Twin Otter Crash at Muncho Lst Yr

[Rock Doctor]

Looks like she was pretty overloaded to me. They should have been in the air by the time they crossed the first road.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0DEb0M6wt4

[XCARIBOOER]

ouch. How did the passengers make out??

[Turbo Al]

If you compare it to the successfull take off on the same vidio site the plane (twin otter) that made it took off with a 14 count and it was already moving when the tape started, on a fairly smooth (gravel) strip. The plane that crashed lifted off (not counting the nose wheel bump at the road) at a 12 count from a dead stop so he was really pouring it on, he just plain ran out of room for starters and then the unexplained right bank that drove the wing tip into the ground puzzles me as well because you can't really guage the distance from the tree line in front of him.
Hard to say if he was overloaded because he got up quicker than the other otter and he was on a make shift runway but crashed it.
There is a recent NSB bulletion on turbine failures on these planes.
The right turbine sounds good when he turned it at the end of the runway and I don't see any smoke or flame sugesting a problem or a bird going into it on the takeoff.

Glad the plane didn't explode on impact but wish the tape was a little longer.

Al

[Rock Doctor]

There was one fatality in the crash, the pilots and the other 2 passengers (Owners wife and child) survived.

I've just never seen the Otters take much more than "the distance to the first road" to take off. (Right where he does his first little hop, is where they usually lift off.

The trees in front of the plane are about 120-150 ft from the Hwy, and when it banks to the right the wing hits the road.

The plane did explode just after the vid cuts off, there was very little left after the fire.

[bcboy]

Urs only parked the plane there for security, the longer airstrip is a few clks south.

I took a video of the plane taking off the yr, before but it took off to the south and not the north, I believe he had a tailwind.

Usally I believe it was only the pilot and co-pilot , we took all are gear to the other strip,

Anyway I talked to Urs at the tradex show,,,the guy had a lot of experience.I flew with Urs woud trust him...he will tell you what happened he will be at the tradex in March..

Too bad I liked the idea of being flown up from Van,,6 hrs flying vs, 2 long days drivin

[the rifleman]

I tried to view this, and it says, "This video no longer available" That seems to happen an awful lot on U-tube. Do they get removed because they are too graphic or what??

[Rock Doctor]

Originally Posted by the rifleman

I tried to view this, and it says, "This video no longer available" That seems to happen an awful lot on U-tube. Do they get removed because they are too graphic or what??

I've been told that about my vids on YT, a few times.
I don't know why, but some people can view anything, and some people get that message.
I just tried to watch the clip, and it works fine.


RD