Yet another plane crash in Hamburg

[dr_gn]

Further to a previous anecdote about a DHC-2 floatplane that I had a flight in being lost some months later in a fatal accident:

http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d%27accidents/20...

I was just told that the aircraft which replaced the DHC-2 was also lost a couple of days ago in another fatal accident on the river Elbe in Hamburg:

http://www.thelocal.de/national/20090822-21427.htm...

From what I was told just now, it had been refuelled, took off (presumably from land) and continued the pleasure flight, and then attempted to touch down on the river with the wheels still down.

This has put paid once and for all to any more 'pleasure' flights for me.

Incidentally, a Bombardier Dash-8 that I flew in this May had to make an emergency landing a week later when smoke filled the cabin. Stuff like this really gives me the creeps...

[coogy]

dr_gn said:

r all to any more 'pleasure' flights for me.

Incidentally, a Bombardier Dash-8 that I flew in this May had to make an emergency landing a week later when smoke filled the cabin. Stuff like this really gives me the creeps...

The FlyBe flight, landing at Gatwick? That was pretty much a non event.

[dr_gn]

coogy said:

dr_gn said:

r all to any more 'pleasure' flights for me.

Incidentally, a Bombardier Dash-8 that I flew in this May had to make an emergency landing a week later when smoke filled the cabin. Stuff like this really gives me the creeps...

The FlyBe flight, landing at Gatwick? That was pretty much a non event.

That's the one.

Tragic when someone gets killed, especially in these circumstances. I really feel for their families.