Yup, I did my first jump out of Ugly,, remember it well. I was taking a drink when it said the "biggest bounce I've ever seen" and darn near choked.. brings back a lot of memories
@weaponeer I bet... I watched old 915 go in at Elsinore which is what I made my first jump out of. They replaced her with a C 47 which had a much bigger door. 915 is STILL sitting over there by Larry Perkins hangar with no engines or control surfaces.
No I wasn't around when that happened. I was at Elsinore back in those days. This happenened in Perris. I know some of the people on board though and I know the pilot and mechanic who climbed out the top and ran through the smoke to the tail of the airplane.
it was not the pilots fault i fly planes and i'm a plane michanic and if its anyones fault it would be the michanic because from the looks of it the fuel line birst and light on fire causing the hole enging to catch on fire. the michanic need to test all the lines in a plane it is very important!!!!!
No it wasn't. As a matter of fact the pilot is a hero for getting the plane stopped and making sure everyone was out after he was forced to climb out the top of the cockpit.
The engine threw a prop blade and that is what caused this.
"well then how do you know that the engine threw the prop?"
The owner told me so. I also remember hearing people talking about it who were on the flight. I played this video at the DZ where it happened just recently and there were a few people who witnessed it that were present and talking about it.
I have been on a plane that was on fire but at 7000 feet and it's not fun. We got out, but the pilot had to ride it down on one engine.
There were some really rude comments made after everyone got out. One said "If you can call him a pilot" and I know Skip Evens personally. He is the BEST pilot I have ever had the pleasure of flying with. I would trust him more than any other pilot in the world. The other person crawling out of the emergency hatch was the mechanic. They are both heroes in my opinion.
WOW!! Scary footage, and saddening to see a piece of history go up in flames. But better to see it on the ground with everyone safe than at 3000 feet, which could've just as easily happened.
It does kinda make me wonder if someone cheated and skipped an annual. Props just don't come apart, and inspections on older engines, especially in commercial use, are stringent as Hell.
I thought it looked like old footage, but I couldn't date it. Yeah, once in a while I hear of another one going down. I guess there aren't many left flying these days.
Yup, I did my first jump out of Ugly,, remember it well. I was taking a drink when it said the "biggest bounce I've ever seen" and darn near choked.. brings back a lot of memories
weaponeer 2 months ago
@weaponeer I bet... I watched old 915 go in at Elsinore which is what I made my first jump out of. They replaced her with a C 47 which had a much bigger door. 915 is STILL sitting over there by Larry Perkins hangar with no engines or control surfaces.
mobiltec 2 months ago
hey man i saw this on spike tv today :)
hellshade2 3 years ago
"hey man i saw this on spike tv today :)"
OH then you got to hear the audio. The rest of the movie from where mine ends is just the plane melting into the sunset.
mobiltec 3 years ago
saw it on spike tvs most amazing home videos. said to myself i've seen this before was not much more on the audio though
hellshade2 3 years ago
WOW!!! I've seen this before, You were on this plane? Is that you holding the camera??? No one did get seriously injured?
cycloneCJproducts 3 years ago
No I wasn't around when that happened. I was at Elsinore back in those days. This happenened in Perris. I know some of the people on board though and I know the pilot and mechanic who climbed out the top and ran through the smoke to the tail of the airplane.
No one was injured.
mobiltec 3 years ago
Yeah. I hate seeing boats and Ford Mustangs getting destroyed.
NotSoOldHippy 3 years ago
Wow! I don't know what to say about this,
So I guess this could say that it's safer to jump out of a plane than to take off on one?
That is stupid to blame the pilot for a mechanicle problem , like the pilot would take such a risk if he had any idea.
Sis.
Sis363 3 years ago
"stupid to blame the pilot for a mechanicle problem"
So true.
mobiltec 3 years ago
it was not the pilots fault i fly planes and i'm a plane michanic and if its anyones fault it would be the michanic because from the looks of it the fuel line birst and light on fire causing the hole enging to catch on fire. the michanic need to test all the lines in a plane it is very important!!!!!
keneth06 3 years ago
No it wasn't. As a matter of fact the pilot is a hero for getting the plane stopped and making sure everyone was out after he was forced to climb out the top of the cockpit.
The engine threw a prop blade and that is what caused this.
mobiltec 3 years ago
were you on the flight
keneth06 3 years ago
"were you on the flight"
No.
mobiltec 3 years ago
well then how do you know that the engine threw the prop?
keneth06 3 years ago
"well then how do you know that the engine threw the prop?"
The owner told me so. I also remember hearing people talking about it who were on the flight. I played this video at the DZ where it happened just recently and there were a few people who witnessed it that were present and talking about it.
I have been on a plane that was on fire but at 7000 feet and it's not fun. We got out, but the pilot had to ride it down on one engine.
mobiltec 3 years ago
Ok well hopeful the pilot was ok after landing and hopefuly he found a airport to land at and not a normal ground
keneth06 3 years ago
What is a "michanic"?
rrmola 2 years ago
someone said i lost my goggles.
be glad that's all you lost i'd say :)
hellshade2 3 years ago
There were some really rude comments made after everyone got out. One said "If you can call him a pilot" and I know Skip Evens personally. He is the BEST pilot I have ever had the pleasure of flying with. I would trust him more than any other pilot in the world. The other person crawling out of the emergency hatch was the mechanic. They are both heroes in my opinion.
mobiltec 3 years ago
damn that was intense. thank goodness it did not happen after the plane had taken off.
hellshade2 3 years ago
"thank goodness it did not happen after the plane had taken off."
That would have been disasterous... Skydiving can get a little scary at time...
mobiltec 3 years ago
WOW!! Scary footage, and saddening to see a piece of history go up in flames. But better to see it on the ground with everyone safe than at 3000 feet, which could've just as easily happened.
It does kinda make me wonder if someone cheated and skipped an annual. Props just don't come apart, and inspections on older engines, especially in commercial use, are stringent as Hell.
R.I.P. another classic.
anmoose 3 years ago
"R.I.P. another classic."
Yes. Another piece of history gone. This happened in 1985. I have since seen a few more DC-3s bite the dust.
mobiltec 3 years ago
I thought it looked like old footage, but I couldn't date it. Yeah, once in a while I hear of another one going down. I guess there aren't many left flying these days.
anmoose 3 years ago
"It does kinda make me wonder if someone cheated and skipped an annual."
Bad parts is what it turned out to be. Not the mechanic's fault... Parts are where you find them with stuff this old.
mobiltec 3 years ago
That's a shame. But still, aren't critical parts still required to be certified, like magnafluxed, etc., to assure they WON'T come unglued?
anmoose 3 years ago