seeder Posted February 21, 2017 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Quote BREAKING: Five feared dead after aircraft PLUMMETS into Melbourne shopping centre FIVE people are feared to be dead after an aircraft crashed into a major shopping outlet in Melbourne, causing a massive explosion. Plumes of smoke billowed into the air after the carrier thundered into Direct Factory Outlet, a centre close to Melbourne's Essendon Airport in Australia. Victoria Police reported the plane which was carrying five people on board crashed around 9am local time, although the store which was due to open at 10 am, was reportedly not filled with people. http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/769916/Melbourne-Victoria-Australia-air-ambulance-crash-explosion-Essendon-Airport 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcgram Posted February 21, 2017 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2017 This is sad. A friend of mine said he lives only 4 miles from where it happened. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWoo7 Posted February 21, 2017 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) Well I can only hope that maybe it was really really quick! I don't wish fire on anything, frozen, nailed up no problem but being burned NO WAY! Edited February 21, 2017 by MWoo7 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seeder Posted February 21, 2017 Author #4 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Its very tragic..... Ive been in a light airplane and they are flimsy as hell....you dont have much chance when they crash... 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butler Posted February 21, 2017 #5 Share Posted February 21, 2017 (edited) It's a Beechcraft King Air according to the FAC spokeman. All people on the ground have been accounted for with no injuries. Edited February 21, 2017 by The Butler Changed pic 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butler Posted February 21, 2017 #6 Share Posted February 21, 2017 Press conference now is saying 5 on board, no survivors, no names or nationalities are being released at this time. Live feed. http://www.9news.com.au/national/2017/02/21/09/12/reports-air-ambulance-crashed-at-dfo-near-essendon-airport 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four Winds Posted February 21, 2017 #7 Share Posted February 21, 2017 That is terrible, luckily no one on the ground was killed, it could have been worse. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Butler Posted February 21, 2017 #8 Share Posted February 21, 2017 News tonight is that the 4 passengers are American. My condolences. http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stories/2017/02/21/pilot-of-melbourne-plane-crash-named.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWoo7 Posted March 9, 2017 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2017 (edited) SHould have been in the 150 eeh uh ? maybe its 180 by now, the trainer one. UUUUUPDATE: oh Cessna 172, no power but a tough little squirt! Ah`plenty`O plenty of nicknames for the Cessna but at least these were not among them Widowmaker, Flying Coffin or my fave THE TRASH HAULER. Edited March 9, 2017 by MWoo7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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