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Newsflash Buenos Aires bound aircraft crashes. (Read 223 times)
Dec 2nd, 2003 at 11:44pm
Triple_7   Ex Member

 
At 2 PM today, a Corsair A330 carrying 290 passengers crashed shortly after takeoff.  

Flight 952 enroute to Buenos Aires was reporting some engine trouble shortly after takeoff.  It was decided that the aircraft attempt an emergency landing back at Kingsford Smith International.  As the aircraft touched down tires burst under the shear weight of the thousands of gallons of fuel still on board.  The death toll still rises.  So far 20 are confirmed dead and 212 injured.  The pilot and copilot receaved only minor injuries.  The investigation is still underway as to what caused the engines to malfunction.

This shot was taken just seconds after the aircraft touched down.
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This photo was taken as the aircraft broke into 2 halves.
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Reply #1 - Dec 3rd, 2003 at 1:14pm
Silent Exploder   Ex Member

 
OOOOOOOOOOOOOOUCH!
 
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Reply #2 - Dec 3rd, 2003 at 1:16pm
Canadian   Ex Member

 
Hope the investigation team find the cause.
 
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Reply #3 - Dec 3rd, 2003 at 3:48pm
Triple_7   Ex Member

 
It has been confirmed that a small piece of debre from another aircraft was sucked into the #2 engine as the plane tookoff causing the engine to malfunction.

22 were confirmed dead 231 injured. 

The pilot, refered to as Triple_7, was on his way back home after a short tour that started in Anchorage, Alaska.  He said that this will not effect the rest of his journey and will continue on to Buenos Aires tommarow.
 
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Reply #4 - Dec 3rd, 2003 at 3:54pm
Canadian   Ex Member

 
Glad the cause was found.
 
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