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Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:53 am**

Wow

Not much left of it now. This is the caption from the photographer:
"Kallita Air 747 operated by Centurion Air Cargo, departed this morning at 3:50 am declaring engine fire on the 4th engine. It began a go around procedure trying to land in El Dorado International again. Unfortunately it didnt make it."
Apparently it ran over a house, so RIP to the inhabitants and anyone else who died.

Pictures from Airliners.net

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:06 am**

a second crash?
Two now. That's not gonna look good

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:08 am**

Very sad news, now the second Kalitta 747 down in a couple of months

Some more pics here.

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:11 am**

Heck

They aren't having a good run.
At first I though that this was the first crash.

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 1:10 pm**

"Kallita Air 747 operated by Centurion Air Cargo, Kallita is a US based cargo line http://www.kalittaair.com/ probably cutting corners to get in the into the market only being new in 2000 .

Posted: **Wed Jul 09, 2008 3:10 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 9 2008, 01:10 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
"Kallita Air 747 operated by Centurion Air Cargo, Kallita is a US based cargo line http://www.kalittaair.com/ probably cutting corners to get in the into the market only being new in 2000 .

Even if Centurion was operating it with their pilots, it's still Kalitta's aeroplane and still sad and stuff.
I didn't know this was the second Kalitta aircraft that crashed... heck.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:12 pm**

I carnt believe all onboard survived

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:59 pm**

Q300 wrote:
QUOTE (Q300 @ Jul 11 2008, 02:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I carnt believe all onboard survived

That wreck left behind, but all onboard survived?

That's just amazing and unbelievable.

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 5:17 pm**

Anthony wrote:
QUOTE (Anthony @ Jul 11 2008, 02:59 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
That wreck left behind, but all onboard survived?
That's just amazing and unbelievable.

Yea i'd say

Acording to the wikipedia it was one of the engines that killed the people in the house

Prelim crash report
http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080707-0

Posted: **Fri Jul 11, 2008 7:25 pm**

Shouldn't the airline be grounded by now?
Two 747s down does not look good.
The company probably pose a threat to the public's safety

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:44 pm**

Best wait for the final accident reports first - they may have been completed unrelated circumstances that led to the accidents. Having said that, I have heard (very) anecdotal suggestion that Kalitta's maintenance is not the best. I do recall a few years ago one of their 747s lost an engine over the US, and by lost I mean quite literally - it detached from the aircraft in flight.

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2008 12:56 pm**

Man now that would be scary! But quite amazing, Its like that Chalks Mallard two completly diferent aircraft but the wing on the mallard completely riped off during normal flight, What happened to the 747 engine, do you know? Would have been one hell of a thing to land on a house or something...

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:06 pm**

Q300 wrote:
QUOTE (Q300 @ Jul 12 2008, 12:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Its like that Chalks Mallard two completly diferent aircraft but the wing on the mallard completely riped off during normal flight

No Q , the Grumman ripped his own wing off in defiance in being caught in the 'George Micheal Careless Whisper' music video !

Posted: **Sat Jul 12, 2008 1:16 pm**

Ian Warren wrote:
QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Jul 12 2008, 01:06 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
No Q , the Grumman ripped his own wing off in defiance in being caught in the 'George Micheal Careless Whisper' music video !

Haha I think I'd rip my own wing off too

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Kalitta Air Cargo 747 crashes