re: Most Turbulent Flight You've Experienced?

Delta 737 in the 90's. All's I remember is the pilot was prior military or I would not be typing this. He came over the intercom after landing and exiting the plane out the back stairs and inspecting, and said, ladies and gentlemen we lost our right engine somewhere between _____ and _____ Fla. FAA lied like rugs. Pilot was fired, it was in the papers. Not long after a woman and small child sitting by the right engine (which is where I was and I saw flames) was ON THE ground in the plane and her and her son were killed because some part snapped. Then the same type of plane crashed into the side of a mountain in Pitt PA because of engine failure. They called it the same BS they called my flight. A flock of birds. In my incident, we were at 27,000 feet. Birds can't breath at that altitude.

Anyway, lol I hate flying.

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Delta 737 in the 90's. All's I remember is the pilot was prior military or I would not be typing this

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Sounds a lot like Northwest Flight 5, involving a Boeing 727. The jet lost one of three engines and the pilots had to land in Tampa (flight was from Miami). Pilots knew something was wrong, but didn't know the engine sheered off.

Supposedly a leaky valve from a lavatory had waste water draining out of the plane. When it reached altitude, it froze into basketball sized chunks and eventually broke loose and nailed one of the engines.

I'm guessing the Pittsburgh crash was USAir427. It happened a few years later. That was a 737...a twin turbofan. Remarkably one of the most popular, safest, most durable jets out there.

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Supposedly a leaky valve from a lavatory had waste water draining out of the plane. When it reached altitude, it froze into basketball sized chunks and eventually broke loose and nailed one of the engines.

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United single prop plane from Aspen to Denver through a thunderstorm. Pilot tried to go around it but the storm was too widespread and he was afraid we didn't have enough fuel to go too far out of our way. The plane would climb and then drop over and over and the engine was whining like a hurt dog. There were 20 or so people on the flight and over half of them were crying....women mostly....and several got sick. The normally 45 minute flight took 2 hours because we went so far north to try to avoid the storm.

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wow. we had two engines one I saw in flames in the casing in air. talk about the twilight zone. he landed us not on auto pilot I presume, his military skills saved us.

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If you were on Northwest Flight 5, you are lucky to be around today. And yes, a skillful and prudent pilot is likely what saved those lives.

I haven't seen a Boeing 727 in passenger service in a very long time. Those were being phased out probably around the time you were on that flight.

how did I see flames/sparks at such a high altitude? I swear I did but it does not sound right.

It was a 737 two engines and the butt of the plane had a staircase exit.

A few things learned from this thread:

-Odds are you're going to experience a traumatic event at some point flying through Texas, Las Vegas, Hawaii, or Japan.

-Planes (and their pilots) are amazing pieces of machinary and technology that rarely crash even in extreme conditions.

It's remarkable how many people have experienced intense turbulence/weather as a matter of course.

I have flown many times over the years. Only one incident of severe turbulence.

As others, was flying from Vegas to Dallas several years ago. Seems like we flew in a thunderstorm the entire way. Lightening, rapid sudden descents, the whole works. This was a late evening flight. Young woman sitting to my right asked my wife for permission to hold onto my hand. She was terrified, as were we.

Was to connect in Houston for a late flight into Alexandria. We rented a car in Dallas and drove back to Alexandria. Picked up luggage the next morning.

Have flown many times since without incident. Leave tomorrow from Lafayette to Atlanta to Nashville.

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-Odds are you're going to experience a traumatic event at some point flying through Texas, Las Vegas, Hawaii, or Japan.

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Yes!!! I'm going East, then South. :nana: