"According to investigators, it appeared the plane's flaps went down at about 2,300 feet, and that's when everything started to go wrong, Chealander said.
"Although witnesses reported seeing the plane nosedive, Chealander said investigators had found the plane's cockpit, tail, engine and wings positioned "as they should be if laying flat, not if it was nose down." "All we know is that the airplane hit flat. It was a sudden catastrophic event that took place and then 30 seconds later it impacted," he said. "The plane pitched forward and rolled in the air, but it did not roll over, he said. It happened so quickly that passengers on board would likely have had little time to realize the aircraft was crashing. "It was instantaneous," Chealander said. "All of the sudden they had a handful [of problems] and then down it came." -- 1983 300D _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
