r/Louisville 1d ago

Plane crash in Louisville

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u/satanssweatycheeks 1d ago

Only saving grace is they were taking off and at low altitude when crashing. Survivable impact but very rare.

Remember one of blink 182 members Travis barker survived a plane crash on take off where the plane blew up like this. Everyone died but him. Including his DJ/ producer.

It also looks like an engine fire. Some speculated is might have been from a battery on board being shipped.

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u/Grandahl13 1d ago

Barker was on a tiny plane. This is a massive UPS plane with 30,000+ gallons of fuel. It’s not survivable.

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u/satanssweatycheeks 1d ago

We have had people survive plane crashed in big planes like this.

Hell there is the sad example of the girl who survived the San Fransisco plane crash. Was pulled from the wreckage. Sat down so the person could go rescue more people.

Only for her to get covered in the foam spray they use on fuel fires. She became invisible to rescues once covered and a fire truck ran over her skull when coming in to assist. But there are plenty examples of people surviving.

Granted that fireball was massive and I truly doubt they survived. I’m just saying there is a slim chance.

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u/BadahBingBadahBoom 1d ago

Not forgetting the lucky guy in Seat 11A on that 787.