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krautland

22nd Jul 2016 05:57

Video: Seaplane crashes into Shanghai bridge on maiden flight, killing 5

It was a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX and the pilot is reported to have had 30k hours.

http://news.sina.com.cn/c/nd/2016-07...s8930962.shtml

Seaplane crashes into Shanghai bridge on maiden flight, killing 5: Shanghaiist

http://www.thepaper.cn/newsDetail_forward_1501329

http://aviation-safety.net/database/...?id=20160720-0

rigpiggy

27th Jul 2016 02:29

30k hrs on an autopilot has no bearing on how to fly a floatplane. Dummy hit the bridge 9 seconds into a the takeoff run. Stupidity verging on criminal

Evanelpus

27th Jul 2016 14:33

I certainly wouldn't want to be so close to a bridge during a take off run on a maiden flight....derrrr!

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