, Sylvain - Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Fonte, Richard E. - Jacksonville, N.C.
Gibbs, Jonathan (First Officer) - Charlotte, N.C.
Krassas, Steven J. - Richmond, Va.
Leslie, Katie (Captain) - Charlotte, N.C.
Spiak, Joseph M. - Boston
Sylvia, Ralph - Richmond, Va.

QueenCityHillbilly

01-08-03, 03:38 PM

Originally posted by Boo
how many mechanics has US Airways laid off???????
Don't matter, it wasn't their plane.

Boo

01-08-03, 03:40 PM

Originally posted by QueenCityHillbilly

Don't matter, it wasn't their plane.

I realize that now...when it first broke it broke as a US Airways plane.

don't those smaller airlines have less stringent safety and maintenance requirements?

I bet most of the passengers didn't know until they got to the plane that it wasn't operated by US Airways

QueenCityHillbilly

01-08-03, 03:41 PM

Belmont Bad Ass and myself have been out there all day. 18 television stations and networks there. It really sucks out there. Ain't no place to be. I knew it was bad when I heard someone on the scanner say 19 souls.

3

QueenCityHillbilly

01-08-03, 03:45 PM

Originally posted by Boo
I bet most of the passengers didn't know until they got to the plane that it wasn't operated by US Airways
Probably not. They are contracted by US Airways for certain US Airways Express flights. I doubt passengers know since it has US Air has their paintjobs on the planes.

SandMan

01-08-03, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by Boo

I bet most of the passengers didn't know until they got to the plane that it wasn't operated by US Airways

All the times I have flown those commuters, or even some small jets, they always come on and tell the passengers who the plane is operated by, (before take off) be it US Airways, or whoever. There are several small planes in US Airways fleet that are operated by other companies and have a US Airways paint job... my guess is USAir just pays to lease the plane with all the associate cost going to the company that operates the plane.

HighPoint49er

01-08-03, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by Boo
I bet most of the passengers didn't know until they got to the plane that it wasn't operated by US Airways

Depends on how they made their reservations. On the US Airways web site it is noted: This flight is a regional aircraft operated by US Airways Express carriers Allegheny, Air Midwest, Shuttle America, CCAIR, Chautauqua, Colgan, Mesa, Piedmont, PSA or Trans States.

I wonder what kind of maintenance record Air Midwest has with the FAA?