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Embry-Riddle Plane crashes near Daytona Beach International Airport, killing 2
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A small plane crashed just after takeoff Wednesday morning from Daytona Beach International Airport, killing two people. The Piper PA-28 plane went down at Tomoka Farms Road and Bellevue Avenue, confirmed Volusia County Sheriff's deputies, who were called out just before 11 a.m. by witnesses who saw the plane go down. (www.mynews13.com) Mehr...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
...witnesses said a wing "fell off"?...I remember back in the days when the Mooneys couldn't drop their gear (late 70s)...Godspeed to both, for they fly freely now...
In 1999 I believe, the Prescott campus of Embry-Riddle lost two students in one aircraft.
It was heartbreaking to fly over that scene. Such dedicated, talented, responsible lives taken so tragically without warning. First reports attributed it to a downdraft that created an unrecoverable spin.
It was heartbreaking to fly over that scene. Such dedicated, talented, responsible lives taken so tragically without warning. First reports attributed it to a downdraft that created an unrecoverable spin.
They found cracks in the spars of the sister ship arrow at the school. They were on downwind departure and told to extend downwind they responded then the wing simply came off the airplane.Plane did two turns and impacted inverted. I myself would ground entire fleet.
...thanks for that input, I wonder who does Riddles maintenance these days...
All the back and forth arguing on here could have been avoided if FA gave us the ability to delete or edit our comments. Sure would save a lot of hassle. Don't understand why that's not possible.
It would seem very unlikely that during climb out that the pilot put enough stress on the airframe to cause a wing to depart the aircraft. I can only surmise that some one previously overstressed the airplane and did not report it as Embry-Riddle is a top notch company and I am quite sure they maintain their aircraft accordingly. we will see, sad for the aviators loss of life at such a young age