Freak Accident on Congo Airplane

[Mike]

Read the story HERE
What a shame! Really odd and sad story.

[thekingofpain]

I still dont get it---I guess they were huddled on the floor of the cargoplane---no seatbelts, or even, seats?

[Tarp2]

Seats take up too much room and weight.
Very sad story

Tarp

[Mike]

Even seatbelts probably wouldn't have saved all of them.
It's still a shame.

[vass0922]

The plane has had a checkered safety record, including at least 45 accidents that resulted in some 393 deaths, according to the Aviation Safety Network Web site, an air safety data base.

not a good plane to be on!

thats awful, I can't even imagine what that would be like.

[osprey4]

The Ilyushin76 is a medium- to long-range transport. The model was first flown in 1971....The plane has had a checkered safety record, including at least 45 accidents that resulted in some 393 deaths...

Remind me not to book a flight on one of these.

[thekingofpain]

I cant imagine getting on a plane without seats and seatbelts...

[Blood_Luster]

Wow... That is scary... not to mention my girlfriend is on a plane right at this moment. Gave me shivers when I read it. Geese, I wonder how the survivors are feeling right now.

[Chuckiechan]

This is what happens when you have no FAA...!

Not the best small government argument!

Had to be a Russian plane...

[RustyGT]

Originally posted by Chuckiechan

Had to be a Russian plane...

Hmm. Have you checked the history of the DC10?
Ever wondered why the UK Air Force,
are the only organisation still flying Comet airframes?

R.