Originally Posted by
madfrankie
I would not have been happy learning in a 50+ year old aircraft which had already logged 16894 flying hours as of 31/12/2011, I would prefer to fly something a little less ancient and pay more...
The accident aircraft will have been maintained to the highest possible standard. The age really is meaningless. There have been plenty of accidents in brand new machines!
I hate when people speculate as to the cause of a crash before any investigation has even begun, I am aware the age of the aircraft may not have been a factor in this accident.
I'd be astonished if the age of the aircraft turns out to have had any bearing on this accident.