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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Holland Accident

Flying Magazine

” The aircraft came to rest in a grass ditch about 100 feet from the left side of Runway 08 and 500 feet beyond the approach threshold. Photos of the horizontal stabilizer structure adjacent to the left elevator counterweight plug show a dented washer and scrapes. The elevator was intact and remained attached.

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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on San Diego Crash

Flying Magazine

nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold, at 03:46 a.m. Per the report, “Portions of the left horizontal stabilizer, left elevator, and the vertical stabilizer were located about 200 ft downrange of the lines. nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold.” nm from the runway 28R displaced threshold.”

Knot 62
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35 years ago: How a United Airlines crew landed an ‘unflyable’ DC-10

Aerotime

He used the first officer’s airspeed indicator and visual cues out of the cockpit windows to determine the flight path of the plane and the need for any power changes. Touchdown At 16:00 the airplane touched down on the runway threshold to the left of the centerline. I had the world ahead of me.