Continential plane crashes in Buffalo, NY; 50 killed

[Rainband]

NTSB Chairman Jim Hall....."economic interests are trumping safety interests"......part of his statement about the turbo props and icing events.

If the winter weather is questionable and your about to board a turbo prop.....don't get on.

that's all that flies in and out of ipt and i have never had a problem. I think that's a blanket statement. It's still safer to fly.

[Ed Mahmoud]

The last big icing crash was an American Eagle ATR turbo-prop near Chicago, the planes look remarkably similar, maybe something in the design of the plane, like the wings not being swept like a jets, contributed. Or maybe not.

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Dionne wrote:
NTSB Chairman Jim Hall....."economic interests are trumping safety interests"......part of his statement about the turbo props and icing events.

If the winter weather is questionable and your about to board a turbo prop.....don't get on.
that's all that flies in and out of ipt and i have never had a problem. I think that's a blanket statement. It's still safer to fly.


There does seem to be a common factor among very similar aircraft...

[Dionne]

NTSB Chairman Jim Hall....."economic interests are trumping safety interests"......part of his statement about the turbo props and icing events.

If the winter weather is questionable and your about to board a turbo prop.....don't get on.

that's all that flies in and out of ipt and i have never had a problem. I think that's a blanket statement. It's still safer to fly.

I read Jim Halls' statement yesterday morning online at abc.com. This is not the first episode with icing and turbo props. I believe it is number 3. FAA and NTSB are pointing fingers at each other......this concern has been around for awhile now. For the chairman of the NTSB to make such a statement is not merely a "blanket statement" as you suggest. His concern directly targets icing events and a specific type of aircraft.

Years ago I was onboard a 707 destined for Prudhoe Bay. We made several attempts at a landing in whiteout conditions. Returned to Fairbanks. Waited and then went back for another try. Still white out conditions. We touched down long and went off the end of the runway. No injuries, just a bad case of the jitters. I know the 707 is not a similar plane and there was no icing. Never the less the weather at the destination plays a big factor on whether or not I get on the plane.

I'd rather sleep on the floor in the airport than take a risk. I know the saying that the most dangerous part of your trip is driving to the airport. But I ask you.....when was the last time 49 people got killed in a single event on the way to the airport?