Caught on Video: Texas Air Show Crash Leaves Couple Badly Burned
- Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:04pm by
Scott Baker
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CNN:
Two stunt pilots survived a plane crash caused by engine trouble at an air show in Texas on Saturday, the Federal Aviation Administration said.
Stunned onlookers at the Air Fiesta show watched as the plane plummeted, leaving a white trail behind as it dove toward a wooded area near an airport in Brownsville, Texas.
The stunt team onboard — married couple Kyle and Amanda Franklin — “suffered severe burns following the crash,” according to a statement on the air show’s website.
They were in the middle of a wing-walking act when the engine problems began, FAA spokesman Lynn Lunsford said.
“The female wing-walker was able to get back into the airplane, but the plane crashed into a thicket near the runway,” Lunsford said.
It was almost a case of history repeating itself, because both Kyle and Amanda’s fathers – who were stunt pilots – died in a mid-air collision six years ago.
Spectator Audria West told Action 4 News: ‘They said something about the engine shutting down, that [the pilot] was coming down at a slope and he couldn’t get back up,
“I actually cried – it was a little traumatizing just to be so excited and then to see that happen. I mean, I’m sure it happens, but it was a horrible experience.’
Amanda, who suffered severe burns throughout her body was rushed to a San Antonio hospital, with pilot Kyle taken to a local hospital.
Just days before the fateful accident in their 1940 Waco plane they call the Mystery Ship, daubed with skull and crossbones, Amanda told the Brownsville Herald: ‘We both have such a passion for flying. It’s in our blood.
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Ed Williams
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 9:14pmGave copies of this article to family members at the hospital today. Families were very pleased with the pictures and tone of the article
Report Post »ravinginfidel
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 12:01pmI watched their show in Oshkosh last year. It really is incredible. I hope for a complete and speedy recovery.
Report Post »Sinista MACE
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 4:45pmThey’re nuts.
Report Post »Bronco II
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 11:55amMany prayers to the couple that they make a full recovery and whatever they decide to do after this is their decision and I will support them whatever it is.GOD BLESS THEM AND WATCH OVER THEM.
Report Post »Charles
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:50amMy prayers going out for both of them.
Report Post »bubbamoosecat
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 12:24amKyle is the nicest guy you’ll ever meet and a hell of a pilot to boot. My prayers and best wishes go out to the Franklin family, friends, and associates.
Report Post »CanteenBoy
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 9:06pmMr. Brain has chosen his name wisely.
Report Post »Rights of Man
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 8:33pmI wonder if she would have survived if she stayed on the cool wing instead of dropping into her seat which was cozied right behind that huge engine? The heat from the fire went directly to her.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 7:12pmI enjoy air shows and enjoy the rants of MossBrain. Hooray.
Report Post »Let’s hope the govt. doesn’t try to save us from one more diversion.
And let’s hope MossBrain continues to find ways to stray off topic and entertain us with his ill-tempered posts. It reminds me of Aunt Edna from ‘Vacation’… annoying but harmless.
starboard
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 8:06pmTis a shame we can’t tie MossBrain to the bumper. I will agree, harmless, and I will always respect his right to have his say, however misguided.
Report Post »sadmanwhossane
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 6:38pmhave a co-worker whos inlaw had an anurysm in germany on a saturday, no specialist till monday. inlaw died sunday. tell me were #7 moron.
Report Post »The Gooch
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 7:35pmYep, funny how when Haiti was hit with an earthquake, those with the most traumatic injuries were sent to Miami (681 miles from Haiti to Miami) and other points in the U.S. as opposed to Michael Moore’s beloved bastion of medical wonders, Cuba (about 90 miles from Haiti to Cuba).
Report Post »Damn you, researchable facts!
By the by, that #7 stat is touted by a study from the Commonwealth Fund. Not exactly an unbiased entity (CF’s leader used to be part of the Brookings Institute… gee, which way does that concern lean?). Let’s just lose all perspective and start quoting WHO so we can throw in some U.S. bashing from the U.N. Wait! WHO happens to be one of the sources cited in this study! Go figure.
The primary bugaboo in the CF report always came back to cost and administrative red tape. Granted those are problems in the U.S., but isn‘t it funny that as population goes up and you’re expected to cover more with less, a strain is induced? I suspect the results of this study were decided before going thru the motions of “data collection.” The infant mortality sham arises from live births are not defined consistently from country to country. This tends to skew results and has been termed by some as “junk science.” Any statistic from WHO is meaningless; that body openly dislikes the U.S.
So the Haitians were screwed? Tell them that.
Aid worker: “Pierre, we can take you to the U.S. or Cuba to have your catastrophic injuries tended to. What’s it gonna be? Allow me to share with you the documentary ‘Sicko’ before you make an uninformed choice.”
Pierre: “STFU and get me to America!”
teddrunk
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 6:12pmThe plane was a Waco? I suspect Janet Reno & the ATF
shipwreckkelley
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 5:50pmGod Bless you both & heal quickly, continue to do what you love, as so few of us get the opportunity.
Report Post »awall1231
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 5:14pmI wonder how long it will be before the Libturds try to outlaw flying, because its too dangerous
Report Post »Damage6
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 7:41pmTo: AWALL1231,
Report Post »The libs have already are hard at work dismantling the General Aviation industry in this country. Through senselss over-regualtion, PC attacks on corporate aviation and other methods. The percent of the US population with private pilot’s liscenses has been steadily dropping. There also have been only a handful of new private airplane designs produced in the last 50 years becasue of the insane maze of beurocratic red tape needed to certify a new plane. General Aviation is one of the most regulated industries in the country and wonder of wonders it‘s on it’s death bed.
nappy
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 4:48pmLadies and Gents I have said it before..
NEVER, ever take your plane to Jiffy-Lube.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:52pmThe freedom to accomplish your dreams is what America is all about. The other alternative is to lock yourself in a box and keep your organs alive for as long as possible which is a waste of existence. I believe this is what Dems are striving for. I would rather end my life following my goals than to submit to the will of a government agenda. “To dream the impossible dream” “To go where no man has gone before” hits the nail on the head.
Report Post »Mainer forever
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:50pmOne things for sure…they will have THE best medical treatments money can buy. Here in USA, the BEST medical facilities will care for both of them. Prayer for both…and of course the people of Japan.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 4:49pmActually we’re probably number 7 in health care.
Report Post »starboard
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 7:02pmMOSSBRAIN
Report Post »And I’m sure you would rather be in Cuba when you have a major medical problem. Typical lib-talk, always want to compare, were number 7, yea. First you’ll butter me up with the USA having 25% of the world’s total economy then want to compare total spent per person on medical procedures against the GDP….bla bla bla and we come in 7th, right, the top 7 wouldn’t equal 5% of the world’s economy and your left to wonder what we send in foreign aid to those top 7. Remember MOSSBRAIN, “Figures don’t lie, liar’s will figure”, just ask Mike Moore.
Psychosis
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 7:10pmmossbrain is an idiot just ignore the troll
Report Post »Devil Dog 7175
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:26pmWe pray for your recovery and return to what you love.
Report Post »Broncobuster
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:24pmShe has a tough road ahead of her recovering from severe burns to most of her body.It is very possible that she doesn’t recover. My grandmother suffered for a week before her organs shut down form severe burns and died. My uncle was trying to prime his carburetor with a coffee can of gasoline when his engine backfired ,lighting the can on fire.He threw the can away and my grandmother came around the side of the garage just as he threw it and was doused with flaming gasoline.
Report Post »ThoreauHD
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 4:41pmGood thing we don’t have socialized medicine yet. Better to roll the dice now than when you take a number in the ER.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:19pmlooks like fun………….but very dangerous
nature does have a way of selecting the fittest, and sometimes the fittest win, sometimes they dont
on the other side of the coin though, as a population the laws and rules we enforce on ourselves to “ protect the weakest” is really self damaging as it allows the weakest to survive and contribute to the dumbing down of the population.
in reality, if we let nature take its proper course, many of the blind ignorant sheeple in our communities with their hands out for freebies would have to either get their act together or be eliminated through natural selection
in reality all the laws that protect dumb people from doing stupid things just hurts us collectively in the long run
prime example is the protection of union workers that exhibit poor skills get protected while new eager workers get the axe because of seniority…………..in essence damaging the whole ………….and the left doesnt see the problem with it…………….idiots
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 4:45pmI agree, all these farm subsides are keeping the dumbest of the dumb alive, the farmers.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 4:57pm@ mossbrain………………….take your ad hominid and go back to the huff – n – puff your lack of intelligence is boring everyone here
your attempt at sarcasm does have a small grain of truth…………………..end the farm subsidies, as they largely go to the massive farmer , not the local farmer , and are damaging the food supply
Report Post »jjoy
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 10:06pmyou really are a moss brain… If not for the farmers, you would starve to death…
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 10:19pm@jjoy, actually if it wasnt for the government telling mossbrain which way was up, he would be sitting on his head…………….oh wait, nevermind
Report Post »joseph Fawcett
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:17pmWow, I am thinking at this moment, this is nothing to pray about because I was just reading about Japan. This seems like nothing to be concerned about. Yet, I know these people need our prayers as much as the millions in Japan. Lord, How do I do this, where do I start, have You given me enough faith to pray for so many needs that are way beyond my even understanding. How do I pray for these people and situations? Lord, these situations and these peoples needs are so great and wo overwhelming, Please help them in Your grace and mercy!!
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Report Post »paulamadden
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:12pmPraying for them and their families.
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:12pmWhat can be said? I pray that they will recover. Life is fragile.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:10pmWhat a terrible thing to happen .. luckily no one on the ground was injured .. but praying for them both .. burns are horrible.
Report Post »Robert-CA
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:45pmAmen .
Report Post »TSUNAMI-22
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 6:15pmThere’s an invention called a stem cell gun that basically spray paints stem cells gleaned from the burn victim directly back onto the victims body. The speed of healing is incredible.
I’d post the link, but it would probably get deleted.
Report Post »QuantumVerp
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:07pmWow! I bet ya they keep on doing their show after they get well again!
Report Post »starboard
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:14pmLiving your dream, no matter what it is. One of them things that make this counyry great.
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:15pmIf they are physically able to perform I am sure that they will.
Report Post »Like she said “It’s in our blood”.
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:17pmGod above thank you for sparing their lives; I pray for a full recovery of body and mind, and let them go on with the show of their lives as guided by you.
poverty.sucks
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 3:57pmLooks like the guy from the Wiggles.
Report Post »GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 6:56pmLiving the dream.
Report Post »GBMBulletsSKNRD
Posted on March 13, 2011 at 6:57pmDreaming to live.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on March 14, 2011 at 11:08am……….
Report Post »Expect a new government agency to regulate wingwalking.
The secretary of Air Shows was quoted:
“If our 15,000 government workers save even one life, it will be worth it.”
Warphead
Posted on March 15, 2011 at 4:03pmWhen you get burned over most of your body you usually don’t get better. Let us pray.
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