Aviation Crashes and other FAA News

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3 air ambulances, two ground ambulances

1 child going to the children's hospital with critical injuries
1 man in his 60s with critical injuries
1 woman in her 60's with critical injuries.

those are probably the air ambulances, departing to three different hospitals
 
altmin said:
3 air ambulances, two ground ambulances

1 child going to the children's hospital with critical injuries
1 man in his 60s with critical injuries
1 woman in her 60's with critical injuries.

those are probably the air ambulances, departing to three different hospitals
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I wonder if the child was an infant in a parent’s lap. I’ve never understood why they make you stow your 2 pound tablet, but it’s okay to have a 20 pound human just sitting there.
 
One of the wings was ripped off when the plane turned upside down. The people who were critically injured were seated by the section where that wing joined the fuselage.
 
BlooVooDoo said:
I wonder if the child was an infant in a parent’s lap. I’ve never understood why they make you stow your 2 pound tablet, but it’s okay to have a 20 pound human just sitting there.
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Because you can't safely stow a 20lb baby?

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Looks like the right landing gear buckled, causing it to tip the right and snap off the wing, where the fuel ignited. Lift on the remaining left wing caused it to raise up then turn over.
 
altmin said:
Looks like the right landing gear buckled, causing it to tip the right and snap off the wing, where the fuel ignited. Lift on the remaining left wing caused it to raise up then turn over.
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I saw on the news that a flying expert was saying that the descent appeared normal, but at the end, the front of the plane didn't go up like it usually does when it lands and that caused it to hit hard on the right tire causing it to flip. He was saying that the strong wind could have been a factor or that the snow on the runway made it hard for the pilot to see and he didn't pull up in time.
 
BlooVooDoo said:
I wonder if the child was an infant in a parent’s lap. I’ve never understood why they make you stow your 2 pound tablet, but it’s okay to have a 20 pound human just sitting there.
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The logic used is that flying is much safer than driving. Bean counters figured out that for every infant lost in an airliner crash due to being unsecured, something like 20 infants would be lost due to car accidents due to the parents driving instead of buying an airplane ticket for their infant.
 
Calheel said:
Planes crash all the time. It is absolutely routine. The only unusual thing was commercial plane crashes with deaths. This is a non-story.

This is becoming like the drone panic from a few months ago.
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There were 80 plane crashes in January 2024 and 60 something in January 2025.

A while back I was sort of dragging you about your casual dismissal of the mega crash in PA, but your overall point seems to be correct.
 
Yeah, the small aircraft industry hides behind the very low risk of commercial air travel in the United States but small/private craft have a 25x higher crash rate and the average annual fatalities are about the size of a large commercial aircraft (200-250/year).
 
nycfan said:
25x higher crash rate and the average annual fatalities are about the size of a large commercial aircraft (200-250/year).
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Why? Inexperienced pilots? Shitty on-board plane course correction systems? ATC shortages at smaller airports?
 
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