Summary

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO MONDAY'S CRASH OF SOUTHEAST AIRLINES FLIGHT 529, THAT KILLED 5 PEOPLE, ARE FOCUSING ON A SNAPPED PROPELLER BLADE. TWO PASSENGERS SAY THE LEFT ENGINE BLEW APART AFTER THE PLANE REACHED CRUISING SPEED. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OTHER THAN IT WAS RIPPED FROM ITS MOUNT. INVESTIGATORS ALSO RECOVERED THE PROPELLER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE, BUT IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE BLADE SNAPPED OFF BEFORE OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE PLANE WAS CERTIFIED TO FLY ON ONE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER INDICATED THE ENGINE FAILED AT 18,000 FEET. FOR THE NEXT NINE MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS THE FLIGHT CREW TOOK PROPER EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING PREPARING PASSENGERS FOR A CRASH. THERE WERE 26 PASSENGERS AND THREE CREW MEMBERS ON THE PLANE. PILOT ED GANNAWAY AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. 24 PEOPLE WERE HURT AND 14 OF THEM REMAINED HOSPITALIZED TUESDAY--6 IN CRITICAL CONDITION.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 58322
Story Slug POLICE VIDEO OF CRASH (8/22/1995)
Location CARROLLTON, GEORGIA
Format PKG/NO TAG
Date 8/22/1995
Archive Time 1:28:52
TRT 1:15
Supers Carroll Co., Georgia Police Video Trooper Tim Brock, Georgia State Patrol Logan Crawford Reporting
Video Description VIDEO FROM INSIDE POLICE CAR OF PLANE SHORTLY AFTER CRASHING, PEOPLE RUNNING TO HELP, POLICE OFFICER WATCHING TAPE, SOTS.
Description NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO MONDAY'S CRASH OF SOUTHEAST AIRLINES FLIGHT 529, THAT KILLED 5 PEOPLE, ARE FOCUSING ON A SNAPPED PROPELLER BLADE. TWO PASSENGERS SAY THE LEFT ENGINE BLEW APART AFTER THE PLANE REACHED CRUISING SPEED. INVESTIGATORS FOUND NOTHING MECHANICALLY WRONG WITH THE ENGINE OTHER THAN IT WAS RIPPED FROM ITS MOUNT. INVESTIGATORS ALSO RECOVERED THE PROPELLER FROM THE LEFT ENGINE, BUT IT WAS UNCLEAR WHETHER THE BLADE SNAPPED OFF BEFORE OR AFTER THE CRASH. THE PLANE WAS CERTIFIED TO FLY ON ONE ENGINE. THE FLIGHT DATA RECORDER INDICATED THE ENGINE FAILED AT 18,000 FEET. FOR THE NEXT NINE MINUTES AND 20 SECONDS THE FLIGHT CREW TOOK PROPER EMERGENCY PRECAUTIONS, INCLUDING PREPARING PASSENGERS FOR A CRASH. THERE WERE 26 PASSENGERS AND THREE CREW MEMBERS ON THE PLANE. PILOT ED GANNAWAY AND FOUR PASSENGERS WERE KILLED. 24 PEOPLE WERE HURT AND 14 OF THEM REMAINED HOSPITALIZED TUESDAY--6 IN CRITICAL CONDITION.
Script LEAD: NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATORS LOOKING INTO MONDAY'S CRASH OF SOUTHEAST AIRLINES FLIGHT 529, THAT KILLED 5 PEOPLE, ARE FOCUSING ON A SNAPPED PROPELLER BLADE.
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Keywords

ASA 529
COMMUTER CRASH
JET CRASH
DASHCAM
DASHBOARD CAMERA
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