[ARC5] 909 airplane accident

[Kevin Berlen]

I had the privilege to take a ride in Doc in the fall of 2018. The level 
of professionalism from each and every member of the flight crew and 
ground support team was truly inspiring. The flight engineer handled the 
3350 engines as if they were one of his own family. Very impressed with 
the experience!

I understand the experience will vary from one aircraft to another, and 
from one organization to another. It is a shame that it appears that 
these folks lost their lives due to some slipshod maintenance. The loss 
of this classic air frame is a disappointment as well. A ride in a B-17 
is definitely still on my bucket list. However, with the current state 
of the economy, it may have to wait a little longer.

Thanks to all who maintain this list and contribute!

73,

Kevin, K9HX

On 4/2/2020 7:02 PM, Mkdorney via ARC5 wrote:
> Aircraft are made to fly. Properly maintained, they are just as safe 
> as any airliner. But corner cannot be cut as far as maintenance is 
> concerned. But I do look forward to when I will be flying about one of 
> these beautiful, vintage Warbirds. Just not onboard any belonging to 
> the Collings Foundation.
>
> Mark
> WW2RDO
>
> “In matters of style, float with the current. In matters of Principle, 
> stand like a rock. “.   -   Thomas Jefferson
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Apr 2, 2020, at 4:04 PM, francesco.sartorello via ARC5 
> <arc5 at mailman.qth.net <mailto:arc5 at mailman.qth.net>> wrote:
>
>> Do you want to fly safe?
>> Old pilots and new airplanes!
>> Fsarto
>> F104, F16, 737, A320 and almost everything else driver.
>>
>>
>>
>> Inviato da smartphone Samsung Galaxy.
>>
>>
>> -------- Messaggio originale --------
>> Da: Tom Bridgers <tarheel6 at msn.com <mailto:tarheel6 at msn.com>>
>> Data: 02/04/20 8:35 PM (GMT+01:00)
>> A: David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:arc5 at ix.netcom.com>>, 
>> ARC 5 list ARC5 <arc5 at mailman.qth.net <mailto:arc5 at mailman.qth.net>>
>> Oggetto: [ARC5] 909 airplane accident
>>
>> Dave,
>> Thanks for sending us this update on the crash of the 9-0-9. Tragic 
>> and very sad. And worse, probably preventable if people had done the 
>> right thing and maintaining the plane.
>>
>> Wow...  What a disaster in terms of poor maintenance
>>
>> And apparently while the pilots were well qualified to fly the 
>> aircraft, it sounds as if the crew was not.
>>
>> I am reminded of a B 29 or B 25, I can’t remember which, that was 
>> meticulously restored after crashing in Alaska during World War II. 
>> After at least one or two years work on the aircraft to get it 
>> airworthy, it failed to take off due to a fire in one of the 
>> generators. Located I believe in the rear of the plane.
>>
>> I don’t know beans about preflight checks, or who should have been 
>> monitoring the status of the generators, but I would suspect that the 
>> crew or pilots didn’t do their jobs properly. Otherwise they would 
>> have detected that the generator was improperly configured and not 
>> ready for takeoff and flight.
>>
>> Your timely post, plus the circumstances of the Alaska WWII airplane 
>> restoration, leads me to conclude:
>> 1.These old World War II planes, and any airplane, need to be 
>> meticulously maintained. It’s very expensive to do that, and 
>> therefore there are sadly misguided reasons why it may not be done. 
>> And that often, if not always, leads to a deadly crash.
>>
>> 2. Pilots and crew must be well trained and at the top of their game. 
>>  Anything less puts everyone on board the plane at risk.
>>
>> 3. It’s much too risky to fly in one of these old planes.  So, I 
>> personally will not fly except by commercial airlines.
>>
>> Even though in the past I’ve wanted to take a ride in one of these 
>> vintage WWII airplanes, I have not, and never will. I’ll strike that 
>> item off of my bucket list for sure.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tom KE4RHH
>>
>>    On Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 6:58:08 PM EDT, arc5 at ix.netcom.com 
>> <mailto:arc5 at ix.netcom.com><arc5 at ix.netcom.com 
>> <mailto:arc5 at ix.netcom.com>> wrote:
>>
>>  If anyone still wonders why I hesitate to cooperate with some 
>> restoration groups, you need to listen to this.73 Dave S.
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkxVSnx1Utg
>> Sent from my iPhone
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