The most distrubing airplane footage you may ever see

By: Ben Schlappig

Updated: April 30, 2013
Published: April 30, 2013

28 comments

I’ve seen every episode of “Air Crash Investigation” and even though most of the footage is computer generated, it can still be tough to watch sometimes.

Well, yesterday a National Airlines 747-400 freighter crashed after takeoff at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, and all seven crew members died.

Just this morning some footage was released of the crash taken from a car passing by, which can be found here.

My gosh, that’s really, really tough to watch. It’s pretty clear based on the video that the plane had a high pitch attitude and then stalled.

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IndyDavid New Member

May 1, 2013, 9:50 am

http://www.avherald.com/h?article=46183bb4&opt=0

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SG Member

May 1, 2013, 12:08 am

I was at the gym today and saw the footage on a news update and thought OMG. Scary footage!

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Cook Guest

April 30, 2013, 8:47 pm

Addendum: No, this is not the worst that you'll ever see. Yje difference is that this was -apparently - posted raw and before any of the many stakeholders could edit it. As a comparison, consider the B-52 crash at Spokane some years ago. There are several views of that horrible crash, but USAF managed to capture and edit most of them before they were released. In the B-52/Spokane crash, the pilot turned out to be a well-known hot-dog type and several of his superiors paid a price. In this case, a 'hot-dogging' pilot is extremely unlikely, especially with what sounds like a heavy load and on a length-limited field. As much as I would like to know - right now - I'll wait for the investigation to run its course. A catastrophic load shift is easily within the realm - and easier to swallow than is a hot-dog.

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RJ Brown Guest

April 30, 2013, 8:26 pm

My guess is that CJ nailed it and seeing that doesn't make me fear the passenger version of that jet because all the cargo is more securely tied down by seat belts.........I'll bet that loadmaster requirements in theatre get beefed up as a result as their is a lot of equipment that is about to start flowing out.............

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Cook Guest

April 30, 2013, 8:17 pm

Thanks, I guess. I've seen the video elsewhere, once in shock and a twice more to be sure of what I was seeing. While the video is far from ideal, the airplane does 'seem' to have an excessive AOA, Angle of Attack. As is usually the case, it will be 12-18 months before the investigation report is published and, until then, our speculation is worthless. Even when the final report is published, it may not answer the most important question - WHY? Until then. my thoughts and empathy rest with the families of the seven lost aviators, not speculation about the cause. The single video seen so far does not really tell us much beyond that the airplane stalled and returned to earth. Let's please wait until we have more facts before drawing conclusions. Today, our thoughts should be with the families and friends of the seven souls lost.

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