Cargo flight out of Sydney

[Rescue000]

Anyone heard what happened with the cargo flight out of Sydney last night. What might have caused it.

[Dream Land]

Anyone heard what happened with the cargo flight out of Sydney last night. What might have caused it. Caused what? :ugh:

[411A]

Having flown dozens of cargo flights from SYD...well yes, quite a long time ago, but nevertheless...always sorry to leave, the local folks are quite nice.
Even better in MEL. Seafood is excellent, Australian vino likewise.
Ditto PER.

So, we wait with baited breath...what about SYD?:}

[PPRuNeUser0163]

Rescue000 is talking about the Metro which crashed after takeoff from Syd intl last night at 1130pm EST.
see this thread for details
http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=321968

[aussiepax]

http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,23517125-5001028,00.html

The pilot of a plane on a mail run that went down off Sydney had "zero" chance of survival, police say.
The 43-year-old Sydney man was at the controls of the twin-engine Metroliner when it went down in the sea late last night.
The Metroliner was on a mail run from Sydney to Queensland for Airtex Aviation.
Inspector Glenn Finniss of the Marine Area Command said the plane hit the water at high speed.
"The wreckage that's been recovered thus far would indicate a high speed impact into the water and the survivability of that was very, very minimal," he said.
"Because of the search ... we did last night and this morning, the chances of survival are zero."
The search for the pilot would be called off at nightfall, he said.
The pilot reported problems to air traffic control a short time after taking off from Sydney airport at 11.30pm (AEST) yesterday.
The plane dropped off the radar moments later.
Retrieving the wreckage would be difficult because it was4.5 nautical miles off Bundeena, south of Sydney, and 117m down, Insp Finniss said.
It was too deep for police divers and the navy to reach, he said.
Police would have salvage experts raise the wrecked plane, which could take up to five days.
"The possibility is that his body is still trapped inside the wreckage," Insp Finniss said.

[Zhaadum]

Rescue, LEAVE IT ALONE MATE. :mad:

A bit too soon after the event and definately not in good taste to be inviting speculations by all and sundry. Leave the family and friends time to grieve.

Wait for the official result of the ATSB investigation like everyone else.

[ules]

dissapointing to hear.. about this accident !
i agree wait