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Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:37 pmby Issflareman
An unknown plane with 200 passengers on board has slid off the runway, and crashed into a ravine at Toronto's Pearson Airport. Its on all news stations now. Pray for all involved, it dosen't look good
Re: 737
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:41 pmby Craig.
Its an Air France A340
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:42 pmby C
Doesn't sound good at all...
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 3:44 pmby Issflareman
A-340....dang....that is terrible, and even worse, ther is a severe thunderstom bearing down towards the airport, with possible hail.
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:19 pmby C
Sky now reporting that "onlookers" (ie, people who potentially don't have a scooby what they're talking about, but may do) saw both crew and passengers leaving the aircraft... Lets hope there is good news...
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:20 pmby Omag 2.0
Looks really bad!
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/ameri ... index.htmlHope it's the plane burning after everyone got out!
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 4:22 pmby alrot
No victims,airbus 340 ranout runway and broke in a half
caugh in fire
cnn seem that the weather in toronto was the cause there was a thunderstonm few visivility,the good new NO victims,and it seems also no injured or harm between the pasengers,it Haven't been an accident like this in a long time is a shame
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:53 pmby The Ruptured Duck
At least it was an Airbus and not a Boeing
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:55 pmby Issflareman
Its been EXACTLY 20yrs since something like this happened.
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:00 pmby SilverFox441
I can testify to the thunderstorm!
I live about 10 K from Pearson...we were under a severe thunderstorm warning at the time and a tornado warning as well.
Pearson had a DC-9 run off the runway back in 1978...exact same place. After that accident they re-profiled the ravine to absorb crash energy if it ever happened again.
Todays miracle would suggest that it worked.
A very big GOOD SHOW to the emergency crews involved and the aircraft crew for averting a certain disaster.
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:05 pmby Hagar
There's several topics running on this subject. Latest BBC News reports suggest there are no serious casualties. The media loves this sort of thing & their comments are at the best unreliable. No point in speculating so it's best to wait until the facts are known. Please read Flying Trucker's request in the Real Aviation forum.
http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=genav;action=display;num=1123022946
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:13 pmby SilverFox441
The GTAA (Greater Toronto Airport Authority) is officially reporting 14 minor casualites.
It's local news here...so we are getting overloaded.
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 6:16 pmby Wing Nut
Hey guys, this has already been covered in the proper forum; "Real Aviation." Please post all matters concerning real world aviation there... ;)
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:58 pmby The Ruptured Duck
Did anyone else besides me find it sick when the news agencies on TV learned there were no fatalities, they stopped coverage of it?
Re: Large Plane Crash
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Tue Aug 02, 2005 8:22 pmby alrot
Did anyone else besides me find it sick when the news agencies on TV learned there were no fatalities, they stopped coverage of it?
The Ruptured Duck yeah >:( >:(besides you me too,i hate that....
