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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:55 AM Original message |
Commercial plane crashes at Blue Grass Airport in Kentucky |
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wakeme2008 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:00 AM Response to Original message |
1. link here |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:13 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. LOL you're as fast as I am n/t |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:11 AM Original message |
Dupe. n/t |
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Cobalt Violet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
2. Must be terrorist. |
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lgn19087 (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
20. It doesn't matter |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
43. Reports are that the plane took off on the wrong runway (shorter one?) |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
4. CNN is reporting fatalities |
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the other one (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. approx. 50 passengers |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Now WCPO is only reporting one survivor |
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Vinca (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:34 AM Response to Original message |
7. They're talking about weather. I want to know about Snapple. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:58 AM Response to Reply #7 |
19. Deleted message |
Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:42 AM Response to Reply #19 |
28. You've never heard of black humour? |
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LordLovesAWorkingMan (272 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
52. With all due respect |
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DemonFighterLives (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:37 AM Response to Original message |
8. Oh boy |
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Eugene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:43 AM Response to Original message |
9. BBC: Passenger jet crashes in Kentucky |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:05 AM Response to Original message |
10. Watching WKYT in Lexington |
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qanda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. They just said 50 fatalities on CNN |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:31 AM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Very Sorry. Dumbed-down (cost-cut) standards/maintenance? |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:11 AM Response to Reply #14 |
24. The runways had just been resurfaced. Bluegrass Airport |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:49 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. And the machine? And if as you say then perhaps |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:32 AM Response to Reply #31 |
37. There were several factors the played into this accident. |
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Gunit_Sangh (424 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:28 AM Response to Original message |
12. Plane may have used wrong runway for takeoff |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:46 AM Response to Reply #12 |
15. This makes sense with where it went down |
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No DUplicitous DUpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #12 |
22. Plane CLEARLY used wrong runway for takeoff... |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #22 |
76. Center-line Check likely skipped |
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Kailassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I'm guessing here ... |
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rocktivity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 01:26 PM Response to Reply #78 |
82. DING DING DING! Kailassa, you're our grand prize winner! |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:34 AM Response to Reply #12 |
25. shouldn't control tower catch this if pilot does not? |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:57 AM Response to Reply #25 |
40. That's just what I was gonna ask, |
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Kingshakabobo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:47 AM Response to Reply #40 |
44. These accidents are almost always due to more than one error. nt |
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high density (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:30 PM Response to Reply #40 |
51. I was reading on an aviation board |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #51 |
64. That would not be unusual. I have been given takeoff clearance |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:30 AM Response to Original message |
13. edited |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:48 AM Response to Original message |
16. Here's what happened. |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:53 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. I heard one poor women on WKYT |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:07 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. That is so sad. |
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insleeforprez (321 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:35 AM Response to Reply #16 |
26. In that case, |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:18 PM Response to Reply #26 |
50. Nope. They are not obligated to do that kind of oversight. |
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Cooley Hurd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:13 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. FAR 91.3 (a) says it all... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:35 PM Response to Reply #53 |
58. Rog on the FAR. It boggles my mind as a professional pilot |
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gademocrat7 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 08:55 AM Response to Original message |
18. Thoughts and prayers for the victims and their survivors. |
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lgn19087 (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:00 AM Response to Original message |
21. I've driven by that airport many times |
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Berry Cool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:37 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. How sad. Those puddle-jumpers are always a bit more dangerous |
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liberalhistorian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:55 AM Response to Reply #27 |
39. I know what you mean, I'm always |
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lgn19087 (204 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:14 AM Response to Reply #39 |
41. Agreed |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:23 AM Response to Reply #27 |
42. These are not puddle-jumper planes. Comair's fleet is all-jet. |
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peacebuzzard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:31 PM Response to Reply #42 |
56. Is it a Canadaair or Fokker? Anyone know?? |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:36 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. Bombardier, formerly Canadair. CRJ |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:28 PM Response to Reply #56 |
62. From news.delta.com |
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Hawkowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 08:36 AM Response to Reply #42 |
81. Puddle Jumpers? Ignorant |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:15 PM Response to Reply #27 |
48. Nonsense. Those "puddle jumpers" cost 25 million bucks. |
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panzerfaust (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:45 PM Response to Reply #27 |
73. Puddle-jumper? Much larger and more capable than the Spirit of Saint Louis |
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puffthemagicdragon (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:10 PM Response to Reply #27 |
79. actually they are supposed to be safter than big jets |
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alfredo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:45 AM Response to Original message |
29. A local weatherman showed a small cell of showers hitting |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:46 AM Response to Original message |
30. Blue Grass Airport is a small airport in Ohio... |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:53 AM Response to Reply #30 |
33. No it didn't. Bluegrass is in LEXINGTON, KY. |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:07 AM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Small Correction |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:34 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. Drat, I am desiccated with mortification! |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:10 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. Oops! Can I go sit in the corner??... |
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GreenArrow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
46. almost right |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:07 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I knew better, realized it too late to edit. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 09:50 AM Response to Original message |
32. I turned the TV on and the first thing I heard ... |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 10:18 AM Response to Reply #32 |
36. I watched the news and the possibility of terrorism was hardly mentioned |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 11:48 AM Response to Reply #36 |
45. MSNBC stated that terrorism was not involved. |
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ShortnFiery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 05:37 PM Response to Reply #36 |
72. Then I guess you were watching later on ... early on ... |
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sleipnir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
49. Damn. And we had almost 4 years of perfect airline safety. |
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ewagner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:18 PM Response to Reply #49 |
54. I agree |
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NYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:35 PM Response to Reply #49 |
70. There is no word on his condition, |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:21 PM Response to Original message |
55. Prayers for the victims and their families |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:32 PM Response to Reply #55 |
57. Sort of Like Iraq? |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
60. Here's an aerial photo of the runway and crash site. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 02:48 PM Response to Reply #60 |
63. But where is the airplane? |
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HereSince1628 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:02 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. The biggest piece in the lower right of the picture up against the trees |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:07 PM Response to Reply #65 |
66. Yep. No more of it's left than the one at the Pentagon. |
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onehandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:24 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. Yep. Yet another example of why "Hunt the Boeing" is bullshit. |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:31 PM Response to Reply #67 |
69. Zackly! |
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mccoyn (512 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 04:49 PM Response to Reply #66 |
71. I just came up with this tragedy's official conspiracy! |
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DesertRat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 01:52 PM Response to Original message |
61. I am so sorry |
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Hokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 03:29 PM Response to Reply #61 |
68. DesertRat |
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Haole Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Aug-28-06 12:56 AM Response to Reply #61 |
80. Hugs for you.. |
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Danmel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
74. We flew the same type of aircraft on a different Delta subsidiary |
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Wcross (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:01 PM Response to Original message |
75. Just heard two victims..... |
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Breeze54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Aug-27-06 07:20 PM Response to Reply #75 |
77. Ex-Wildcat, wife die in crash of commuter jet night after their wedding |
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