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Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
7th Jul 2022, 18:54
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

What I meant was that certain regulations which...

What I meant was that certain regulations which would ordinarily pertain to an operation carrying passengers for hire (Parts 121 and 135) were relaxed for Living History flights; however, as you...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
6th Jun 2022, 18:03
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

For a year or more, the severity of this accident...

For a year or more, the severity of this accident puzzled me, and how an emergency landing that "had the runway made" turned into a fatal tragedy was not adequately addressed in the NTSB Reports. ...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
31st Dec 2020, 15:43
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

rnzoli; I think that you have written an...

rnzoli;

I think that you have written an excellent description of what happens to an organization that has achieved the status of a "Sacred Cow". That organization (or person) is viewed as being...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
29th Dec 2020, 23:45
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

I agree that it would be quite possible that the...

I agree that it would be quite possible that the Pilot Flying ("Mac"), could have inadvertently moved the throttles forward. While it is just speculation on my part, I think the pilot had his hands...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
27th Dec 2020, 23:24
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

I agree with Scott Purdue in the above video,...

I agree with Scott Purdue in the above video, that the big question is: "Why wasn't the power cut when the airplane hit the approach lights?" The airplane was apparently at the point of stall when...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
26th Oct 2019, 12:34
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

Thank you. Cheers, Grog

Thank you.

Cheers,
Grog
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
16th Oct 2019, 01:43
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

From the NTSB Report: "The No. 3 engine was...

From the NTSB Report:

"The No. 3 engine was recovered from the top of the deicing tank. One blade was impact damaged and near the feather position. The other two blades appeared in a position...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
11th Oct 2019, 00:43
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

I agree. I should have pointed out that the...

I agree. I should have pointed out that the height of that wingtip "on the gear" was probably close to the height of the gash. What I can't understand is that the aircraft apparently bled little...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Oct 2019, 15:10
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

Theory Update

Well, I just had another look at the NTSB B-Roll on the crash site, and from 2:54 - 3:00 of the video, fairly light tire/skid marks are shown leading from the movement area to the crash site. I may...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Oct 2019, 14:27
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

Attempting to Go Around?

I've been looking at a lot of photographs of the crash site, and it appears to me that the B-17 was mostly airborne when it hit the de-icing facility ground storage tank. Looking at the photo below,...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
9th Oct 2019, 00:00
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

Well said! It should be remembered that U.S....

Well said! It should be remembered that U.S. Senator Blumenthal is the one who on numerous occasions claimed to have served in Vietnam; however, the truth was that although in the U.S. Marine Corps...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Oct 2019, 23:18
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

That may be a more logical explanation than an...

That may be a more logical explanation than an engine fire, but it would have involved a "routine" engine shut down and feathering of the prop. As tdracer pointed out, a lightly loaded B-17 should...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Oct 2019, 21:25
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

Let the Speculation Begin

Listening to the tower conversation with the B-17 (N90312CF), the pilot reported: " garbled ... number four engine. We'd like to return and blow it out". This sounds like there was a fire...
Forum: Accidents and Close Calls
2nd Oct 2019, 17:45
Replies: 349
Views: 445,893
Posted By capngrog

Just a "nutshell" distillation of the information...

Just a "nutshell" distillation of the information currently available:

"On another subject, some bad news. This morning, around 1000 hr. lcl, the Collings Foundation B-17 crashed at Bradley Field...
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