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Meditation XVII - (with apologies to) John Donne


2009/04/05

March 31-April 1 was a Busy Day


George's Point of View

Let me know if you want the details here, I barely know what to choose. No deaths were reported with any of these incidents. (Altogether, it does look like our aviation has been taken over by the keystone cops)

I think my favorite is the plane that stuck a deer, in Kill Devil Hills. Though I do have some regrets for the deer. Do you think he had his pilot's license or was officially a "Devil"? For the deer's sake, I am hoping this was an April Fools Day joke.

Seriously folks. Maintain the planes.


  • AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED AND CRASHED, NEAR GRIFFIN, GA;
  • AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, GEAR COLLAPSED, AND PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY, LANCASTER, TX
  • AIRCRAFT DURING HIGH SPEED TAXI RUN, BRAKES CAUGHT FIRE, AURORA AIRPORT, SUGAR GROVE, IL
  • AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A WOODED AREA, LINCOLN PARK, NJ
  • AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF, STRUCK A BIRD, RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, PHILADELPHIA, PA
  • AIRCRAFT ON LANDING ON A ROAD, GROUND LOOPED AND WING STRUCK A TREE, 40 MILES FROM BEAVER, UT
  • N901DA, DELTA AIRLINES FLIGHT 1220 MCDONNELL DOUGLAS MD 90 AIRCRAFT, ON PUSHBACK FROM GATE, DOOR STRUCK THE JETWAY, NO INJURIES REPORTED, DAMAGE IS UNKNOWN, SALT LAKE CITY, UT


April 1


  • AIRCRAFT LANDED GEAR UP AT A GRASS AIRSTRIP, BATAVIA, NY
  • AIRCRAFT ON LANDING, STRUCK A DEER, KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC
  • AIRCRAFT SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, CRASHED INTO A FIELD, TAYLOR, TX
  • AIRCRAFT FORCE LANDED IN A FIELD, NEAR FRANKLINVILLE, NJ

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