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Tribesman
02-10-11, 05:51 AM
http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0210/cork.html
Bad news down south.
Gerald
02-10-11, 05:53 AM
Really sad news!
Tchocky
02-10-11, 06:05 AM
Looks like it overturned on the runway on the third landing attempt. Probably a Do228, that's the only Manx2 type I've seen in ORK before. Very sad news
Tribesman
02-10-11, 06:45 AM
Probably a Do228, that's the only Manx2 type I've seen in ORK before. Very sad news
Fairchild Metroliner apparently.
3 confirmed dead so far, 2 critical and 2 unaccounted for
Jimbuna
02-10-11, 06:50 AM
Tragic....and two survivors are still trapped inside the plane :nope:
Growler
02-10-11, 10:08 AM
Six confirmed dead as of now.

:cry:
tater
02-10-11, 01:18 PM
Ugh. Sorry to hear about it. How terrible.

I avoid puddle-jumpers pretty much 100% because of accidents like this ("regional jets," too), last one I flew on was a "no choice" thing (in Nepal).
AVGWarhawk
02-10-11, 01:44 PM
Sad news.
Tchocky
02-10-11, 01:48 PM
I avoid puddle-jumpers pretty much 100% because of accidents like this ("regional jets," too), last one I flew on was a "no choice" thing (in Nepal).

In terms af aircraft, there's no safety difference between a mainline jet and a turboprop/RJ. Operationally, the majority of accidents occur on takeoff or landing and since these short-range aircraft spend proportionally more time on departure or approach than long-range aircraft, you see more accidents there. The difference is insignificant, though.
Tribesman
02-10-11, 01:55 PM
Good point Tchocky, look at the real puddle jumpers that go out to the islands from Inverin, they are only in the air a couple of minutes and in the summer are constantly on the go with the only restrictions being on take offs and landing each pilot is allowed in a day which means extra pilots for the 3 planes to fill the day.
No accidents on those routes at all.
tater
02-10-11, 02:20 PM
The statistic for fatalities per million flight hours is more than twice as high for commuter airlines than major airlines. The problem is not so much the aircraft as the pilots, IMO. Commuter planes are flown by new pilots (they need to get hours someplace).

http://www.planecrashinfo.com/cause.htm

I read another story just now that said 2010 was the first year ever that there were fewer turboprop than jet airline crashes. Of course airlines have been moving to regional jets for a while. In the US, 5 of the six last fatal airline crashes have been regional airlines (and they only carry 20% of the travelers).

If you have better statistics, post 'em.

Overall fatality stats will obviously show them to not be so bad because they carry so many fewer passengers per flight, all that matters for this conversation is the number of crashes per X thousand flights (take off and landing cycles).

I'd be genuinely interested in some better links for crash stats. I remember reading a few years ago about poor safety stats overall for regional planes and it stuck. If it has grossly improved, I'm all ears.