Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

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Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Postby B-Valvs » Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:13 am

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Re: Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Postby ApplePie » Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:54 am

Still, it is surprising that only one person died. :o :(
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Re: Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Postby Al_Fallujah » Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:07 am

Absolutely amazing that there was only one fatality.

I am sure his (the pilots) actions will be closely studied, much like Sully's were on the Hudson.
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Re: Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Postby DaveSims » Mon Aug 16, 2010 12:18 pm

From the sounds of it, the one fatality was actually not a trauma injury, but a cardiac event (heart attack). 
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Re: Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Postby Al_Fallujah » Mon Aug 16, 2010 4:03 pm

Indeed.

They doused the beginnings of flames before anything big got started.

I think that is a huge factor. The way the plane broke up, it did not turn into a fireball.
If it had, many would have never made it out of their seats.
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Re: Jetliner crashes on Colombian island; 1 killed

Postby hhomebrewer » Sun Aug 22, 2010 11:08 am

From the article:
"The plane was coming in perfectly. We were just about to land, everything was under control," he said. The accident "appeared out of nowhere."

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