Originally Posted by
ehwatezedoing
This accident reminded me of a very good story narrated by late con-pilot
Hangar flying in a bar can save your life.
Piston Convair’s exaust manifold fail, leading to a (hidden) fire with structural damage.
Lots of lessons there, it is worth the reading...
WOW! I would have tossed my cookies after that too!
Certainly makes one wonder what structural damage this fire may have done?
"Ground witnesses observed and collected melted metal debris, that fell off the aircraft while it remained airborne."
Fortunate they made it back to terra firma with only one fatality.
It could have been
A LOT worse.
Hoping all others recover fully in due course.