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EX500rider

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14. Not sure the left wing stalled, I didn't see it drop in the vids...

Reply to Warpy (Reply #10)

Wed Nov 5, 2025, 03:23 PM

Nov 5

... Could also be the number two ingested material from the number one explosion or sucked in enough hot flames and fuel mixture to surge and lose power, she won't take off on one engine and they must have been passed V1.

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What Happened in Louisville? Pilot Reacts to Crash Footage [View all] LiberalArkie Nov 5 OP

I have always appreciated viewing videos of analysis provided by Captain Steeeve. John1956PA Nov 5 #1

Kick for Captain Steeeve orangecrush Nov 5 #2

This crash so reminded me of the crash of the Concorde. Catastrophic engine failure right at the moment of rotation Cheezoholic Nov 5 #3

More like Chicago 1979 BidenRocks Nov 5 #8

Yeah, AA191 was the maintenance disaster. The forklift... keep_left Nov 5 #13

Consequences BidenRocks Nov 5 #19

I remember that. There were a number of DC10 accidents... keep_left Nov 5 #23

My first job out of college was as an Aircraft Performance engineer... maspaha Nov 5 #4

Never take it personally MaineNative Nov 5 #5

Thanks MaineNative maspaha Nov 5 #7

The aircrew had no chance. Rest in glory & peace irisblue Nov 5 #6

My nephew is a pilot for UPS cate94 Nov 5 #9

Engines undergoing catastrophic failure are designed with bolts that shear off Warpy Nov 5 #10

It looked like the fuel could not be shut off from that engine. LiberalArkie Nov 5 #12

Not sure the left wing stalled, I didn't see it drop in the vids... EX500rider Nov 5 #14

Something catastrophic not limited to one engine brought that plane down Warpy Nov 5 #15

Scary video shows left wing down scipan Nov 5 #16

Yes, the center engine, #2 might have sucked in debris/etc, engine #3 is not enough by itself EX500rider Nov 5 #18

yeah that was basically a post crash vid EX500rider Nov 5 #24

Flight tracker recorded 150 feet in the air then dropped like a rock. scipan Thursday #25

This message was self-deleted by its author scipan Nov 5 #17

NTSB news conference confirmed Warpy Nov 5 #21

I flew for 20 years pfitz59 Nov 5 #11

This is so sad... Blue_Roses Nov 5 #20

I'm also hearing engine 3, FO side, BidenRocks Nov 5 #22

I wondered if it was Russia Laurelin Thursday #26

Won't the black boxes tell the story as to what happened....? William Gustafson Thursday #27

They will if they weren't too severely burned EX500rider Thursday #28