COLGAN Air CRASH Flight 3407 Continental Connection Bombardier Dash-8 Q400 2009 NTSB ATC Audio

[starviego]

NTSB doc 417219

No 1 engine-

Powerplant Group field notes, pg2of23

-Three of the six counterweights remained attached to their respective propeller blade outer sleeve, while the other three had become separated and were not recovered by the Powerplant Group.

The counterweights were fairly large and made of steel. They didn't melt away. They were thrown off before the crash. Because the engines were disintegrating.

[starviego]

At least three witnesses miles away from the crash reported a low flying turboprop a couple of minutes before the accident was reported. This alone gives the lie to the NTSB version, which says the aircraft came down at a steep nose down angle.

[starviego]

The witnesses on the ground all described an airplane with mechanical problems. Parts of the no. 1 engine were never recovered. Statements by the airport manager also referred to a plane that had reported mechanical problems. Maybe there was a big coverup by the NTSB.

[jonathan97s]

@starviego You are the most idiotic person i've ever met. As always, another angry unemployed office worker making retarded conspiracies about things like this. Look at 2:08, the stick shaker comes on, a warning in which the aircraft is in danger of stalling. In such cases pilots are taught to push DOWN. Captain Renslow pulled up, making the situation even worse, resulting in this dive. It was not caused by icing. Parts of engine no.1 were melted in the inferno the aircraft created.

[jonathan97s]

@starviego In addition, Colgan hasn't had a history of mechanical failure in aircraft. This crash was a result of : Poor training and Pilot error. Renslow only had about 200 hours on the Q400. He failed numerous amounts of checkrides in addition.