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30 years ago today, a Boeing 737 made an emergency landing on a levee in NO East..
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:07 am
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:07 am
Can't believe that was 30 years ago...
Taca Airlines
You Tube
Another video
Taca Airlines
You Tube
Another video
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It's a good thing Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans had an old abandoned airstrip on its property in 1988. Otherwise, a Boeing 737 from San Salvador might have had no place to land.
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 8:15 am
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Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:08 am to Hangover Haven
How’d they get it out of there?
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:09 am to Costanza
Pilot flew it out...
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:10 am to Hangover Haven
I love that they also were able to take off around there.
That area is by the flight training area for KNEW, I would always practice my emergency landings over a road. A levee seems a scary place to land in a Cessna.
The pilot of that plane had balls.
Iirc it went on to be a SWA airliner for a decade or so.
That area is by the flight training area for KNEW, I would always practice my emergency landings over a road. A levee seems a scary place to land in a Cessna.
The pilot of that plane had balls.
Iirc it went on to be a SWA airliner for a decade or so.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:10 am to Costanza
quote:
How’d they get it out of there?
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:10 am to Hangover Haven
After stripping it of all the inferior and putting just enough fuel in to get it to KMSY.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:10 am to Hangover Haven
Take
A
Chance
Airline
A
Chance
Airline
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:12 am to Costanza
quote:
How’d they get it out of there?
Fixed it and flew it out.
One of the main roads (Saturn Blvd.) through Michoud was the path of the old runway from the Michoud Factory Airfield... a few pieces are still visible in current Google Earth.
Micheaud Factory Airfield
This post was edited on 5/24/18 at 8:26 am
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:13 am to Napoleon
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Iirc it went on to be a SWA airliner for a decade or so.
It was retired from SWA in 2016.
Yes, 2016.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:21 am to Hangover Haven
Good ol' Take A Chance Airlines.
Used to love flying TACA.
Used to love flying TACA.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:23 am to Hangover Haven
Thanks for the YouTube link. That lead to this video of a C-17 landing at a muni airport in Tampa instead of the military base. 
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:27 am to slackster
I can't believe this happened three decades ago - getting old sucks.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:45 am to Napoleon
What do you fly?
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:50 am to LSUBoo
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Fixed it and flew it out.
This. A lot of people that still work at the Michoud Facility remember this day. Landed in a field and took off from a road that had been paved over an old airstrip.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 8:59 am to meeple
Pilot sounded just like Tony Montana.
"Fly, pelican!!"
"Fly, pelican!!"
Posted on 5/24/18 at 9:09 am to Napoleon
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The pilot of that plane had balls.
He was a former fighter pilot who was blind in one eye after being shot.
The aircraft was brand new. It had less than 90 hours at the time of the incident.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 9:19 am to Hangover Haven
That's a great 'caption this photo' pic. Those coonass sheriffs deputies...
Posted on 5/24/18 at 9:19 am to Hangover Haven
Lol that plane has catfish whiskers.
Posted on 5/24/18 at 9:53 am to Lithium
I'm only rated on single engine, visual flight rules only.
I'm out of medical too.
Was one of those things where I burned $10,000 without much to show for it.
Lol
I'm out of medical too.
Was one of those things where I burned $10,000 without much to show for it.
Lol
Posted on 5/24/18 at 9:59 am to Hangover Haven
that is absolutely amazing, a miracle.
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