Ever wanted to visit a crash site?

[Derf]

THIS GUY IS MY GOD!!!!!! :borat:
http://joeidoni.smugmug.com/Aircraft-Crash-Sites

[SengaB]

Yes,
That is a hobby in its self. I would LOVE to take it up but I don't think it would be as fruitful unless one was in an area that has lot of crashes.

Also Searching for Old abandoned airport is another (I used to do this)

http://members.tripod.com/airfields_freeman


Check out this unique site. If they exist there is a hobby for it. This guys is serious business about his hobby. Came across this site a few years back.
http://www.matts-place.com/intermodal/part1/sea_containers1.htm

http://www.matts-place.com/intermodal/part1/images/container_title.jpg

Senga

[N221UA]

Interesting sites indeed!

IMHO I would probably not visit a crash site, the whole atmosphere is somewhat surreal to me, especially when human lives are lost, it is better to just leave it at peace.

[NIKV69]

I have visited a couple, my buddies took me by helicopter to where Carole Lomabrd's DC-3 crashed in Nevada. I also have gone to where DL191 hit the highway at DFW and crashed through the fence into the water tanks. Also NY spotters who drive on Rockaway Blvd drive through the crash site of EAL66 all the time.

[Big Tim #70]

Thanks Senga.

I just spent the last 2 hours looking at old airfields! :lol:


There is one in Coram that I recently found out about. It's right behind Home Depot on Middle Country Road. I want to go check it out but will only do it with the 4wd.

http://wikimapia.org/2886391/Coram-Airport

This kind of thing facinates me.

[emshighway]

It's cool to know the Bulova Building where my office is sits on an old airfield.

[coachrowsey]

I myself have never wanted to visit a crash site. I've seen more auto crash sites than one needs to see.

[ch2tdriver]

If there was one site I would like to visit, it would be to head out to Grumman Calverton and the sites of the first F-14's crash and that of the F-111B. I imagine that you might find some trace of those airplanes.

Also, someone told me once of an AA 707 crash that occured in the late 50's - early 60's time frame right around Calverton VOR. It was apparently weather related and the aircraft may have been holding at the VOR. Does anyone know if this story is true?

Pete

[Matt Molnar]

It's cool to know the Bulova Building where my office is sits on an old airfield.
Really? What was it called?

[Matt Molnar]

It's cool to know the Bulova Building where my office is sits on an old airfield.
Really? What was it called?
Nevermind, I knew that. Durr.

It was Holmes Field, opened in 1935.

Knowing LGA would put them out of business, Holmes sued the city to prevent its construction. They failed, and the field closed in 1940.

[Big Tim #70]

If there was one site I would like to visit, it would be to head out to Grumman Calverton and the sites of the first F-14's crash and that of the F-111B. I imagine that you might find some trace of those airplanes.

Also, someone told me once of an AA 707 crash that occured in the late 50's - early 60's time frame right around Calverton VOR. It was apparently weather related and the aircraft may have been holding at the VOR. Does anyone know if this story is true?

Pete

I go to the Calverton complex all the time. I must say that it's quite depressing. You see many old hangers and you can almost envision beautiful Tomcats being cleaned up & worked on out there and today it's nothing but overgrown sawgrass and cracked tarmac's. They have built a road which bisects the two runway's where they meet & I saw a bunch of movie props stored over by one of the main hangers. They also built a new Shipping warehouse for Riverhead Lumber right where the old ramp used to be.

There is still one runway that is in use by Skydive Longisland. They have a few flights a day to take skydivers up but that's about it.

[DHG750R]

There was an AA707 crash near the Calverton airport during a training flight in 1959
http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 19590815-0 (http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19590815-0)

The only other accident anywhere near there around that time was in the water off Montauk also during another AA training flight in 1961
http://aviation-safety.net/database/rec ... 19610128-1 (http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19610128-1)

[Gerard]

Interesting sites indeed!

IMHO I would probably not visit a crash site, the whole atmosphere is somewhat surreal to me, especially when human lives are lost, it is better to just leave it at peace.

Yup. There is one down in lower Manhattan and that's enough for me thank you. :(

[Speedbagel_001]

A couple of observations based on the weblink provided:

For example, I looked at the one of the F-16 crash site and was curious - doesn't the US government want to collect all the pieces? Of course, the F-16 was never considered a top secret fighter, but nevertheless, isn't some of it considered proprietary to the US?

Also, I was surprised that a lot of the pieces are in very good condition, even though they've been exposed to the elements for decades. Must be the dry air, I guess.

[Big Tim #70]

A couple of observations based on the weblink provided:

For example, I looked at the one of the F-16 crash site and was curious - doesn't the US government want to collect all the pieces? Of course, the F-16 was never considered a top secret fighter, but nevertheless, isn't some of it considered proprietary to the US?

Also, I was surprised that a lot of the pieces are in very good condition, even though they've been exposed to the elements for decades. Must be the dry air, I guess.

I would guess you're right about the air being dry. They must be very remote though because I know if I put a rusted out section of chain link fence on my street it would be gone in 10 minutes (if that). I would think several large pieces of aircraft aluminum would fetch some $$.