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Hawaii Plane Crash
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Looks like a repeat of this three years ago:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ve-people-dead |
Oahu Parachute Center - there web site shows what appears to be a King Air A90 N256TA?
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/06/beechcraft-a90-king-air-n256ta-fatal.html Seems an odd choice of aircraft for parachuting? Only charge $20 per parachutist to 14K, subject to total 13 parachutists per flight. |
From the BBC article;
It is not yet clear whether the plane was taking off or landing. |
Originally Posted by Airclues
(Post 10500684)
From the BBC article;
If it was carrying skydivers I would have thought that it was obvious! You know the old saying about keeping your mouth shut and just looking the fool rather than opening it and removing all doubt... |
The plane was an old Queenair, 11 deceased....so sad🙁 |
Originally Posted by tail wheel
(Post 10500675)
Oahu Parachute Center - there web site shows what appears to be a King Air A90 N256TA?
http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2019/06/beechcraft-a90-king-air-n256ta-fatal.html Seems an odd choice of aircraft for parachuting? Only charge $20 per parachutist to 14K, subject to total 13 parachutists per flight. "machtuk" If you read the link tail wheel posted, it clearly states aircraft type and POB. |
lol...:ok:
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Originally Posted by Airclues
(Post 10500684)
From the BBC article;
If it was carrying skydivers I would have thought that it was obvious! lol :ok: |
Thread on R&N. Seems the aeroplane had a previous near-death experience.
https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/...down-oahu.html |
The plane was an old Queenair |
Are you serious?......$20 per parachutist doesn't even cover fuel cost. |
Originally Posted by tail wheel
(Post 10501429)
Check their web site! I don't know how they make 13 x $20 = $260 total income cover more than a fraction of the operating costs. The A90s had -6 or -10 engines. Two cycles and taxi fuel would just about chew up the total income.
https://www.oahuparachutecenter.com/tandem-skydives $200 for a tandem. |
https://www.oahuparachutecenter.com/
Run the film clip: "Every Saturday Lift Tickets to 14K will only be $20!!" "That's right $20 to 14K" "The only catch is all 13 slots must be filled" Is a "Lift" not a ride to 14,000 feet? |
Originally Posted by tail wheel
(Post 10501642)
https://www.oahuparachutecenter.com/
Run the film clip: "Every Saturday Lift Tickets to 14K will only be $20!!" "That's right $20 to 14K" "The only catch is all 13 slots must be filled" Is a "Lift" not a ride to 14,000 feet? |
Originally Posted by Squawk7700
(Post 10501652)
Their standard jumps for qualified jumpers are $32 to 14k. Pretty good. With the current exchange rate, about 90 Australian pesos. The aircraft would have to come down vertically to make any profit out of that. |
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.a...16LA150&akey=1
A similar stall/spin King Air accident. Fortunately all survived on that occasion. The aircraft entered an inadvertent nine turn spin and was only recoverable after the pilot feathered both propellers. Unusual recovery technique. Change of airflow over the tail surfaces maybe? |
sheppey
It was the same aeroplane. |
Yeah, and on landing was found to be missing the R horizontal stabilizer and elevator! As a 1967 aircraft, that might have been clue to retire it permanently.
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In regards to profit, if it's a skydive centre then sometimes it's run to benefit members so they make their money on the Tandems and keep the costs super low for the solo jumpers with their own tickets.
Pretty tragic, hope they find a cause, RIP. |
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