Breaking News: Cargo 747 Crashes at Brussels

[MarkLawrence]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24815446/

[Edit] The CNN link http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05 ... index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/25/belgium.aircrash.ap/index.html)

CNN Identifies it as a Kalitta plane.

[Lezam]

wow, it split in half.

[T-Bird76]

Here's recent shot.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6255643

[cancidas]

Here's recent shot.

http://www.jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=6255643
badinfo on that shot tommy, they have it identified as a Saudi Arabian Cargo airplane... definately a gruesome shot, glad nobody was killed.

[TallDutch]

'FUNNY' title for this topic when you see the pic..

[AirtrafficController]

Kind of ironic since Kalitta Air just got a new 747-400 to replace the 747-100.

[Delta777LR]

What a shame to see this aircraft split in half like that,, I might have a picture of this same aircraft somewhere,, If I find it ill post it in...

[Iberia A340-600]

I shot the plane at JFK last June:

[airliners34386[/airlinersThe aircraft actually operated JFK-BRU last night and was on its way to BAH and DXB when it crashed.

Yesterday I happened to see their new 747-400 at EWR, pretty bird.

[airmale516]

whats amazing to me is how the plane did not engulf into flames... if i read correctly the plane was on take off roll and aborted, laden with fuel ..with all the damage nothing punctured the wings....just amazing...
anyone else have thoughts on this....

[Matt Molnar]

My theory: The fuel tanks were accidentally filled with water, which is what caused the plane to stall. :)

[Ari707]

well with the price of jet-A I can understand that...

[PhilDernerJr]

Any updates on the possible causes they are looking at?

I personally think it was an overweight issue pertaining to the cargo they were carrying.

[Matt Molnar]

I read the pilots heard a loud bang before the crash, which leads me to think maybe some cargo shifted and threw off the CoG.

[PhilDernerJr]

I just heard that he ABORTED takeoff. I didn't know that. I just thought he overran it during the roll, and not after an abort.