Plane crashes into stands-Reno

[Allusonz]

Thoughts and prayers to everyone this is heartbreaking to watch

 

[Peazzzer]

Godspeed to all

 

[believe09]

I am praying for everyone...what a terrible tragedy.

 

[Peliman]

I was not, although I go every chance I get and was planning on being there Sunday. I usually watch from the area where the plane hit.

Talk on pilot message boards is about a mechanical failure involving the elevator, the movable horizontal surface at the tail which controls the pitch attitude.

http://www.rgj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ga...916&Kategori=EVENTS05&Lopenr=109160802&Ref=PH

Going to give blood this morning.

I've seen on foxnews this morning a closeup of a broken elevator on the plane as it came down yesterday. I'm unable to find the same picture yet but I'm looking. It was separated from the tail at one end. Definitely mechanical failure.

 

[Peliman]

Part of the elevator tab missing in this pic. I've seen another pic of the elevator tab hanging, must have been prior to this photo.

 

[~n/t~]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XHOL226gzQ





Thoughts and prayers to the victims and their families. :rose:

 

[SuziQ]

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110917...pected-soon?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|FRONTPAGE

8:45 a.m. Update: National Championship Air Races officials are still awaiting approval of statement before releasing it this morning.
Additionally, there is still no word when more NTSB investigators will arrive so a press conference can be held to talk about Friday's fatal crash.

 

[SuziQ]

http://twitter.com/#!/KRNV/status/115093963744100352

St Mary's medical staff is currently in morning briefing -- updates on patients and conditions coming soon....



26 minutes

 

[SuziQ]

KRNV News 4 updates on facebook
http://www.facebook.com/krnvnews4

 

[SuziQ]

9:15 a.m. update:
Renown Regional Medical Center reports two people who were injured in Friday's crash at the Reno air races have died, bringing the total killed in the accident to at least five.

Nineteen of the people who were admitted at either the Pringle Way location or Renown South Meadows Medical Center have been discharged, the hospital said.

Six people are in critical condition, two are in serious condition, five are in fair condition and one is in good condition.

The hospital reported it received 35 people at two campuses, including the the walk ins to the emergency room.

http://www.rgj.com/article/20110917...pected-soon?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|FRONTPAGE

 

[panthera]

I've seen on foxnews this morning a closeup of a broken elevator on the plane as it came down yesterday. I'm unable to find the same picture yet but I'm looking. It was separated from the tail at one end. Definitely mechanical failure.

The photo appears to be confirmation from eyewitnesses last night that the pilot realized something was terribly wrong and tried to correct the situation as much as possible to avoid the grandstands. Definitely not possible at all if he had been impaired due to a medical situation.

Thankfully he was able to avoid the grandstands, however, perhaps in the future more safety measures need to be in place to keep the aircraft further away from the spectators, especially with aircraft that is being pushed to the limits.



MOO

 

[panthera]

Caution - tough to watch.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNtERSeYMUM&feature=youtu.be

Is this one very much different than the ones on the news channels? Can't view it without an account at You Tube.

 

[panthera]

Renown reports no new deaths overnight; 12:15 p.m. press NTSB update

11:35 a.m.: The National Transportation and Safety Board just announced it will hold a press conference about Friday's crash at 12:15 p.m. at the Reno-Stead Airport.

11:25 a.m. update: Northern Nevada Medical Center reports of the eight patients it received from Friday's crash at the Reno air races, five were treated and released. Three remain in the hospital and are listed in good condition.

more at http://www.rgj.com/article/20110917/EVENTS05/110917006/Renown-reports-no-new-deaths-overnight-12-15-p-m-press-NTSB-update?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|FRONTPAGE

 

[panthera]

Nine dead in Reno Air Races crash; part of tail missing on aircraft

1:02 p.m. update: "Our job is to identify what caused this accident, so we can make safety recommendations to make sure it does not happen again," said NTSB member Mark Rosekind.

12:59 p.m. update: The NTSB knows that part of the tail is missing on the aircraft that crashed. They have recovered something that may be the part that came off, but have confirmed it was from the aircraft. But they caution people not to draw any conclusions.

more at http://www.rgj.com/article/20110917/EVENTS05/110917006/Renown-reports-no-new-deaths-overnight-12-15-p-m-press-NTSB-update?odyssey=mod|defcon|text|FRONTPAGE

 

[Lucid]

what a nightmare. I read a quote from one article saying it was absolute gore, with all the people who were injured. I don't think I could bring myself to look at the videos posted. My imagination is bad enough!

Prayers for all (those who made it away safely as well - they'll probably all have nightmares for ages).

 

[marge_rita]

I'm surprised there are no more deaths. God was watching.

 

[panthera]

Update: Death Toll at 9 Following Tragic Reno Air Races Crash

story and video of news conference: http://www.kolotv.com/home/headlines/Update_130021093.html

 

[marge_rita]

panthera, thanks.

*****Here's the you tube video. No need to join to watch.
WARNING---very graphic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iUzLE7PA4A

 

[panthera]

panthera, thanks.

*****Here's the you tube video. No need to join to watch.
WARNING---very graphic
Reno Plane Crashes Stands - Aftermath - Raw Footage - YouTube

As horrific as this is, actually I was expecting it to be worse, such as capturing the impact of the plane hitting the ground. Thankfully not!

 

[marge_rita]

Yes, I agree.