Seminole Ditches off Hilo

[bocefus]

http://www.uscghawaii.com/go/doc/800/120132/

The joys of ferrying:laugh:

 

[RipCurl]

The pilot reported engine trouble about 1,000 miles off the coast of California Thursday morning...

That's a crappy place to have engine trouble.

 

[Gorilla]

Put this guy in a military standup: "1000 miles from CA - You begin to develop engine trouble. Go."

"Weeeellllll, it'll go away. Yeah. I'm going to continue the flight."

"Wrong answer buckwheat, no flying for you today."

 

[TOOL CRIB]

Never give up! There was a USAF C-97 4 engine transport (basically a Stratocruiser) who lost a prop on one engine and shredded the other engine (both on the same side) at about the same place back in 1957. It descended into ground effect and was able to maintain lift and fly for over 6 hours to get to Hilo, Hawaii. It then had a gear problem and had to go around with hardly any fuel left. They had to drop the main gear manually with a crank and finally landed safely with 67 people on board.

 

[Spooky 2]

Well I would agree with the never give it up concept but you may also recall there are several Boeing Stratocuisers at the bottom of the Pacific as well. BTW, my recollection is the C97 had an electric landing gear system which is very unusual for thet size airplane.

 

[414Flyer]

Never give up! There was a USAF C-97 4 engine transport (basically a Stratocruiser) who lost a prop on one engine and shredded the other engine (both on the same side) at about the same place back in 1957. It descended into ground effect and was able to maintain lift and fly for over 6 hours to get to Hilo, Hawaii. It then had a gear problem and had to go around with hardly any fuel left. They had to drop the main gear manually with a crank and finally landed safely with 67 people on board.

My grandfather had a very similar incident taking off out of Wake Island in a C-133. Lost one engine, lost prop on another. Brought it back in and got some MAC safety award that year.

 

[A Squared]

My grandfather had a very similar incident taking off out of Wake Island in a C-133. Lost one engine, lost prop on another. Brought it back in and got some MAC safety award that year.

DId you know there's still one of those flying? I know the guy who is the FE on it. Doesn't fly much, but it does fly.

 

[bocefus]

Doesn't fly much is an understatement. More like, won't ever fly much.

 

[A Squared]

Doesn't fly much is an understatement. More like, won't ever fly much.

Ahhh, the words of the truly ignorant. Actually, it *does* fly. The folks that operate it had about a weeks worth of work for it up on the North Slope last month. And, yes, it did fly.

I have to say, I'm truly amazed. Astounded, even. Why would someone make a statement like this when clearly they have absolutely no knowledge of the matter?

 

[Spooky 2]

Ahhh, the words of the truly ignorant. Actually, it *does* fly. The folks that operate it had about a weeks worth of work for it up on the North Slope last month. And, yes, it did fly.

I have to say, I'm truly amazed. Astounded, even. Why would someone make a statement like this when clearly they have absolutely no knowledge of the matter?

You gotta consider the source of a statement like that! Probably woudn't know a C133 from a C130.