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de Havilland Beaver Plane Crash at Lake Hood (HD)

This is a video of the deHavilland beaver plane crash at Lake Hood in Anchorage AK, on June 7, 2009. My father and I were videotaping planes at Lake Hood taking off and landing when the wind kicked...  
 
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jizzmonger (5 hours ago) Show Hide
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@MiccyNarc

Are you a pilot?
ballinnick25 (13 hours ago) Show Hide
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indeed.
MiccyNarc (20 hours ago) Show Hide
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I like all these "crosswind" comments with a windsock right there. If the pilot can't compensate for that little crosswind he shouldn't be allowed to fly in the first place. Hope he lost his license.
Kurhul (2 days ago) Show Hide
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nice ring you got there
robscorobson86 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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HOLY SHIT!! you two are lucky
robotussin10 (2 days ago) Show Hide
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we enjoyed it
Janno & Robo
haggis (3 days ago) Show Hide
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yeah, no matter the wind, the pilot always has control over where he sticks the pointy end and with how much power he has to do it with. This is BAAAD judgement
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I have flown one of these before I became a commercial pilot. And I have to say...it is a very nice plane to fly..pftt what a waste.
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If you look at the windsock and the water, the moron is taking off with a crosswind. One of the advantages of a water takeoff is the ability to always take off directly into the wind.
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@ttf1gmx The cross wind is less than 5 mph...not a factor. You can't always take off into the wind in a float plane. Takeoffs off from rivers with a cross wind or even a tail wind are common in Alaska.
Shoreline obstructions (trees, rising terrain) often preclude taking off into the wind. The narrow twisted shape of a small lake and surrounding terrain will prevent take off into the wind. So your assertion that float planes can always takeoff directly into the wind is incorrect.

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