Would You Fly Your Wife and 5 KIDS in This 1978 Model?

[Lucky7s]

Family of 7 killed when plane crashes in Alabama


The Associated Press
11:56 p.m. Sunday, July 10, 2011 DEMOPOLIS, Ala. — A small plane crashed in Alabama after one of its engines failed, killing a family of seven onboard, authorities said Sunday.
Marengo County Coroner Stuart Eatmon said a couple and their five young children were returning to Florida from a family reunion in St. Louis when the crash happened Saturday night.
They tried landing the Cessna C421 at an airport in Demopolis after it lost its right engine, Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Holly Baker said in an email. The plane crashed in a densely wooded area near the airport.
Eatmon identified the dead as: Fred Teutenberg, 42; his wife, Terresa, who was in her mid-30s; their daughter Emma, 2; their son Peyton, 4; their daughter Ellie, 6; their son Brendon, 9; and their son Will, 10. They are from the Destin area.
The coroner said that relatives told him the Teutenbergs were flying back Saturday so they could make it to church the next day.
Eatmon said the plane was found upside-down and a wing had broken off, apparently as it crashed into trees. Searchers located it around 2:17 a.m. Sunday.
FAA records show that the plane was built in 1978. It's registered to Advanced Integrated Technology Solutions LLC in Niceville, Fla. A message left seeking comment from the company wasn't immediately returned.
Friends told The Northwest Florida Daily News that Fred Teutenberg did volunteer work and played bass guitar every Sunday with the church band at First United Methodist Church of Niceville.
"He not only played with our band, he played with other church bands elsewhere," said Bob Webb, a friend and member of the church. "He told me one time he even toured a while. So he had a lot of interests."

 

[Duval's King]

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[ShortyCumStain]

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[wildlover85]

 

[younggiftedandblack]

The plane itself may have been built in 1978, but the engines more than likely were much newer. It could have been any number of reasons that the engine failed. Something else may have also happened because even with one engine they should have been able to land safely. Maybe they overloaded the plane

 

[rtm862]

Those engines were most likely replaced, so the year wasnt the problem. You can fly those Cesnas for 40, 50 years as long as the maintenance is kept up. This freak shit shit happens all the time. I remember getting a call from a friend saying a small plane crashed into KFC in Newark, NJ. Shit happens man.

 

[mankind]

Most commercial planes flying today were built in the 70s and 80s. There don't make planes like they make cars. One planes takes months to build.

 

[Lucky7s]

Most commercial planes flying today were built in the 70s and 80s.

damn, I figured no older than 1995 for today's planes!!!

 

[kinglickk]

If you don't have simulator or real life experience with a failed engine, only dumb luck can help you. A plane acts the fuck up when shit that is supposed to work a certain way no longer does.

Boeing built 707's between 1958 & 1979 - check the incident date below.
On 20 April 2005, Saha Air Lines Flight 171, a 707-3J9C, registration EP-SHE, flying from Kish Island, crashed on landing at Mehrabad Airport, Tehran following an unstabilized approach with a higher than recommended airspeed. Gear and/or a tyre failed after touchdown and the flight overran the far end of the runway. Of the 12 crew and 157 passengers, three passengers were killed, reportedly falling into the river after evacuation.

 

[Ryokurin]

damn, I figured no older than 1995 for today's planes!!!

Airline fleet average age:

Airtran 7.8 years
American 14.1 years
Delta 14.7 years
Southwest 14.3 years
United 13.7 years

Keep in mind this is just the average Some do have a few planes which are 20 years old.

 

[Rick Ronson]

If you don't have simulator or real life experience with a failed engine, only dumb luck can help you. A plane acts the fuck up when shit that is supposed to work a certain way no longer does.

Boeing built 707's between 1958 & 1979 - check the incident date below.
On 20 April 2005, Saha Air Lines Flight 171, a 707-3J9C, registration EP-SHE, flying from Kish Island, crashed on landing at Mehrabad Airport, Tehran following an unstabilized approach with a higher than recommended airspeed. Gear and/or a tyre failed after touchdown and the flight overran the far end of the runway. Of the 12 crew and 157 passengers, three passengers were killed, reportedly falling into the river after evacuation.

"Fuck these other niggas lets head for the river"

"Fuck these other niggas lets head for the river"

"Fuck these other niggas lets head for the river"

 

[Non-StopJFK2TAB]

Instead of hearing it from some preacher, they get to hear the wisdom straight from the horse's mouth.

 

[mankind]

Airline fleet average age:

Airtran 7.8 years
American 14.1 years
Delta 14.7 years
Southwest 14.3 years
United 13.7 years

Keep in mind this is just the average Some do have a few planes which are 20 years old.

Think I misspoke (or mis-wrote). Thanks for the correction.

Here's a breakdown:
http://www.bts.gov/publications/transportation_statistics_annual_report/2008/html/chapter_03/table_03_01_01.html

 

[mc2]

Answer is yes because air travel is statistically a lot safer than ground travel. They just caught the short end of that stick..

Also aircraft will last a lot longer than cars if maintained correctly.

The military still flys B-52s that were used in Vietnam and plans to use them until the 2040s.. Also a lot of those Alaskan freight transport planes were build and used during WWII..

 

[moblack]

Instead of hearing it from some preacher, they get to hear the wisdom straight from the horse's mouth.

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