DC-3 crash in Ft. Lauderdale

[Wing Nut]

Looks like a DC-3 just crashed in Ft. Lauderdale.  They were showing pictures, and the plane is a total loss...  :(  All the crew seems to have died in the crash.

[ozzy72]

[dan741749]

The crew survived

http://www.nbc6.net/news/4603031/detail.html

[ozzy72]

I just read about this, sitting in hospital on their mobiles. Three VERY lucky guys

[Wing Nut]

Wow!  From the looks of the plane, they were extremely lucky.  MSNBC was reporting no survivors...  ::)

[jrpilot]

They said he just missed a building, pretty crazy since in Southern Fla. there is no room for error (for those of you who don't understand Southern Fla. is pretty dense)

[beaky]

Whew... glad it wasn't as bad as first post indicated. The plane is as messed-up as it looks mostly due to the fire, I'd imagine... the one small pic I've seen indicates this was a pretty hairy emergency landing... in the street, no less! Good job, but shame about that old plane...

[jrpilot]

I imagine they will scrap her, as far as I knew I never thought the US had any DC-3 still flying around even with cargo.

[Wing Nut]

I know that quite a few actually fly out of Opa Locka airport in North Miami...

[beaky]

Not much left to scrap... she pretty much burned up.
I wish I could remember the companies' names, but there are still  a few DC3s hauling freight in that part of the world- some with turbine conversions. They seem to age pretty well, even with regular hard-working use.

[Fly2e]

When I was down in Puerto Rico, there was a whole fleet of them in service. While relaxing on the beach sipping fruity drinks, they were quite common to see. Actually you would here this deep rumble and I knew what was coming!

Dave

[GWSimulations]

http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 20050613-0