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18. It seemed like he took a long sigh near the end before speeding up to go and help.

Reply to arcane1 (Reply #3)

Tue Apr 30, 2013, 11:27 PM

Apr 2013

Possibly in a state of disbelief.

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Crash of 747 caught on dashcam in Afghanistan (video) [View all] SpartanDem Apr 2013 OP

Omg... darkangel218 Apr 2013 #1

Cargo shifted. mn9driver Apr 2013 #2

That would explain it Warpy Apr 2013 #5

Not likely (regarding accoutability) BlueStreak Apr 2013 #9

Back when I was flying small aircraft, defacto7 Apr 2013 #14

Commercial pilots have been completely dis-empowered over the years Ash_F May 2013 #34

So...it's definitely cargo shift, and definitely because of outsourcing. Dreamer Tatum May 2013 #40

Nobody said that. Please stop misrepresenting the posts here. BlueStreak May 2013 #42

Rumor has it that the loadmaster was on board. ManiacJoe Apr 2013 #11

That makes sense Gore1FL Apr 2013 #13

Thanks, I was just going to ask what changed the angle of ascent - I'm amazed anyone survived. freshwest Apr 2013 #16

Properly securing cargo is hugely important. mn9driver Apr 2013 #22

Sorry to hear that... Sabotage was a thought I had too, unfortunately. Either mechanical with tying freshwest May 2013 #26

The fact that the the pilot would have wanted to climb out of range... TheMadMonk May 2013 #30

Those jets are getting old. defacto7 May 2013 #45

Which is why I included ignorance and accident as other posibilities. /nt TheMadMonk May 2013 #46

Yep, we lost a DC8 that way. I don't know what else santamargarita May 2013 #38

The Fine Air cargo was also improperly loaded: Blue_Tires May 2013 #39

It's rather amazing that the driver didn't utter a sound arcane1 Apr 2013 #3

It seemed like he took a long sigh near the end before speeding up to go and help. freshwest Apr 2013 #18

The best part: the driver pulled over, and didn't keep going. arcane1 Apr 2013 #20

I consider that to be SOP for a human being. Helping, not driving by. freshwest Apr 2013 #21

Yeah, as opposed to that truck that drove right through it Tab May 2013 #32

That focus will make come to you. The poster I replied to was talking about the video maker. Bye. freshwest May 2013 #41

I'm thinking that the driver is a contractor or airfield security or something Blue_Tires May 2013 #43

Agreed. I don't think we need to nitpick at people at the site of sudden tragedy. freshwest May 2013 #44

the driver didn't say anything here, either Blue_Tires May 2013 #36

I stopped watching a couple of seconds after hitting play Politicub Apr 2013 #4

Awful thing to see, even in a little video window. another_liberal Apr 2013 #6

I'm hoping it wasn't some kind of computer malfunction. Someone says the cargo shifted, though. freshwest Apr 2013 #17

Wow. That must have been a serious Jenoch Apr 2013 #7

I'd think it was the cargo shifting on takeoff causing the weight and balance to shift to the rear neverforget Apr 2013 #8

You can still stall with all engines producing full power. Capt.Rocky300 Apr 2013 #10

Thanks. Jenoch Apr 2013 #15

It seemed to roll to the left BlueStreak Apr 2013 #19

It is early and this is all just speculating... Capt.Rocky300 Apr 2013 #23

Do you see the smoke I mentioned at about the 7 second mark? BlueStreak May 2013 #25

It could be.... Capt.Rocky300 May 2013 #27

My uninformed speculation is the pilot went full throttle and that caused smoke AngryAmish May 2013 #33

The roll was the result of deep aerodynamic stall mn9driver May 2013 #24

Vehicles have wheels. Once one begins moving on a slope like that... TheMadMonk May 2013 #31

Sickening... SoapBox Apr 2013 #12

A horrifying piece of video Rowdyboy May 2013 #28

That, my friends, defines what we knew as "a bummer". WheelWalker May 2013 #29

The loved ones of those on the plane... OneGrassRoot May 2013 #35

more in-depth analysis here: Blue_Tires May 2013 #37

I have a recurring nightmare Bertha Venation May 2013 #47