plane crash

AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
edited May 25, 2005 in Landscapes
there we were today at nyc's coney island

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we were on the beach enjoying some nathan's famous hot dogs, when out of the sky came a single engine 4-seater plane, crashing on the beach not 100 meters from us :uhoh

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new york's bravest came in force, hoping to pull survivors from the wreckage... there were none (four souls lost)...

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it was a tough day after that, we tried to make a go of the amusement park, but none of us much felt like "fun" after experiencing this.
Andy

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  • TassieDTassieD Registered Users Posts: 711 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    My prayers go out to the families involved
    and to those who witnessed the event. I would like to say "wonderful shots" but the nature of the pics it just doesn't sound right. You definately captured the event.

    Glad to have found where you are posting Andy.

    Dave Clifford
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  • gusgus Registered Users Posts: 16,209 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    Was just 2 mins ago reading about it on a news site here in 0z. Terrible loss of life.

    Would you have had time to run if you were under it ..any noise warning ?
  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    Humungus wrote:
    Was just 2 mins ago reading about it on a news site here in 0z. Terrible loss of life.

    Would you have had time to run if you were under it ..any noise warning ?

    ZERO noise warning. if we were 100 meters down the beach... poof.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    TassieD wrote:
    and to those who witnessed the event. I would like to say "wonderful shots" but the nature of the pics it just doesn't sound right. You definately captured the event.

    Glad to have found where you are posting Andy.

    Dave Clifford


    g'day, tassie! thanks for joining the grin! yeah you'll like it here, lots of familiar faces for you and even plenty of folks from the bottom of the planet, too :D
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited May 21, 2005
    Eeek! Sorry you had to witness the tragedy. I saw that on the news a couple hours ago. :cry
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  • wxwaxwxwax Registered Users Posts: 15,471 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    Wow. That's terrible.

    Love the first piccie.
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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    I didn't hear about it. My best wished to the families of those on board.

    Were your young'uns with you? I hope they are not too traumatized by seeing it.

    What a horrible thing.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    GREAPER wrote:
    I didn't hear about it. My best wished to the families of those on board.

    Were your young'uns with you? I hope they are not too traumatized by seeing it.

    What a horrible thing.

    yuh-- that's my youngest in the first piccie - and the older three kids are up a the top of the ramp.

    thanks greaps
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  • MuskyDudeMuskyDude Registered Users Posts: 1,508 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    Glad to hear you and your boy are fine Andy, that's a bit too close. Your pics are way better than the one's reuters are using btw.



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  • GREAPERGREAPER Registered Users Posts: 3,113 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    That stinks,

    I would hate to have my kids see something like that. I hope they are ok.
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  • pepper44pepper44 Registered Users Posts: 170 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    Wow that's terrible! Great pictures though.
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    ny's bravest
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  • Aussie_blueyAussie_bluey Registered Users Posts: 593 Major grins
    edited May 21, 2005
    I concur with everyone else, great photos of a sad event.:o(
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  • AndyAndy Registered Users Posts: 50,016 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    David_S85 wrote:
    Eeek! Sorry you had to witness the tragedy. I saw that on the news a couple hours ago. :cry

    yuh me too...
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  • AngeloAngelo Super Moderators Posts: 8,937 moderator
    edited May 23, 2005
    Andy - I can only imagine how unnerving an experience like this would be. I hope your kids are OK. A very good indicator of why we must enjoy life in the moment.

    I couldn't help notice that one of the firemen is named Schiavo.
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  • ehughesehughes Registered Users Posts: 1,675 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Andy, that's just incredible.. Not something you ever want to see happen, but like a true pro, you grabbed the camera and took care of business and captured the moment.. Glad you and the family are ok..

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  • coldclimbcoldclimb Registered Users Posts: 1,169 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Airplane wrecks like this are no fun. Unfortunately they're a little too common up here in AK where planes are the best and often the ONLY way to get anywhere away from Anchorage. My dad made it through one years back when the engine quit while landing, but as an airplane mechanic, he loses a friend every once in a while. Several of the planes I've personally ridden in are no more.

    The saddest story I've heard though was when a few of my cousins were out at my great-grandpa's remote lake home, and a pilot circled over to wave his wings, went too low, and was taken down into the lake by a cottonwood tree. When they got to him in a rowboat he was already gone. For weeks afterwards when my 2-year-old cousin would see a plane, she'd say "uh oh, plane fall down."

    Sobering pics Andy. Thanks for sharing.
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  • Steve CaviglianoSteve Cavigliano Super Moderators Posts: 3,599 moderator
    edited May 23, 2005
    This is awful Andy. I hope Trev took it OK. I know this kind of stuff can scar an older person, let alone a youngster. I thank the good Lord above, that you guys were 100 meters away when this happened.

    Just another reminder that stuff happens. Also a good reason to show those closest to you how much you love and care about them , EVERYDAY.

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  • DeanMcMDeanMcM Registered Users Posts: 265 Major grins
    edited May 23, 2005
    Uggghh..
    andy wrote:
    there we were today at nyc's coney island
    Nice photos Andy, probally not the kind you really want to take.

    My wife and kids were flying this weekend in a small plane just like that one.
    My post of that - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=11966

    That was really a terrible thing. Hope your son took it allright.

    Thanks for sharing.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,938 moderator
    edited May 23, 2005
    :cry


    Sad to hear but glad that you and your family are all right.

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  • snapapplesnapapple Registered Users Posts: 2,093 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    Wow, what a terrible thing
    What a shocking thing to have happen right in front of you. Thank God you are all OK. I hope Trev is not too disturbed by it.

    Andy, I applaud you for having the presence of mind to take those pictures. I'm sure I would have forgotten all about my camera at that moment. Great shots.
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  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    Oh, dear. Must have been awful to witness. Thank goodness you guys were out of danger physically. Hope you don't have nightmares from it. My thoughts to the families of those lsot.

    And, great job with the photographs
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  • SusanBSusanB Registered Users Posts: 281 Major grins
    edited May 24, 2005
    andy wrote:
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    Agreed, sorry to see that you had this awful experience. Glad to see that you guys are ok.

    Susan
  • ThwackThwack Registered Users Posts: 487 Major grins
    edited May 25, 2005
    DeanMcM wrote:
    andy wrote:
    there we were today at nyc's coney island

    Nice photos Andy, probally not the kind you really want to take.

    My wife and kids were flying this weekend in a small plane just like that one.
    My post of that - http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=11966
    Dean - your link is broken...too many http's in there....took me a while to find your thread.


    Andy - your shots are much better quality than what I saw in various news reports.

    The crash caught my eye because that morning I had my first solo in that same type of plane (Cessna 172). The description of the crash that I saw on CNN implied there was a struggle or something weird in the cockpit just before the plane crashed. The engine quit, then they went up (which would've quickly caused a stall...no more lift, nose heads down first but if you're too low, there's no time to regain enough speed to pull out).

    From the news reports, they were way below the legal minimum clearance (1,000 ft above the tallest obstruction within a 2,000 ft radius of the plane over a congested area). Perhaps the final NTSB report will shed more light on what happened.

    Glad to see you weren't any closer!
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