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Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:07 pm to MorbidTheClown
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they did this with passengers on board?
There were 6 people on plane. At least 3 were Delta pilots.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:08 pm to Loungefly85
that woulda been some "hold my beer" shite 
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:14 pm to Mac
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February 1964 when 58 persons died in the crash of an Eastern Air Lines jet into Lake Pontchartrain.
Was this the crash from Mad Men? I assume it was a real event the show referenced? Pete's father dies in the crash.
Air travel in the 60's must have been scary. Was it poor regulation older equipment or just inferior equipment and technology? Radar? Detection of downdrafts?
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:20 pm to Loungefly85
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Where the cell phone lot is now.
Not the cell phone lot, but the park'n'fly lot between the cellphone lot and where the Hilton is now. Worth St. dead ends at the south end of the park'n'fly lot, which is also where the railroad(embankment) is.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:21 pm to Sid in Lakeshore
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Several of my FIL's family were on that plane. He was supposed to be on it.
No they weren't. You are thinking of another crash.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:24 pm to tipup
i remember one of the higher up bosses where i worked was on the 82 flight on his way to meet his mistress.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:25 pm to EastBankTiger
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A Civil Aeronautics Board team arrived from Washington to investigate the crash, the first air tragedy here since February 1964 when 58 persons died in the crash of an Eastern Air Lines jet into Lake Pontchartrain
I've heard my father talk about this crash; he was 15 at the time. I remember him talking about how a lot of the wreckage was "sucked up" into the mud.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:28 pm to Loungefly85
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they did this with passengers on board? There were 6 people on plane. At least 3 were Delta pilots.
It was a checkride for a new captain and flight engineer
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:28 pm to cdaniel76
Right. It was basically behind the Shell station around where Park n' Save and Park n Fly are now. I don't think the Hilton moved after the crash. They just rebuilt the damage wing.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:31 pm to TheFonz
I've heard my father talk about this crash; he was 15 at the time. I remember him talking about how a lot of the wreckage was "sucked up" into the mud.
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Yeah, the story growing up was that the entire plane disappeared and nobody was ever found. That persisted for years and years, but wasn't accurate. But in reality they only recovered about half of the plane and less than half of the bodies.
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Yeah, the story growing up was that the entire plane disappeared and nobody was ever found. That persisted for years and years, but wasn't accurate. But in reality they only recovered about half of the plane and less than half of the bodies.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:41 pm to LSU alum wannabe
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Was this the crash from Mad Men? I assume it was a real event the show referenced? Pete's father dies in the crash.
Air travel in the 60's must have been scary. Was it poor regulation older equipment or just inferior equipment and technology? Radar? Detection of downdrafts?
Mad Men used an actual crash, American Airlines flight 1. Crashed into Jamaica Bay right after departing Idlewild (now JFK).
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:44 pm to White Roach
Very sad thing. The 4 engined DC-8 was having a pilot attempt a 2 engine out situation on close final approach. The left wing started to dip and the pilot failed to put on full go round power until it was too late.
The plane (coming from the south) lost too much lift and hit in the area between Park n Fly and the current RR tracks. It's a field now but then was houses.
There was a another elevated railroad berm there and upon hitting that, the DC-8 broke apart, spreading an inferno through that wing of the hotel.
These maneuvers are now all done in multimillion simulators, where you get do-overs. Back then the costs of error were tragic. No one meant to do this and the whole idea was safer flying.
The plane (coming from the south) lost too much lift and hit in the area between Park n Fly and the current RR tracks. It's a field now but then was houses.
There was a another elevated railroad berm there and upon hitting that, the DC-8 broke apart, spreading an inferno through that wing of the hotel.
These maneuvers are now all done in multimillion simulators, where you get do-overs. Back then the costs of error were tragic. No one meant to do this and the whole idea was safer flying.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:47 pm to White Roach
My late father was with the NOFD. He was part of the crash team at the Airport and was on duty that night. Until the day he died, he never could bring himself to talk to me about what he saw that night. I was very young when it happened but even then, it was obvious to me how badly it affected him.
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:49 pm to mikelbr
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Pan Am Flight 759
was #2 in line to go that day, there was a company plane in position on RWY10 next to go when it happened, saw the whole thing go down, obviously our flight was canceled, I went to the crash scene with a friend that was a State Trooper at the time, pretty gruesome
been a long time but I think there were a couple of planes in front of PA that said they'd wait it out after being cleared for takeoff, that spawned a whole new era of training/awareness in TS/microbursts/windshear, etc.
will never forget the transmission from our company air craft that day "Tower (company call sign281" "(company call sign)281 Moisant tower, go ahead," "You're aware he's down aren't you?" "Affirmative, we'll roll the equipment" all completely monotone
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:55 pm to 777Tiger
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will never forget the transmission from our company air craft that day "Tower (company call sign281" "(company call sign)281 Moisant tower, go ahead," "You're aware he's down aren't you?" "Affirmative, we'll roll the equipment" all completely monotone
Jeezus frickin Christ, man. That's awful but appreciate the share.
And I didn't realize how much older than me you were.
Sidenote: I still remember being in 4th grade in 84 and learning about Microbursts as part of a science lesson. We learned about how deadly they could be and this disaster was the main example b/c it was fresh on EVERYONE'S mind in Louisiana. I can still remember that lesson like yesterday. 10 yrs old.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 3/30/17 at 3:59 pm to mikelbr
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And I didn't realize how much older than me you were.
I was a pretty young whippersnapper that day, I'm an old fart now...but at least I'm not a weirdo
jk, you're a good dude
Posted on 3/30/17 at 4:07 pm to 777Tiger
The Delta crash in 1967 was bad, but Pan Am 759 was the real horror show. I heard some terrible stories about wreckage, luggage and human remains being hung up in the trees and, of course, all the carnage on the ground.
This post was edited on 3/30/17 at 4:08 pm
Posted on 3/30/17 at 4:10 pm to White Roach
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I heard some terrible stories about wreckage, luggage and human remains being hung up in the trees and, of course, all the carnage on the gro
gruesome is an understatement, things seen that can't be unseen, sticks with you
Posted on 3/30/17 at 4:19 pm to White Roach
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The Delta crash in 1967 was bad, but Pan Am 759 was the real horror show. I heard some terrible stories about wreckage, luggage and human remains being hung up in the trees and, of course, all the carnage on the ground.
I'm still amazed that a young baby was pulled alive from that hellish scene.
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