DC-3 down in Florida-no fatalties

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A DC-3 (N3906J) crashed and burnt out this afternoon (15.48) in a residential area of Fort Lauderdale. The crew of three are reported OK, and no injuries known to any other persons. The pilot seems to have managed to land on a road running through a densely packed mobile home park.

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Blimey. A close shave allround.

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Yeah, that's why it is covered in close-shaving foam.

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Phew, a close one when you look at the built up area it came down in.

http://www.nbc6.net/slideshow/news/4603092/detail.html

Man, that is some airmanship by the crew to have got it down in that confined space - it will be intriguing to find out how the plot unravelled.......

Makes my practice forced landings into nice big green fields look a little tame!

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According a news interview with the pilot, a fuel line came loose and caused one of the engines to burst into flames... nasty business! They did a fantastic job of getting that R4D down without any fatalities and as little damage as possible to the area (the plane, of course, is a pile of molten slag unfortunately).

Lynn