Delta Airlines Flight 191 Crash Animation

Date: August 02, 1985
Time: 18:06
Location: Dallas Forth Worth, Texas
Operator: Delta Air Lines
Flight number: 191
Route: Fort Lauderdale - Dallas Fort Worth
AC type: Lockheed L-1011-1 TriStar
Aboard: 163 (passengers: 152, crew: 11)
Fatalities: 134 (passengers: 126, crew: 8)
Ground: 1

While on a flight from Fort Lauderdale to Dallas Forth Worth the aircraft crashed while making an landing attempt in thunderstorm activity. The plane touched down 6 000 feet short of the runway and 360 feet to the left of the runway centerline, became airborne again, struck a car killing the driver, crossed the highway and crashed into two water tank reservoirs. Microburst induced windshear. The flightcrew's decision to initiate and continue the approach into a cumulonimbus cloud which they observed to contain lightning. Lack of training for avoiding and escaping from low-altitude windshear.

Source: http://www.planecrashinfo.com/

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[Jamenator1]

@DisasterOnline exactly right, but i think you meen you lose ground speed when the head wind hits you, the airspeed actually increases so the pilots slow down.

[DisasterOnline]

This animation shows perfectly how deadly the microburst is when you're flying low. First the wind blowing against you makes you lose airspeed and harder to control the plane. Second comes the downdraft which pushes you down forcefully, and third comes the final blow, the strong tailwind, which makes you lose even more airspeed and airflow under your wings, resulting you losing altitude, or in this case, a deadly crash. The pilots fought bravely till the bitter end. God bless their souls.

[sodakar]

@menraholez69 awesome -- thanks for sharing!

[menraholez69]

@sodakar I just watched a show on TV about this crash. And they said the beeping followed by the automated voice of "pull up" is an alarm in the cockpit to alert when to close to land. The crash is also heard on the recording to.

[thomsonfly645k]

@sodakar yes that was the one i meant, iread somewhere that on the 707, 727 and all 737s and early 747s this was the take-off configuration warning and cabin altitude

[sodakar]

@thomsonfly645k You're talking about the constant beeping one at 1:54, right? If you listen to JAL 123 (eg: odRCEHBmLfU), you'll hear it throughout that recording, but I'm unable to determine what the alarm is for... I'm not able to find it readily using the mighty google... Hmm. If you find out, do share... ;)

[thomsonfly645k]

what is that alarm which starts at the first impact

[lochwharral]

@Skybolter Re-read my post. I didn't mention Flt 191.

[Skybolter]

@lochwharral WRONG, FLIGHT 191 CRASHED BECAUSE OF NASTY WEATHER CONDITIONS

[KOHF34]

@tarkan1995

Unknown I believe.