Small plane crashes into raw sewage tank

[IJ Reilly]

i read the article and it stated, the passengers went to the states to learn how to fly...

uh... why? can't people learn to fly in their own country?

Because it's far less expensive for them to train in the U.S., even including travel and accommodations. They also have to learn English, which is the international language of air traffic control.

 

[IJ Reilly]

The tank is about 20 feet x 200 feet and after a plane literally dove in the only sign of the crash was a bent railing? I would expect there to be sewage everywhere (not to mention a huge hole in the bottom).

I have my doubts about the "steep angle" reports. Eyewitness reports are notoriously inaccurate in these sorts of accidents, especially when the witnesses are not otherwise knowledgeable about aviation. The NTSB will figure it out.

 

[Thomas Veil]

So the plane was a turboprop, huh?

Must be the first time in recorded history that the fan hit the s**t.

 

[xsedrinam]

I have my doubts about the "steep angle" reports. Eyewitness reports are notoriously inaccurate in these sorts of accidents, especially when the witnesses are not otherwise knowledgeable about aviation. The NTSB will figure it out.

Are small craft, such as this Beechcraft twin engine, equipped with a black box (orange, or brown in this case), or is that just an FAA standard for commercial aircraft?

 

[IJ Reilly]

So the plane was a turboprop, huh?

Must be the first time in recorded history that the fan hit the s**t.

Conventional piston engines, but good one anyway.

Are small craft, such as this Beechcraft twin engine, equipped with a black box (orange, or brown in this case), or is that just an FAA standard for commercial aircraft?

Only the big guys carry black boxes. The NTSB has a knack of figuring out accident causes anyway. Come to think of that, I'd hate to be the accident investigator on this one.