N999LJ Learjet 60 crashes on take-off SC.

[Wannabe Flyer Girl]

You will have to forgive me because I may have misunderstood. I guess we really won't know until the NTSB can give more specifics. I guess there are so many "what-if" scenarios. I appreciate all of the insight here. Please let me know if I am being a nuisance. I don't mean to be.

Much of my (very) limited knowledge surrounds the big commercial planes. I used to sit out at DFW at least twice a week getting quizzed on the type of plane that was departing before me. I started doing that when I was seven years old. While most of the girls in class were drawing flowers and dresses, I was drawing DC-10s.

I actually saw the wreckage of the L-1011 at DFW in 86, I guess it was? It was a weird deal because my mom and dad were on 114 and saw the a/c come in. They saw the entire thing happen. My mom was a nurse and a first responder. They took me out to see it the next day. I was taught very early. Actually, my parents were on their way to see me in the hospital. I was in Children's Med Cntr in Dallas, and at that time Parkland was connected to it. The floor I was on faced the helipad. So, a whole group of sick children sat there, noses glued to the window, watching the burn victims come in. It is still hard to describe the patients I saw that day. I felt fortunate being taken to the crash site to see that they brought people out of there alive. It was really surreal, and I will always remember it.

At any rate, I am a total noob at this. I don't want to offend or annoy anyone. I am just trying to learn.