BAC Strikemaster Crash

[dc8jet]

Just saw on Facebook that a BAC Strikemaster crashed into the Hudson River near Kingston New York and the pilot is missing. They said the plane had a dragon painted on the nose. Hope everything turns out OK.

[ZRX61]

Sadly it didn't end well.

http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/articl ... 032128.php

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/arti ... IVER-CRASH

[TimAPNY]

That stinks.... thoughts and prayers go out to the family.

Tim

VERY Sorry to hear of the loss of Mike from "Red Star and the Dragon." Condolences to the family and the friends.

[K5DH]

This one?

[RickH]

No, that's the old one. It was wrecked sometime ago with a hard landing. There was a new one acquired to replace the old one.

[TimAPNY]

This one?

Is that Andy Anderson in the Blue Cap? I had the pleasure of meeting him that the Lebanon Fly-in in TN a few years back and was wondering if he was piloting it but could not remember his name until it was referred to in one of the articles posted.

Tim

[TimAPNY]

Update
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/arti ... s-to-probe

Tim

[whistlingdeath77]

terrible

[the330thbg]

terrible

drat!

[whistlingdeath77]

terrible

drat!

what does drat mean?

[steve dickey]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drat

–verb (used with object)
1.
to darn; confound: Drat your interference.
–interjection
2.
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like): Drat, there goes another button off my shirt.
Origin:
1805–15; alteration of ( o ) d rot God rot (i.e., may God rot him, her, it)
Let your mouse do the walking,

[whistlingdeath77]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drat

–verb (used with object)
1.
to darn; confound: Drat your interference.
–interjection
2.
(used to express mild disgust, disappointment, or the like): Drat, there goes another button off my shirt.
Origin:
1805–15; alteration of ( o ) d rot God rot (i.e., may God rot him, her, it)
Let your mouse do the walking,

thanks steve

[BK]

NTSB preliminary report
http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_i ... 2050&key=1

Appears the pilot was flying the plane beyond his skillset.

[whistlingdeath77]