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Two Planes Collide Midair; Neither Pilot Saw the Other Craft Until CollisionMiraculously, both planes continued their respective journeys and landed safely with only minor damage and no injuries to those on board.Related Content
What are the odds that two planes would be flying directly at each other and that neither pilot would see each other until they actually collide? It happened on Sunday in Lake Clark Pass.
A Piper Navaho flown by Lake Clark Air had eight people on board plus a pilot when it flew through the pass Sunday afternoon. The pilot couldn’t see that a floatplane with four people on board was headed his way at top speed, coming directly at him. The planes collided in midair. The floatplane flew over the larger plane and damaged a float that struck the Navaho’s tail. The Navaho needed a rudder replaced. But despite the damage both planes were able to continue to a safe landing, one at Merrill Field and the other at Lake Hood. What’s more, the passengers didn’t know what had happened until they got off the plane and saw the damage. Many believed the slight jolt they had felt was a bird that was struck by the plane. Lake Clark Air’s president Glen Alsworth says the chances that the two would be on a direct course in the uncontrolled airspace are about “one in a zillion.” “The Good Lord was watching them,” says Alsworth, “everyone on board those flights was blessed.” The National Transportation and Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration are both investigating the incident but there may not ever be a finding of fault. That’s because the planes were traveling in uncontrolled airspace where the only regulations are to “watch out” for each other. |
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ray said on Saturday, Feb 18 at 6:43 PM
Praise Allah! He was probably in Iraq guarding the freedom fighters instead of keeping an eye on those float planes.
81598812akbandit said on Tuesday, Aug 2 at 10:09 PM
So where was the good lord when this latest crash claimed 4 young innocent lives at Amber lake? An incredible tragedy, it brought tears to my eyes just to read the account in ADN yesterday. And some religions will go out on a limb and say stupid things like- god must have needed 4 more angels. WTF?!? Yeah, god needed angels so he created misery for the surviving family? Or- he chose to watch over both the planes last month, but just one of the planes this time? Seriously, how can any intelligent person believe such crap? Religion is a pretend world for those who can't handle reality.
71723718madam superior said on Saturday, Jul 23 at 8:22 PM
You are all idiots
71197472Jean said on Friday, Jul 15 at 6:39 AM
The pilots in Alaska don't fly their planes, they "DRIVE" them.Flakes.
70744423cooljulie said on Wednesday, Jul 13 at 8:01 PM
If I'm a fool for saying there is no god, so be it. I'm far less a fool than those who believe all the nonsense religion teaches, and suffer far less than those constantly persecuted by religion. I have a heart which has no room for the misogyny and bigotry and hatred of the bible, or a 'god of love' who sentences people to hell.
70662676T and C Briggs said on Wednesday, Jul 13 at 10:22 AM
"The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God." Psalms 14:1 (KJV - The Bible)
70630941cooljulie said on Tuesday, Jul 12 at 7:38 PM
Yeah, where was that good lord when Ted Stevens plane crashed? Off watching soldiers die as he 'blessed America'? Not strange beliefs, STUPID beliefs!
70591613akbandit said on Tuesday, Jul 12 at 7:14 PM
The 'good lord' must have a twisted sense of humor, if he was watching them and allowed them to collide just enough to damage the planes but not crash. Glad I have no need for such strange beliefs!
70590551shannon said on Tuesday, Jul 12 at 1:36 PM
i agree with erin
70576086erin said on Tuesday, Jul 12 at 1:33 PM
that jeremiah guy is handsome
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