The engines were already on fire prior to takeoff from what I can see in other videos. Obviously this didn’t help
ekkidee on
It looks like there are already flames on the left wing before it hits the power lines.
raptoroftimeandspace on
I don’t think so. It was on fire before it left the runway. The large explosion/electrical flash was probably one of the wings being ripped open by a light pole.
LiverDontGo on
Man this sucks for the families of the pilots to watch all these. They obviously were trying but it’s one of those situations where you say “ohh shit they’re dead”
TheManWhoClicks on
The power lines ignited the fuel? Not the massive fire plume from the left wing engine that fell off?
youdownwithopp on
it was already on fire
big-haam on
This year has been so sad for aviation.
Falafel_Fondler on
Either you’re a bot or you’re not very bright
mrmasterly on
I feel relative certainty that the heavily fuel-laden aircraft making an abrupt unscheduled rendezvous with terra firma, with a preexisting mobile fireball of what had once been a left engine, did not require those power lines to progress to the cartwheeling inferno it became.
Just an uneducated presumption on my part, of course.
SirNortonOfNoFux on
How fucking terrifying
New_East_9698 on
It’ll burst into flames with or without those power line, even without flames on the engine before hand, once a plane crashes with any significant impact the fuel on the wings will ignite.
NeedsPaint on
What about the fireball?
Kreetch on
No it isn’t.
vinnymcapplesauce on
Nah, it was already on fire.
Most likely, the fireball you see is when the wing hit the building and the tanks were ruptured.
Brofessor-0ak on
No, stop. The fire was already on the wing with -no- way to put it out. The engine decoupled from the wing, and the severed fuel lines were almost certainly broken in a way that prevented any method of cutting fuel. Them hitting the power line had no effect whatsoever on how the events played out.
As soon as the fire warning turned on in the cabin, they were doomed. They had nowhere near enough runway left to abort takeoff and their speed was too high. They had one engine working on a plane that is built for 2 minimum. They got dealt an unwinnable hand and nothing they could have done would have stopped the catastrophic fireball that awaited them at the crash
Raw_Venus on
Pretty sure the wing that was ALREADY on FIRE is what caused the explosion.
expatronis on
So what you’re saying is, there was nothing wrong with the plane or pilot. /s
Igoos99 on
There was already flame visible. Pretty much everything that was happening to the plane was enough to set off a spark.
It had enough fuel to get to Hawaii. 😞
RIP
PanicDeus on
Tonight on *Amateur Air Crash Investigation* an internet man who has seen a dash cam footage of the UPS plane exploding claims that the plane exploded because it hit the powerlines on its way down. The man,who will be referred to as Bob, claims that he has seen the Bruce Willis movie *Die Hard With a Vengeance* five times, believes that the plane exploded not because it was already on fire but because it hit the powerlines just like the helicopter in the movie *Die Hard With a Vengeance*.
eastamerica on
Engine 1 was already detached from the left wing (they found it near the runway). Fuel was dumping out of that pylon
SR520 on
You can clearly see the plane is on fire in many angles including this one.
xxBeepBopBoopxx on
Well it is missing an engine at this pointÂ
Personal_titi_doc on
Nah the plane was on fire already
Maple_Sausage on
No it isnt
spicypossum99 on
No they’re not. Im from the city and not one source has said such a thing.
DiamondGirl888 on
Horrifying just unbelievable. How terrifying for the plane inhabitants. Catastrophe and then horror
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That is some Final Destination shit right there.
The engines were already on fire prior to takeoff from what I can see in other videos. Obviously this didn’t help
It looks like there are already flames on the left wing before it hits the power lines.
I don’t think so. It was on fire before it left the runway. The large explosion/electrical flash was probably one of the wings being ripped open by a light pole.
Man this sucks for the families of the pilots to watch all these. They obviously were trying but it’s one of those situations where you say “ohh shit they’re dead”
The power lines ignited the fuel? Not the massive fire plume from the left wing engine that fell off?
it was already on fire
This year has been so sad for aviation.
Either you’re a bot or you’re not very bright
I feel relative certainty that the heavily fuel-laden aircraft making an abrupt unscheduled rendezvous with terra firma, with a preexisting mobile fireball of what had once been a left engine, did not require those power lines to progress to the cartwheeling inferno it became.
Just an uneducated presumption on my part, of course.
How fucking terrifying
It’ll burst into flames with or without those power line, even without flames on the engine before hand, once a plane crashes with any significant impact the fuel on the wings will ignite.
What about the fireball?
No it isn’t.
Nah, it was already on fire.
Most likely, the fireball you see is when the wing hit the building and the tanks were ruptured.
No, stop. The fire was already on the wing with -no- way to put it out. The engine decoupled from the wing, and the severed fuel lines were almost certainly broken in a way that prevented any method of cutting fuel. Them hitting the power line had no effect whatsoever on how the events played out.
As soon as the fire warning turned on in the cabin, they were doomed. They had nowhere near enough runway left to abort takeoff and their speed was too high. They had one engine working on a plane that is built for 2 minimum. They got dealt an unwinnable hand and nothing they could have done would have stopped the catastrophic fireball that awaited them at the crash
Pretty sure the wing that was ALREADY on FIRE is what caused the explosion.
So what you’re saying is, there was nothing wrong with the plane or pilot. /s
There was already flame visible. Pretty much everything that was happening to the plane was enough to set off a spark.
It had enough fuel to get to Hawaii. 😞
RIP
Tonight on *Amateur Air Crash Investigation* an internet man who has seen a dash cam footage of the UPS plane exploding claims that the plane exploded because it hit the powerlines on its way down. The man,who will be referred to as Bob, claims that he has seen the Bruce Willis movie *Die Hard With a Vengeance* five times, believes that the plane exploded not because it was already on fire but because it hit the powerlines just like the helicopter in the movie *Die Hard With a Vengeance*.
Engine 1 was already detached from the left wing (they found it near the runway). Fuel was dumping out of that pylon
You can clearly see the plane is on fire in many angles including this one.
Well it is missing an engine at this pointÂ
Nah the plane was on fire already
No it isnt
No they’re not. Im from the city and not one source has said such a thing.
Horrifying just unbelievable. How terrifying for the plane inhabitants. Catastrophe and then horror
No they didn’t
INFRASTRUCTURE
No they didn’t.Â