Unbalanced McDonnell Douglas?

GJHatcher — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:07:09 +0000

An Ethiopian Airlines McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Cargo plane fell on its tail.

The cargo plane may have had an unbalanced load. The incident occurred during loading or unloading; and the plane is reported to be back in service.

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U. N. Chopper Crashes, Relief Workers Injured

GJHatcher — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 02:27:43 +0000

What: UN World Food Programme Mil Mi-8 “Hip-H” helicopter delivering food to Pakistan
Where: near Manchar Lake
When: Oct 1, 2010
Who: 13 aid workers aboard, 3 injured seriously
Why: The helicopter loaded with high-energy biscuts from the U.N.’s World Food Program, got off balance while landing, and crashed. (Alternate reports say the chopper tried to land on an embankment or had a technical error.)

The injured were flown to Hyderabad then transported to hospitals by ambulance.

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