Alaska DC-4 CRASH | ATC recording (2 FATALITIES)
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- čas přidán 23. 04. 2024
- N3054V is a DC-4 operated by Alaska Air Fuel that crashed into the banks of the Tanana River in Fairbanks Alaska. The accident occurred after the left side inboard engine exploded causing the aircraft to sharply roll to the left. Both occupants were killed.
Audio Source: liveatc.net
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I was sent the ARFF and local fire dispatch audio from a local source, the rest I compiled via liveatc.
"Tell them I love them...tell em I love them"....said by the pilot...so very sad. May they RIP.
we are so fragile
Pretty sure that was the co-pilot. He would be working the radios and checklists while the pilot flew
@@glhsracing9616 Thanks for the correction. I should have said..."one of the pilots said..." No matter which one said it, it was absolutely heartbreaking.
I’m a retired USAF safety. The cockpit tapes I’ve heard from military pilots are very concise and correct. I asked a pilot about this why they never called out like civilian pilots. He stated because even when we die, we’re gonna be cool!
I think this is about it for prop liners. DC-6 and now this. I flew
And worked C 54s years ago. Forest service. They've been banned from fire bombing for years.
Condolences to the families of both pilots.
Yep, my friend is dead.
@@hfirm9897 Sorry to hear that.
My last ride in a DC-4 was in Jan.1969. A Navy/MAC aircraft, from NAAS Fallon NV to our home base at NAS Lemoore, CA. Winter '69 was one of those extremely wet periods, same as CA experienced in 2003 and the snow in the high Sierras was likely up to 100' in some areas. The DC-4 used most of the Fallon runway getting airborne, then we cruised 50' above the ground for what seemed like about 2 hours, then turned west toward the mountains. We flew through the highest peaks and below us was the most beautiful winter scene I've ever witnessed. Only the tops of the tallest pine trees poked through the snow cover. The rest of the landscape was the purest, virgin white and I don't recall seeing any wildlife, anywhere, although we were low enough to the terrain to easily see a large animal . We sailors sat in our seats talking about our chances, should our plane fail to make the climb, but eventually we made it over the highest ridge and heard the engines relax a little as we began our descent over the San Joaquin Valley. I'll never forget that flight and consider myself lucky to have been seated in an airplane that flew it low and slow.
If you go back until the 80's you can find at least 4 DC-4's where the engines have departed the aircraft
ohhh¡¡ That is, they have their tricks (that model has a history) like the A340s with their landing gear at Mexico airport, 3 A340s have returned due to that problem in folding when departing
Man, RIP to the two lost on that crash. Hope their families are okay
Words are not enough here!
I need to look in on the NTSB report on this one.
Unanswered comms checks are so poignant. Think Columbia. RIP.
Hard to give a thumbs up over such a tragedy but I did like your posting.
What a tragedy for them and their families bless
R.I.P. Sad
I used to fly a Convair 580 20+ years ago. Back then it was a 50 year old airplane. There is no excuse other than trying to save money, that these old piece's of sh@t are still flying. I feel so bad for the crew, what an awful last few seconds they had. RIp.
Profit over Lives? No need to use 82 Year old airframe for commercial purpose. This should have been in museum. Poor souls. RIP
In Alaska, which is literally the bush, newer planes can't really do the job adequately. That's why DC-3s, DC-4s, DC-6s, and Convair props still fly in Alaska (and in the Canadian north). You can't drive to where these people live...and they need fuel oil.
I see it a bit differently. I see it as lives over profit a good portion of time. Few of the operators are running in the black all year around. As I know they’ll put a bird in the air in times of an absolute need and worry about the fees later. That’s just the type of business many go by here. Flying is a huge percentage of our infrastructure making it vital over hobby.
Other reasons, not all, we count on these planes as many communities don’t have access to paved strips or long enough dirt strips or bodies of water to land aircraft that can replace these WW2 era aircraft. It’s just not practical. When the 73-200’s were around then we had an aircraft that at least had dirt strip capability. Though length and serviceability of the strip exceeded practicality for most jet operations. These particular aircraft are almost all gone now except for 3rd world countries with laxed aviation policies Oddly enough they were built since these ol birds of faithfulness came about.
Lastly with all the news over the last 5-10 years just proves that it hasn’t been the best for the modern aviation industry with regard to safety records and new upgraded engineering. So as for me, bring out the ol gal and I assure you I won’t/don’t hesitate climbing onboard it. I bet you’d be extremely excited to climb aboard as well if you were needing supplies either before or after freeze or breakup knowing you’re not going anywhere during these timeframes.
My poor ol lil cub sure won’t handle the jobs these birds can do so as for me, my neighbors, community we live around these birds for life and are glad to see them still airborne.
My upmost respects go out to the airmen and their families that lost their lives in this tragic event. If there’s anything good to come out of this tragedy, we can all say they were doing what they loved to do. Fly
R. I. P.
It’s sad they lost all control of the plane. Not even a chance to try to put it down safely. Obviously the maintenance will need to be investigated.
Just watched MaXtanic Films Aviation channel and he brought up a list of these same planes having the same problem.
a bad day at the office for sure, So sad
RIP❤
Onboard fire while hauling fuel and engine failure.
explosion at 1:06 wow how does that happen?
sad all around. these are tired old airframes doing grunt work. jmo
damn
Big loss.
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