just noticed the plane is 46 yrs old, is that old?
Not really. I've logged quite a few hours in that aircraft and while the "oldness" shows through in the ergonomic nightmare that is the instrument panel, it really did fly beautifully.
Very sad news indeed.
To those criticising the fire service response, consider that their initial call might have contained no more information than "there has been a plane crash". I'd rather they send half the fleet just in case rather than spend valuable time trying to find out how many seats it has.