CRJ crash in Missouri

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Is anyone else disturbed by the lack of coverage of this accident in the media? I couldn't find anything on CNN or Yahoo. Maybe they're not the most reputable sources, but I'd at least expect a mention of it. Obviously if pax were aboard the coverage would be much greater (and more dramatic).

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Personally I think media coverage of aviation accidents is over the top, usually. It's always been the case that training, freight, ferry flight accidents don't get much coverage and I think that's great. This way it stays out of the media and inside the aviation community where it belongs.
 
Too low of a body count for the media.

I still rember the Comair accident in Detroit when they went on live in Milwaukee about the accident, then about two minutes into the report, the news was interrupted yet again for a Brett Favre news conference about going into rehab.
 
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The NTSB now says that both engines of the 50-seat CRJ failed at the same time while the plane was cruising at an altitude of 41,000 feet. Earlier reports showed the two engines failed at different times.

Investigators say the fact that both engines failed at the same time could indicate a major power failure aboard the plane. Investigators say the pilots glided for nearly 100-miles without power before crashing into a neighborhood in Jefferson City, Missouri. No one on the ground was injured.



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To those who knew and worked with these pilots: my condolences to you. When Air Middy 5481 went down last year, it was one of the longest days of my life waiting to hear if I knew either pilot. Though I did not, it has to have been the worst time I've ever spent at work. Sadly it's an experience that goes with the job. Just hope and pray that as few of you as possible ever have to deal with it.

As for FL410, been there twice myself in the CR2. It's perfectly doable, even with pax. With the right combination of weight and atmospheric conditions, she'll cruise rather nicely up there, though it'll take 3 hours to make it that high. Why were they up there? Easy: experienced Captain takes a repo flight with a newbie FO, who's never been that high. It's one of the thrills of the job, and all the performance probably indicated that they could do it without a known problem.

I have about 3000 hours in the CRJ series but refuse to speculate at this point. Granted, it's the natural thing for each of us to do, but let's leave it alone and wait for the NTSB. The truth will be presented shortly and we can all discuss and learn from the sitation at that point. Right now, we can only offer our thoughts and prayers to the pilots, their families, their friends, and their coworkers.
 
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Granted, it's the natural thing for each of us to do, but let's leave it alone and wait for the NTSB.

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That's exactly why I posted the article and the quote that came from the article. It was prelim information from the NTSB. I cannot imagine losing one engine, let alone two.

May They Rest in Peace.
 
No Problem Bog, I apoligize if it came out that way. I just wanted to put something out there from the NTSB to show it wasn't me making some off the cuff remark about a plane I know nothing about.
 
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Very disheartening. This is the first fatal accident of the CJR-200 isn't it?
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http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001211X12882&key=1
http://ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20030821X01373&key=1
 
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