"Bob (not my real pseudonym)" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in
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> Or this one...
>
> "A small two-seater Cessna 152 plane crashed into a cemetery early
> this afternoon.
>
> Search and rescue workers have found two survivors and recovered 300
> bodies so far and expect that number to climb as digging continues
> into the evening."
>
always thought that the most interesting accident report was this one..
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Accident occurred Monday, December 23, 1991 in RAINBOW LAKE, FL
Probable Cause Approval Date: 05/05/1993
Aircraft: PIPER PA34200T,
Injuries: 2 Fatal.
THE PRIVATE PILOT AND A PILOT RATED PASSENGER WERE GOING TO PRACTICE
SIMULATED INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. WITNESSES OBSERVED THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING
FAIL IN A DIVE AND CRASH. EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE AND BODIES REVEALED
THAT BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE PARTIALLY CLOTHED AND THE FRONT RIGHT SEAT WAS
IN THE FULL AFT RECLINING POSITION. NEITHER BODY SHOWED EVIDENCE OF
SEATBELTS OR SHOULDER HARNESSES BEING WORN. EXAMINATION OF THE
INDIVIDUALS' CLOTHING REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF RIPPING OR DISTRESS TO THE
ZIPPERS AND BELTS.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s)
of this accident as follows:
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO DIVERT HER ATTENTION
TO OTHER ACTIVITIES NOT RELATED TO THE CONDUCT OF THE FLIGHT.
CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE EXCEEDING OF THE DESIGN LIMITS OF
THE AIRPLANE LEADING TO A WING FAILURE.
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