[The Phantom]

some extras I have found.

[durt]

Originally Posted by texastea ↗

Flown by a politically correct playboy Jackass. The Airline is funded by the Venezualan dictator. They got 150 million and spend 5 million on three poorly maintained 17 year old aircraft through a Chinese broker. 145 million disappeared. Of the three aircraft this was the only one that would start. The co-pilot was his super-model girlfriend who only had a private pilot's license. The aircraft's maximum range is 1600 miles. The distance from takeoff to destination is 1605 miles. Duh... That left no room for the regulatory 45 minute reserve. Air traffic control told him to hold and instead of declaring an emergency and gone to the god-damned airport, made eight standard rate turns in a holding pattern and looped four times at six minutes per loop until he ran out of fuel. On the way down everyone took off their seatbelt and stood up except one crewmember, who assumed the fetal crash position and survived.

Specifications (BAe 146-200)


Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1993–94[92]

General characteristics

Crew: two pilots
Capacity: 82–112 passengers
Length: 93 ft 10 in (28.60 m)
Wingspan: 86 ft 0 in (26.21 m)
Height: 28 ft 2 in (8.59 m)
Wing area: 832.0 ft² (77.30 m²)
Empty weight: 52,684 lb (23,897 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 93,000 lb (42,184 kg)
Powerplant: 4 × Textron Lycoming ALF 502R-5 turbofans, 6,970 lbf (31.0 kN) each

Performance

Cruise speed: 498 mph (432 knots, 801 km/h) at 29,000 ft (8,840 m) (high speed cruise)
Range: 1,808 mi (1,570 nmi, 2,909 km) (Standard fuel)
Service ceiling: 9,500 m (31,000 ft)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Aerospace_146

[EWSER-X]

Originally Posted by bigmamadcc ↗

Women don't make good drivers, and neither do they make good pilots

I'm pretty sure the majority of Traffic Deaths, caused by drunk and reckless driving and Illegal Road Racing are mostly men's fault.

Besides, that poor girl was killed by the stupidity of a man - the pilot.

[Eldeanio100]

And one of the survivors will be able to return to play football. Crazy

[Razorhead]

Real tragedy.

[Farfallah]

Originally Posted by texastea ↗

Flown by a politically correct playboy Jackass. The Airline is funded by the Venezualan dictator. They got 150 million and spend 5 million on three poorly maintained 17 year old aircraft through a Chinese broker. 145 million disappeared. Of the three aircraft this was the only one that would start. The co-pilot was his super-model girlfriend who only had a private pilot's license. The aircraft's maximum range is 1600 miles. The distance from takeoff to destination is 1605 miles. Duh... That left no room for the regulatory 45 minute reserve. Air traffic control told him to hold and instead of declaring an emergency and gone to the god-damned airport, made eight standard rate turns in a holding pattern and looped four times at six minutes per loop until he ran out of fuel. On the way down everyone took off their seatbelt and stood up except one crewmember, who assumed the fetal crash position and survived.

Agree with the poster's opinion of the pilot. One note of (perhaps) correction: the playboy pilot's novia was the flight attendant (also attractive), who survived the crash.

Admittedly, that's not determinative of whether the playboy pilot also was involved with the co-pilot.

I saw a report that the co-pilot had recently (September, 2016) completed a private flight school in Florida and had returned to Bolivia to get additional flight hours that she needed for her license. I'm guessing that her hours as the 'co-pilot' were intended to count towards the additional hours that she needed.

(My speculation) she wasn't even getting paid to be the co-pilot; she was desperate to get the hours, and she didn't bother to inquire of the competency of the pilot. And, (my speculation), the pilot's criteria for selecting his co-pilot is obvious from her photo.

[-NocturnalPulse-]

I heard the team they were supposed to play was supposed to be on the plane too but changed to another one last minute. Fucking nuts

[blackmac]

6 people survived!

Originally Posted by loonodingle ↗

Looks like there was some fire then... I cant believe anyone survived

[mmeroyale]

all updates:

all bodies buried or cremated

survivors:

male crew: at home safe and sound with a neck brace for safe keeping

female crew: being treated for a sprained ankle

player 1: mechanical breathing machines but improving. was previously reported to be paraplegic but he is not and is expected to make a full recovery

player 2: had his leg removed but is reported to be the in the best shape out of all the players saying he's happy he only lost a leg and not his life and other than his leg he has just few wounds.

player 3: was taken out of breathing machines and is reportedly awake and well responsive but has a worrysome injury in his spine that luckily didn't crush his spinal chord. hes also expected to make a full recovery

journalist: broke a few bones in his ribcage and has pneumonia but is getting better.





as for legal moves: a woman that made a report in bolivia that advised the company to stop for fuel but didn't report them ti the authorities will be apparently be investigated by brazilian, colombian and bolivian authorities.

[mmeroyale]

Originally Posted by -NocturnalPulse- ↗

I heard the team they were supposed to play was supposed to be on the plane too but changed to another one last minute. Fucking nuts

not true. the copa sudamerica finals are played in two games one in each teams cities. chapecoense was going to meet atletico nacional in medellin and then atletico would go to chapecó to meet chapecoense